Lia Chang: AALDEF and the 33rd Asian American International Film Festival co-sponsors screenings of 9500 Liberty and Lt Watada at the Quad Cinema on July 17

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the 33rd Asian American International Film Festival is co-sponsoring the screenings of 9500 Liberty by Eric Byler and Annabel Park, and Lt Watada by Freida Lee Mock, on July 17th at the Quad Cinema, 34 W. 13th St. in New York.

Discounted tickets for AALDEF members are $10. Please also consider a $5 donation (or more!) to help support AALDEF’s legal and educational programs.

RSVP by July 12. For information or to purchase tickets, contact Jennifer Weng at 212 966-5932 ext 212 or events@aaldef.org.

9500 Liberty by Eric Byler and Annabel Park at 3:30pm on July 17th, at the Quad Cinema, 34 W. 13th St. in New York.

9500 Liberty
Directors: Eric Byler & Annabel Park
Saturday, July 17 at 3:30 pm
How do we know if someone is undocumented? Do we judge them based on the way they speak or how they look? Even before Arizona passed SB1070–the controversial law requiring police officers to ask people to show their papers if they are suspected of being here illegally–Virginia residents in Prince William County engaged in a heated debate on immigration and racial profiling, when a similar ordinance was passed in 2007. The film will be followed by a Q&A and panel discussion.

Lt Watada by Freida Lee Mock at 9:00pm on July 17th at the Quad Cinema, 34 W. 13th St. in New York.

Lt. Watada
Director: Freida Lee Mock
Saturday, July 17 at 9:00 pm
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Frieda Lee Mock (“Maya Lin: A Strong Vision”) tells the story of Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned military officer to refuse his orders to deploy to Iraq on the grounds that the war was illegal. The film describes Watada’s act of conscience, his emergence as a public speaker and activist, and his tense court martial proceedings that ended in a mistrial.

The Film Festival runs from July 15th to July 24th. Check out the entire schedule at http://www.aaiff.org/2010.

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Lia Chang is an actor, performance and fine art botanical photographer and an award-winning multimedia journalist. Lia’s portraits and performance photos have appeared in Vanity Fair, Gourmet, German Elle, Women’s Wear Daily, The Paris Review, VIBE, TV Guide, Daily Variety, Interior Design, American Theatre, Life & Style, OUT, New York Magazine, InStyle, Timeout.com, Villagevoice.com, Playbill.com, Theatermania.com, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, New York Times and Washington Post. A former syndicated arts and entertainment columnist for KYODO News, Lia is the New York Bureau Chief for AsianConnections.com. She writes about culture, style and Asian American issues for a variety of publications and this Backstage Pass with Lia Chang blog. As a photographer and videographer, Lia is frequently tapped to collaborate with artists, organizations and companies in establishing their documentary photo archive. She has been documenting her colleagues and contemporaries in the arts, fashion and journalism since making her stage debut as Liat in the National Tour of South Pacific, with Robert Goulet and Barbara Eden.

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Lia Chang: Juan Gonzalez and Larry Tu Received AALDEF 2010 Justice in Action Awards in New York

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AALDEF celebrated the Year of the Tiger on Feb. 11 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, in New York City. The 2010 Justice in Action Awards were also presented to Juan Gonzalez, New York Daily News staff columnist and co-host, Democracy Now! (second from L) and Larry Tu, Senior VP and General Counsel, Dell Inc. (third from L). From R to L: Margaret Fung, AALDEF Executive Director; Juan Gonzalez; Larry Tu; co-emcee Juju Chang, News Anchor, ABC Good Morning America; presenter Amy Goodman, co-host, Democracy Now!; presenter Ko-Yung Tung, senior counsellor at Morrison & Foerster; and co-emcee Sree Sreenivasan, Dean of Student Affairs at Columbia Journalism School.

Check back for complete photo coverage of the night.

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Lia Chang: Dell General Counsel Larry Tu and New York Daily News Columnist Juan Gonzalez to Receive AALDEF 2010 Justice in Action Awards

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will honor Larry Tu, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Dell Inc., and Juan Gonzalez, Staff Columnist with the New York Daily News and Co-Host of Democracy Now!, with the 2010 Justice in Action Awards at its Annual Lunar New Year Gala on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at PIER SIXTY, Chelsea Piers, in New York City.

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Amy Goodman, co-host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, will present the award to Juan Gonzalez, and Ko-Yung Tung, AALDEF Board member and Senior Counsellor at Morrison Foerster, will present the award to Larry Tu. The emcees for the evening are Juju Chang, ABC Good Morning America news anchor, and Sree Sreenivasan, Dean of Student Affairs at Columbia Journalism School. The AALDEF Justice in Action Awards recognize exceptional individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions in advancing justice and equality. Past recipients include the late civil rights icon Fred Korematsu, David Henry Hwang, Harold Koh, Mira Nair, Deval Patrick, Salman Rushdie, Seymour Hersh, Charles Ogletree, Jr., Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Harry Belafonte, Margaret Cho, and Yoko Ono.

The Gala begins with a 6 p.m. cocktail reception and silent auction. followed by the Justice in Action Awards ceremony and a banquet dinner. Sponsorship for tables of ten including VIP reception, dinner, and silent auction available at $10,000- $50,000. Individual tickets start at $500. Contact: Lillian Ling, 212.966.5932 x 202 or lling@aaldef.org. Click here to purchase tickets for the gala.

Proceeds from the Lunar New Year Gala benefit AALDEF’s legal and educational programs in immigrant rights, economic justice for workers, voting rights and civic participation, affirmative action, language access to services, youth rights and educational equality, housing and environmental justice, Census policy, and the elimination of hate violence, police misconduct and human trafficking.

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Lia Chang is an actor, performance and fine art botanical photographer and an award-winning multimedia journalist. Lia’s portraits and performance photos have appeared in Vanity Fair, Gourmet, German Elle, Women’s Wear Daily, The Paris Review, VIBE, TV Guide, Daily Variety, Interior Design, American Theatre, Life & Style, OUT, New York Magazine, InStyle, Timeout.com, Villagevoice.com, Playbill.com, Theatermania.com, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, New York Times and Washington Post. A former syndicated arts and entertainment columnist for KYODO News, Lia is the New York Bureau Chief for AsianConnections.com. She writes about culture, style and Asian American issues for a variety of publications and this Backstage Pass with Lia Chang blog. As a photographer and videographer, Lia is frequently tapped to collaborate with artists, organizations and companies in establishing their documentary photo archive. She has been documenting her colleagues and contemporaries in the arts, fashion and journalism since making her stage debut as Liat in the National Tour of South Pacific, with Robert Goulet and Barbara Eden.
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(l-r) San Francisco-based civil rights attorney and AALDEF co-founder Dale Minami; New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-authors and human rights activists and Sandra Leung, Senior VP and General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb received 2009 Justice in Action Awards from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund at their 35th Anniversary gala dinner, at PIER SIXTY, Chelsea Piers in New York on March 26, 2009. (Photo by Lia Chang)

Congratulations to the New York-based Asian American Legal Defense and Education (AALDEF) on its 35th Anniversary of protecting and promoting the civil rights of Asian Americans.

Click the arrow below for AALDEF’s 35th Anniversary Gala slideshow

AALDEF kicked off the celebration with a visit to the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, March 25. AALDEF board president Denley Y. Chew rang The Closing Bell. Special guests included Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang and Tony Award-winning actor B.D. Wong, who were joined by AALDEF executive director Margaret Fung, assistant director Lillian Ling and several AALDEF Board members.
Click here for video of The Closing Bell.

AALDEF’s 35th anniversary gala was held at PIER SIXTY, Chelsea Piers in New York City on Thursday, March 26. ABC News Correspondent Juju Chang and Columbia Journalism Professor Sree Sreenivasan emceed the festivities.

ABC News Correspondent Juju Chang and Columbia Journalism Professor Sree Sreenivasan emceed the festivities. Photo by Lia Chang

The 2009 Justice in Action Awards were presented to New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-authors and human rights activists; Sandra Leung, Senior VP and General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb; and San Francisco-based civil rights attorney and AALDEF co-founder Dale Minami.

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Lia Chang © Tami Chang

Lia Chang is an actor, performance and fine art botanical photographer and an award-winning multimedia journalist. Lia’s portraits and performance photos have appeared in Vanity Fair, Gourmet, German Elle, Women’s Wear Daily, The Paris Review, VIBE, TV Guide, Daily Variety, Interior Design, American Theatre, Life & Style, OUT, New York Magazine, InStyle, Timeout.com, Villagevoice.com, Playbill.com, Theatermania.com, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, New York Times and Washington Post. A former syndicated arts and entertainment columnist for KYODO News, Lia is the New York Bureau Chief for AsianConnections.com. She writes about culture, style and Asian American issues for a variety of publications and this Backstage Pass with Lia Chang blog. As a photographer and videographer, Lia is frequently tapped to collaborate with artists, organizations and companies in establishing their documentary photo archive. She has been documenting her colleagues and contemporaries in the arts, fashion and journalism since making her stage debut as Liat in the National Tour of South Pacific, with Robert Goulet and Barbara Eden.

AALDEF Rings The Closing Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) kicked off the celebration of it’s 35th anniversary with a visit to the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, March 25. AALDEF board president Denley Y. Chew rang The Closing Bell. Special guests included Sheryl WuDunn, one of the 2009 AALDEF Justice in Action Award recipients, Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang and Tony Award-winning actor B.D. Wong. They were joined by AALDEF executive director Margaret Fung, assistant director Lillian Ling and several AALDEF Board members.

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AALDEF’s 35th anniversary gala will take place on Thursday, March 26 at PIER SIXTY, Chelsea Piers, New York City. The 2009 Justice in Action Awards will be presented to New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-authors and human rights activists; Sandra Leung, Senior VP and General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb; and San Francisco-based civil rights attorney and AALDEF co-founder Dale Minami. For more information, contact Lillian Ling, 212.966.5932 x202.

About The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is a New York-based national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans. By combining litigation, advocacy, community education, and organizing, AALDEF works with Asian American communities across the country to secure human rights for all. Key program areas include economic justice for workers, immigrant rights, educational equity and youth rights, voting rights and civic participation, affordable housing and equitable development, and the elimination of hate violence, police misconduct and human trafficking.

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