Heidi Chen of Zoetis, Eric H. Holder, Jr. of Covington & Burling LLP, and
Phil Yu of AngryAsianMan.com to receive AALDEF 2016 Justice in Action Awards
Phil Yu of AngryAsianMan.com to receive AALDEF 2016 Justice in Action Awards
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has announced the recipients of its 2016 Justice in Action Awards: Heidi Chen, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Zoetis; Eric H. Holder, Jr., partner at Covington & Burling LLP and former U.S. Attorney General; and Phil Yu, founder and editor of AngryAsianMan.com. They will receive the awards at AALDEF's Annual Lunar New Year Gala on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at PIER SIXTY, Chelsea Piers, in New York City.
The AALDEF Justice in Action Awards recognize exceptional individuals for their outstanding achievements and efforts in advancing social justice. Past recipients include Congressman John Lewis, David Henry Hwang, Sandra Leung, Fareed Zakaria, Jose Antonio Vargas, BD Wong, Don H. Liu, Mira Nair, Deval Patrick, George Takei, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Harry Belafonte, Seymour Hersh, Larry Tu, Ivan Fong, John G. Chou, Margaret Cho, Neal Katyal, and Yoko Ono.
The AALDEF Justice in Action Awards recognize exceptional individuals for their outstanding achievements and efforts in advancing social justice. Past recipients include Congressman John Lewis, David Henry Hwang, Sandra Leung, Fareed Zakaria, Jose Antonio Vargas, BD Wong, Don H. Liu, Mira Nair, Deval Patrick, George Takei, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Harry Belafonte, Seymour Hersh, Larry Tu, Ivan Fong, John G. Chou, Margaret Cho, Neal Katyal, and Yoko Ono.
Over 700 leaders of the civil rights, legal, business, and arts communities across the country are expected to attend AALDEF’s 2016 Lunar New Year Gala. The evening begins with a 6 p.m. cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by the Justice in Action Awards ceremony and a banquet dinner. Tables of ten, available at $50,000, $20,000, $15,000, and $10,000, include a VIP reception. Individual tickets start at $500. To reserve tickets, please contact Lillian Ling at 212.966.5932 ex. 202 or lling@aaldef.org.
Since 1974, AALDEF has been protecting and promoting the civil rights of Asian Americans across the nation through litigation, advocacy, organizing, and community education. All proceeds from the Lunar New Year Gala will go directly towards supporting AALDEF's legal and educational programs in immigrant rights, economic justice for workers, voting rights and civic participation, educational equity, and the elimination of hate violence, police misconduct, and human trafficking
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