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• AALAM Book Club: Noodle and Bao

  • Start
    Tuesday, March 25, 2025
  • End
    Sunday, April 13, 2025
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  AALAM is launching the AALAM Book Club, a new way for AALAM attorneys to connect with each other through discussions about books by AAPI authors.

  Our first book will be Noodle and Bao, a graphic novel written by local author Shaina Lu. This book is accessible to all ages, especially ages 8-12, so this can also be shared with your families. Books in the AALAM Book Club will range in target demographic and genre (and we welcome suggestions!). For our first book, we chose Noodle and Bao to bring attorneys and their families together in a family-friendly event.

  If you are interested, please sign up here by Monday March 31st. Members of AALAM can sign-up for $5 and Non-Members for $15. This fee goes towards us shipping a brand new copy of the book to your door. As part of the Book Club, there will be one ~1 hour virtual book discussion with AALAM members. Discussion questions will be sent out in advance to facilitate discussion.

  Additionally, we will also be having an in-person event with the author, tentatively scheduled for the morning of Saturday, May 10th, where we will have light refreshments and snacks and a discussion with the author about the book. Please feel free to bring your families as this will be your chance to speak with the author.

  Please only sign-up if you plan on attending either the virtual AALAM discussion or the in-person author event. We will schedule the virtual discussion once we have received sign-ups and coordinate a time that works for most readers. 

  Upon signing up, you must provide your correct address so we can send the book to your address. Please double check before submitting.

  If you have any questions, please email Celene Chen at celene.chen@cooley.com

  
  

  
  

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• Film Screening: The Shape of Money

  • When
    Sunday, April 13, 2025
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    6:45 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Simons IMAX Theatre, 1 Central Wharf, Boston MA 02110
  • Spaces left
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  Join AALAM on April 13, 2025 for a special screening of "The Shape of Money" at the Boston International Film Festival! This short film offers a powerful exploration of workplace dynamics, ethical challenges, and the Asian American professional experience. Following the screening, all filmmakers - including AALAM member Eunice Kim Chapon, executive producer and co-writer of "The Shape of Money" - will participate in an enlightening Q&A session.

  Synopsis: "A Korean-American associate at a prestigious law firm attempts to alert the white male partnership when she discovers her assignment could potentially collapse a major venture bank triggering both economic and personal crises."

  You can view the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3KO960pIQQ

  Members: $5 | Non-Members: $10 | Limited to the first 20 RSVPs!

  
  

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• Chai Chat: A Community Conversation on Immigration

  • When
    Thursday, April 17, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Gesmer Updegrove LLP, 40 Broad St 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109

  AALAM and SABA invite you to a community panel discussion on immigration law and its legal and emotional impact on the Asian American community. This conversation will feature experienced immigration attorneys and a clinical psychologist from Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL MA), offering strategies to navigate both the legal complexities and emotional challenges of immigration work. We are honored to have Professor Margaret Woo of Northeastern Law serve as moderator for the discussion. The event aims to promote well-being, foster meaningful community dialogue, and provide practical insights for those working in or affected by immigration law.

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  Please register here by Wednesday,  April 16, 2025.  This event will have limited in person capacity but will be streamed online.

  Contact:

  For questions or more information, please contact Ruoya Burns (Wang) at burns.ru@northeastern.edu.

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• In-House Counsel Networking at Puttshack

  • When
    Thursday, May 01, 2025
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    6:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Puttshack, 58 Pier 4 Blvd., Boston, MA 02210
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  Join AALAM's In-House Committee for a night of networking and mini golf at Puttshack!

  Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025

  Time: 6 - 7pm Bar food buffet

          7 - 7:45pm Golf

  Location: Puttshack, 58 Pier 4 Blvd., Boston, MA 02210

  
  

  Food and a round of mini golf will be included. Cash bar will be available all night. Attendees will be split into teams of 4 to 6. 

  This event is open to current AALAM members who are in-house counsels only and is limited to 25 people. There will be a waitlist available. If you can no longer attend, please email Chantal.

  For any questions, please email Chantal Choi (c.choi2202@gmail.com). 

  To register to be an AALAM member, please click here: https://aalam.wildapricot.org/membership

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• 2025 Annual Banquet

  • When
    Thursday, June 12, 2025
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    5:30 PM - 11:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    China Pearl, 9 Tyler Street, Boston
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  AALAM is delighted to invite you to join us on Thursday, June 12, 2025 for AALAM’s 2025 Annual Banquet, beginning with a cocktail hour at 5:30 pm followed by dinner promptly starting at 6:30 pm at China Pearl at 9 Tyler Street, Boston.

  We are excited to be returning to Boston’s Chinatown for a traditional 10 course Chinese banquet dinner and look forward to celebrating with you the legacy and accomplishments of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (“AAPI”) legal community in Massachusetts.

  AALAM has a proud 40+ year history of commitment and service to the AAPI and legal communities. We are immensely proud of our many members and allies who dedicate countless hours to serve as leaders and mentors for all practitioners. We are especially honored to recognize this year’s award recipients for their professional achievements, integrity and dedicated service. AALAM will be presenting the 2025 AALAM Founders Award to Chinh Pham of Greenberg Traurig, the 2025 AALAM Community Service Award to Peggy Ho of Commonwealth Financial, and the 2025 AALAM Ally of the Year Award to Ropes & Gray LLP. We will also recognize the law student recipient of the 28th Annual AALAM/ Dow Fund Scholarship Award. 

  We hope that you will join us for this evening of celebration, which will also include for the first time an official afterparty immediately following the dinner, complete with music and karaoke! Proceeds from AALAM’s 2025 Annual Banquet will help fund AALAM’s inclusive programming and initiatives throughout the year, including networking and professional development opportunities, charitable donations and sponsorships for community and legal organizations, and scholarships for law students aspiring to enter public service. We include with this letter our sponsorship levels for AALAM’s 2025 Annual Banquet. We would very much welcome your support this year, now more than ever.

  We deeply appreciate your continued support of AALAM’s 2025 Annual Banquet and our continuing efforts to build an even greater and more inclusive legal community in Massachusetts.

  In case of any questions and/or cancellations and/or if you have any dietary restrictions, email aalam.banquet@gmail.com!

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