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People in the News
Congratulations to Pearl Kim who has been selected as a member of this illustrious Commission! May 3, 2012
Governor Corbett Proclaims May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Appoints Members to Advisory Commission on Asian American Affairs Harrisburg— In recognition of the more than 300,000 citizens who trace their roots to Asia and the Pacific Islands, Governor Tom Corbett has proclaimed May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Pennsylvania. “The Asian Pacific American community represents a vital dimension of our commonwealth’s diverse ethnic and social community,” Corbett’s proclamation said. Governor Corbett also announced he has selected distinguished community leaders to serve on the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian American Affairs. The commission is committed to ensuring that the commonwealth is receptive to the issues and concerns of its Asian American citizens. The commission advises and makes recommendations to the governor on policies, procedures, legislation, and regulations that affect the Asian American community. The following individuals have been named as commission members:
Kenneth Wong, Philadelphia County (Chair) Dr. Radhu Agrawal, Allegheny County Deep Gupta, Cumberland County Timothy Haahs, Montgomery County Be Van Hua, Philadelphia County Dr. Mian Jan, Chester County Pearl Kim, Delaware County Dali Li, Allegheny County Quang Mac, Philadelphia County Kishor Mehta, Allegheny County Drake Nakaishi, Delaware County Hasu Shah, Dauphin County Narasimha Shenoy, Chester County Dr. Grace Shu, Lycoming County Julie Wong, Philadelphia County
For more information about the commission or events celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month, contact Executive Director Amy Kiyota at 215-560-2640. April 23, 2012 Congratulations to APABA-PA Executive Committee member, John Han, attorney for the Department of Justice who successfully prosecuted a case involving a home invasion robbery of a local APA business owner. Apr 3, 2012 Congratulations to Jose Sabalbaro - Archer & Greiner-Temple Law School-City of Philadelphia Diversity Scholarship Recipient! APABA-PA congratulates student-member Jose Sabalbaro for being one of two Temple Law students to be the first-ever recipients of the Archer & Greiner-Temple Law School-City of Philadelphia Diversity Scholarship Program. A link to Mayor Nutter’s press conference announcing the recipients of the scholarship is provided here. March 30, 2012Congratulations to our new EC member Pearl Kim, Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, for being selected by the Legal Intelligencer as one of the Women of the Year Winners. There will be short profiles of each of these women in the Women in the Profession supplement, which is scheduled to be published April 24. March 20, 2012 Justices Set to Revisit Affirmative Action for Universities (premium access needed for whole article) Diana Lin (APABA-PA member) and Stephen A. Miller, The Legal Intelligencer
March 7, 2012Will Sylianteng's campaign for the Pennsylvania State House Will Sylianteng, a former APABA-PA Executive Committee Member, has officially launched his campaign for the Pennsylvania State House (151st District). If elected, Will is likely to be the sole Asian American in the General Assembly. If you would like more information about his campaign, you may visit his website at www.vote-will.com and facebook page at www.facebook.com/vote4will.
*Please note: this message is provided for informational purposes only as APABA-PA does not officially endorse candidates in partisan elections.*
February 27, 2012Congratulations to Melissa Kim- Director of the North 5th Street Revitalization Project- who was recently awarded and recognized by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown as "The Next Generation of Leadership: Rising Stars.”
February 14, 2012Philadelphia School District Principals Attend Training On Anti-Bullying Policy Kay Kyungsun Yu (2008 President, 2012 Executive Committee), Chair of Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations on the recent progress of implementation of anti-harassment policy in the School District. February 4, 2012 Look for many of our members at the 11th Annual Penn APALSA Conference, New Directions: Exploring the Future of Asian-American Progress. One Love Panel: 10:30 AM – 12:00 AM Criminal and Immigration Law: A Comprehensive Analysis of Deportation in the Cambodian Refugee Community Moderator: Stella Tsai (2011 President, 2012 Executive Committee) Breaking Boundaries: Asian-American Women in the Judiciary
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Monday, January 23, 2012 DOJ press release: Philadelphia Man Convicted for Role in Violent Home Invasion Robberies of Business Owners in Four States. The case was prosecuted by Trial Attorneys John S. Han (2012 Member of the Executive, State-wide Outreach and Policy Committees) and Robert Livermore of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section.
Friday, January 6, 2012 From the angry asian man: angry reader of the week: Pearl Kim(2012 Member of the Executive and Community Outreach Committees)
UPDATE Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Collingdale man, woman first convicted to human trafficking District Attorney Jack Whelan, sworn into his post earlier this month, praised the efforts of Assistant District Attorney Pearl Kim, CID detectives and other law enforcement in a release Tuesday.
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