Category: Washington, D.C.

Presidents’ Day Week 2013

Stuff to catch up.

Because we here at triscribe are APA’s and lawyers, I note the following:

This tidbit of news is so awesome, considering that I’m behind on the news: Brooklyn Law School’s 1st US S.Ct law clerk!  Congrats to Sparkle Sooknanan, BLS’10, who’s going to clerk for J. Sotomayor! (who really is awesome to keeping it hometown!). (h/t: Above the Law’s post on the subject of upcoming law clerks at the US Supreme Court).

What a great story, even if a little bittersweet: Larry Kwong, Chinese-Canadian, was probably among the 1st person of color to be in the NHL, just a little before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in pro-baseball. Kwong only played one game for the NY Rangers, apparently similar to Wat Misaka, 1st Asian-American in the NBA (only 3 games for the Knicks). Not that APA’s have made it big in mainstream pro sports in North America, but hope springs eternal. I think the Rangers ought to honor the guy, if at least to encourage more positive karma for this season.

An Asian Indian immigrant who gets inspired by the Lincoln movie to find out that Mississippi had neglected a clerical procedure to finalize ratification of the 13th amendment in the year 2013 (h/t: Angry Asian Man’s post). Brings new meaning to how we really don’t know the full consequences of the results of history for years. Plus, have attention to details; so-called clerical errors make you look really – and legally – stupid. But, hey, glad that Mississippi finally decided to make it out of the 19th century.

In case you want the Above the Law version of Mississippi’s official ratification of the 13th Amendment…

I have to catch up on many tv shows, as usual.  Suits, Justified, Elementary.  Of course, Community!  According to Entertainment Weekly, James Brolin is going to play the estranged dad of Community’s pseudo-lawyer, Jeff Winger.  Jeff might actually face his dad issues already, forget graduating from Greendale Community College? Hmm!

Oh, I’m kind of impressed by the weirdness of The Americans on FX (it has Kerri Russell, the ex-Felicity!) – spies during the early 1980’s, when things still looked like the 1970’s and Ronald Reagan was eyed suspiciously.  I have to catch up on the craziness on Archer on FX (that episode where Justified’s Timothy Olyphant guest-starred and its disturbing ending… good gravy…).

Last but not least: What? Nooo! Ken Tucker – I don’t always agree with him, but he can’t be leaving EW?!  His last blog post at the Entertainment Weekly website? Nooo. TV Gods, what are you doing? … But, ugh. It really is happening. Ken Tucker took a buyout from EW. But, he’s been there since it was before being on the radar!  And, what will happen next with tv reviews?  Time passes…

Happy Memorial Day 2012

Take a moment to think about those who served and are currently serving.

Some APA Heritage Month items, as the month winds down:

 

Recently, coverage on two APA lawyers:

Yul Kwon, on “Tell Me More” with Michele Martin,about being an APA Game Changer, i.e., that he was the first APA to win “Survivor” – and without totally backstabbing everyone – thereby being a pretty positive APA image on tv and undermining lawyer stereotypes to whatever extent; and once named to People magazine’s list of “Sexiest Men Alive.” (he certainly got to be one of the sexier ones on PBS with the America Revealed series).

Additionally, Stuart Ishimaru, an out-going EEOC Commissioner, was on “Tell Me More,” to discuss his new appointment to the the Office of Women and Minority Inclusion in the US’ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to monitor diversity in the banking industry.

 

FC shared this on Facebook, and I’m forwarding it along on triscribe: coverage on NY1 on APA’s – specifically the aging and growing Chinese population in Brooklyn.

Additional NY1 items include:

a story on how APA’s in government from Flushing came about because of a city council member’s insensitivity,

the development of the Pakistani population in Brooklyn, the expansion of Chinese demographics in Staten Island, and

Cambodians in the Bronx.

 

FC and I had also checked out “Revisiting Vincent,” a performance/talkback/reception on the Vincent Chin case, co-produced by our favorite Asian American Bar Association of NY (AABANY), the Asian American Arts Alliance and the Museum of Chinese in America (MoCA). The performance was just great, thought provoking stuff by professional actors, adapting the AABANY project led by Judge Denny Chin and Dean Frank Wu (the two of whom also did a great Q&A at the end).  AABANY posted a photo and the AABANY intro by Executive Director Yang Chen at the event.

Photos from Asian American photographer/icon  Corky Lee were presented and even available in a silent auction.

The AABANY blog also shared that Jeff Yang at Wall Street Journal’s blog did a shout-out of the “Revisiting Vincent” event.

All great stuff.  Keep it  going.

Happy APA Heritage Month 2012!

Of course, around here at triscribe, everyday is APA Heritage. My alma mater already observed APA Month last month, since this time of year is finals.  Go study, kids.  But, the rest of us can have fun.

And, sure, it’s now officially APA Heritage Month (as President Obama has declared – see here, for this post over at Angry Asian Man blog, sharing the Obama proclamation and fascinating content from various federal resources (the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, National Archives, etc.).

From our friends and colleagues at the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY): a terrific list of events this month.

This Saturday, April 14, 2012: the CAPA 33rd Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Festival, over in Brooklyn in DUMBO (Water St. and Anchorage Place), 11am to 5pm.

Oh, and do check out “America Revealed,” on PBS, wherein Yul Kwon did a great job as a host in covering the various systems in America – our transportation, our energy, our food system, and our manufacturing.  Not that this is an APA thing or a lawyer thing, but Yul Kwon – he’s the man…!