Echoes of the Past: The Legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act and Present-Day U.S. Anti-Immigration Policies 2018-05-31 22:00:00 to 2018-06-01 00:30:00
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Echoes of the Past: The Legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act and Present-Day U.S. Anti-Immigration Policies

May 31, 2018

This APA Heritage Month Panel Discussion will look at the history of anti-immigration laws directed against Asian immigrants, and how these sentiments are being repeated today in the proposed immigration policies directed against Muslims and nonwhite immigrants. 

Thursday May 31, 2018
6:00 to 8:30 PM
BakerHostetler
45 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10111

Moderator:
    Susie J. Pak, St. John's University, Associate Professor of History

Panel:
    Annie Wang, AALDEF, Staff Attorney
    Simon Chiew, Chinese-American Planning Council, Chief Strategy Officer
    Marc Stern, American Jewish Committee, General Counsel

RSVP by Monday, May 21st. Click here to RSVP. 

**Space is limited and registration for this event is mandatory. Walk-in registration will not be available. 

Please contact Jeanette Ponce at jponce@bakerlaw.com with questions.

This program is hosted by the New York Diversity Committee of BakerHostetler. 

 

Posted by: 
Megan Donovan