In This Edition
- Second Annual Veterans and Military Networking Event, Nov. 5
- Don H. Liu Scholars Program 2019: Applications Now Open
- Law Student Group Rate Available until Dec. 3
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Volunteer with AALDEF to Protect Asian American Voting Rights
- Fall Conference 2018 Photos Now Available
- Asia Society Screening: "Daughters of Destiny" - Free tickets
- Highlights: Week of October 22
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Join the AABANY Community Response Task Force
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AABANY Clerkship Directory
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Discounted Membership - New York City Bar Association
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AABANY Speakers Bureau
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Career Placement Committee Intake Form Now Available
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NAPABA News
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Wanted: Volunteer Attorney/Law Grads for Appellate Court Judge
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AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
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Read the Current Issue of the Advocate
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This Week on WE Blog @AABANY
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Fellowship Announcements
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Upcoming Events on the AABANY Calendar
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Other Events on the AABANY Calendar
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Recent Job Postings on the AABANY Career Center
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AABANY is pleases to co-sponsor KALAGNY's 2nd Annual Veterans & Military Networking Event on Monday, November 5, 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at the Museum of Korean American Heritage(MoKAH) (149 W. 24th St., 6th Fl., Manhattan). Through this annual event, KALAGNY hopes to expand and strengthen a network of and for our veteran and military members. The event also provides an opportunity to spotlight and thank each of our veteran and military members and their families for their service and sacrifice. This year, the event includes two networking sessions and a panel discussion on "Diversity in the Military: Then and Now."
The panelists include:
- Moderator: Sung H. Hwang, Venable LLP, Partner and U.S. Army Reserve, JAG, Major
- Barbara St. Martin Cho, Korean American Vietnam War Veterans of NJ and NY at Fort Lee, Foreign Affairs Director and U.S. Air Force, Sergeant
- Andrew T. Hahn, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, Partner and General Counsel and U.S. Army, JAG, Captain
- Darol Tucker, Brooklyn Local Taxpayer Advocate and U.S. Army, First Sergeant, Ret.
Please click here to RSVP no later than Thursday, November 1. As space is limited, priority will be given to veteran and military members of the participating bar associations. Each attending veteran and military member may bring up to two veteran and military guests (including non-lawyers). All attendees - including guests - must register at the RSVP link provided above.
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Applications may now be submitted for the 2019 Don H. Liu Scholars Program. The Program was founded in 2014 by two past presidents of the Asian American Bar Association of New York. The Program seeks to identify and cultivate future Asian American leaders in the legal community to address the single most important reality facing Asian American professionals today – the barrier to advancement.
This year, the Selection Committee will select up to 3 scholars. Each scholar will be awarded $15,000 and have access to prominent mentors, including Don H. Liu, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Target Corporation. Additionally, scholars will have assistance in securing summer internships. Details and more information about the Program can be found here: http://www.donhliuscholars.org/ and on the Don H. Liu Scholars Program 2017 Annual Report.
Application materials are due on November 23, 2018.
Read more here.
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AABANY’s Student Outreach Committee is excited to launch a group membership rate for law students at local Asian Pacific American Law Student Associations (APALSAs). For a group rate of $150, AABANY will offer up to 20 APALSA members free one-year memberships. This group rate covers all AABANY events, including CLE and non-CLE programs, networking events, AABANY’s Mentorship Program and AABANY’s Annual Fall Conference.
Please note that the current group rate covers up to 20 law students per law school. If the APALSA will have more than 20 participants, please reach out to Student Outreach Committee Co-Chair Edwin Kim (edwin.kim@aabany.org) to discuss pricing options for groups larger than 20.
This group rate represents a huge discount given that the regular rate for law students is $15 per person. For APALSA members who are already dues-paying members, participation in this group rate will extend current memberships by another year. If you are a member of an APALSA at a New York area law school and interested in participating, please have one representative from your APALSA reach out to Edwin Kim (edwin.kim@aabany.org) for further instructions.
This law student group rate offer will remain in effect until Monday, Dec. 3.
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In past elections, Asian Americans have faced a series of barriers in exercising their right to vote, including segregated “Asian” voting lines. When the news media reported on election results, Asian Americans were overlooked. In response, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has conducted a non-partisan survey of Asian American voters to document Asian American voting patterns and document instances of anti-Asian voter disenfranchisement. AALDEF has monitored the elections for compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act, which mandates bilingual ballots and forbids anti-Asian voter discrimination.
AALDEF needs your help. In 2016, AALDEF's volunteers surveyed 13,846 Asian American and Arab voters in 11 Asian languages at 55 cities about their voting encounters. Volunteers work in three hour shifts. There will be a one-hour training session for all volunteers in October (90 minutes for CLE credits). The New York training are co-sponsored by AABANY. See Upcoming Events on the AABANY Calendar for more details. All volunteers must be non-partisan during the time that they help. Complete the form at Volunteer Sign-Up Form.Thank you! For more information, contact: AALDEF Democracy Program Director Jerry Vattamala or Voting Rights Organizer Fiona Zhao at 800-966-5946 or votingrights@aaldef.org.
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AABANY’s Facebook page has been updated with three albums from the 2018 Fall Conference. They can be found here: Fall Conference 2018 part 1, part 2, and part 3. Thanks to the volunteers, Angela Zhang, Sarah Lu and Laura Tsang, for taking the photos, and thanks once again to everyone who took part in the Fall Conference.
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The Asia Society has generously agreed to set aside a number of free tickets to their event on Daughters of Destiny for AABANY members. This offer is extended to both AABANY and SABANY members.
Join the Asia Society for a special screening of the four-part documentary on Netflix, Daughters of Destiny and conversation with Shanti Bhavan Founder, Principal Dr. Abraham George, and Director of Operations Ajit George. Their conversation will help attendees better understand how their team is empowering children from India's lowest socioeconomic class to create transformative change for their families and communities.
Daughters of Destiny chronicles the lives of five girls over a seven-year period as they navigate two very different worlds — that of the poverty and prejudice into which they were born, and the other of opportunity through Shanti Bhavan. Shanti Bhavan is a residential school for children from India’s lowest socioeconomic class, which strives to break the cycle of poverty for India’s most disenfranchised children by providing them a holistic education by supporting them from the first day of school to their first day of work. Daughters of Destiny emerges as one of the most complex narratives about poverty, hope, and destiny.
To sign up for free tickets visit the website here.
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| AABANY’s Issues Committee is pleased to invite you to join the newly formed AABANY Community Response Task Force! The Community Response Task Force (CRTF) is AABANY’s answer to the rapidly changing legal landscape and the need for quick, effective, and coordinated responses to the emergent issues that affect our communities. AABANY is firmly committed to being a strong voice and steadfast advocate on behalf of the Asian-American/Pacific-Islander community. In the past several months, we have all been witness to sweeping changes that necessitated powerful legal responses. While there have been some great triumphs, there were often times when it was difficult to obtain information, to find ways to contribute, or to organize a response quickly enough to be effective.
The CRTF is specifically designed to address these needs. The CRTF will serve as a central clearinghouse for information and coordination – tailoring the alerts sent to each volunteer based on that volunteer’s preferences and the needs of the community. Alerts and actions will range from emergency legal services to direct non-legal service actions and from workshops to rallies. Read more here.
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Did you clerk for a judge? Have you served as a court attorney? If so,please fill out our AABANY law clerk/court attorney survey!
The Judiciary Committee has created a clerkship directory to gather information about our members who may be willing to act as future resources and/or ultimately want to become a judge. If you've ever clerked for a judge, please take a minute to fill out this survey and forward to others here. We appreciate your help!
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The New York City Bar Association is offering discounted membership to AABANY members.They will waive your one-time admission fee and give you 20% off your first membership dues payment. Membership dues are dependent on your earliest year of admission in any state or country. Click here to take advantage of this great deal.
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Interested in future speaking opportunities? Join the confidential AABANY Speakers Bureau if you're open to raising your profile and sharing your expertise. Click here to access the form.
AABANY regularly receives requests from AABANY Committee Chairs and other bar associations for speakers to speak on various legal topics. This form is designed to collect information from our membership and engage those who are most interested in sharing their knowledge and expertise with various legal audiences.
We respect your privacy. All information disclosed will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Emailmain@aabany.orgif you have any questions.
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Interested in moving your legal career forward? Launched at the 2013 Fall Conference, the Career Placement Committee seeks to match qualified AABANY members with available legal positions.
The Career Placement Committee Intake Form is now available.Click here to help us help you. Feel free to also email your resumes and CVs toresume@aabany.org. All information disclosed will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Career Placement Committee atcareers@aabany.org.
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Judge seeks volunteer attorneys/law grads with experience in criminal, landlord-tenant or consumer debt matters. Judge presides on appellate cases and also handles some civil Supreme Court matters.
Full-time or four days per week preferred, but flexible schedule can be arranged. A wonderful learning and mentee opportunity, as well as an excellent resume-enhancer. Although not guaranteed, many of former volunteers have moved onto paying legal positions. Opportunity to enhance research/writing and oral skills.
Willing to fill out paperwork for paid fellowships, if necessary. Rolling deadline. Opportunities open year round. Please send cover letter, resume, short writing sample, and references by email to Rebecca Wohl, riwohl@nycourts.gov
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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2018 Legal Internship Program. Open to college students, law students and law grads, AABANY is looking for a few talented, energetic and motivated interns to help plan and organize AABANY programs and events, provide research and administrative assistance and perform other tasks and assignments to advance and promote AABANY’s mission. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. For full details and information on how to apply go to bit.ly/Lgl_Intrn_Details.
Please direct any questions to Executive Director Yang Chen at yang.chen@aabany.org.
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In this Issue:
- AABANY Celebrates APA Heritage Month
- Sponsor Spotlight: Waterfall Mansion and Gallery
- Letter from the President
- Here to Stay: the Asian American Immigrant Experience
- AABANY Activity Report
- AABANY's Leadership Development Program
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The Council of Urban Professionals is looking for early-mid career professionals of color to apply to their CUP Fellows Program. For more information, read our blog post here. Click here to apply.
Fellowship announcements can be found on AABANY's website under Career Center, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." To see current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- October 30: AABANY Presents: Due Diligence and Residential Estate Contracts. For more information, click here.
- November 1: AABANY Co-Sponsors: After the Networking Event: Building and Maintaining Client Relations. For more information, click here.
- November 1: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Due Diligence and Residential Estate Contracts CLE. For more information, click here.
- November 1: AABANY Co-Sponsors: AALDEF Poll Monitoring Training at AMEX. For more information, click here.
- November 5: AABANY Co-Sponsors: KALAGNY's 2nd Annual Veterans and Military Networking Event. For more information, click here.
- November 8: 2018 NAPABA Convention. For more information, click here.
- November 9: NAPABA After Party. For more information, click here.
- November 14: Monthly Pro Bono Clinic. For more information, click here.
- November 14: AABANY Presents: A Discussion about Leading Edge Issues in Asia Practice. For more information, click here.
- November 14: AABANY Co-sponsors: Green Light Go - Title Insurance Clearing Before Closing. For more information, click here.
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- October 30: Latino Judges Association Presents: 2018 Hispanic Heritage Awards Gala. For more information, click here.
- November 5: Doing Business in Korea Program: What Your Client and You Need to Know. For more information, click here.
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Environmental Associate, Nixon Peabody, Rochester, NY
- Worker's Rights Staff Attorney, Community Development Project, New York, NY
- Climate and Clean Energy Legal Fellow, NRDC, New York, NY
- Patent Agent or Associate, Greenberg Traurig, Florham Park, NJ
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For more information on these listings and other open positions go to the AABANY Career Center. Members must be signed in to have access to the Career Center. Either search by keyword or just hit "Search" at the bottom of the form to see a complete listing of jobs.
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