{"id":7929,"date":"2011-03-09T17:03:26","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T17:03:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-03-09T17:03:26","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T17:03:26","slug":"APA-Law-Students-Association-hosts-Pathways-to-Progress-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=7929","title":{"rendered":"APA Law Students Association hosts Pathways to Progress conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Harvard Law School Asian Pacific American Law Students Association<\/strong> hosted the 17th Annual National Asian Pacific American Conference on Law and Public Policy on February 25-26, 2011 with the assistance of the Harvard Kennedy School Asian American Policy Review<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Titled \u201cPathways to Progress: Conquering the Challenges of the 21st Century,\u201d this year\u2019s Conference challenged attendees to contemplate the meaning of progress, both at the Asian Pacific American (APA) community level and at the individual level. Hundreds of students came from law schools across the country, and from schools across the Harvard campuses, to examine their conceptions of progress.<\/p>\n

Conference co-chairs Robin Achen \u201912 and Katy Yang \u201912 opened the conference at an evening reception on Friday, February 25 by encouraging attendees to consider what shape their own \u201cpathways to progress\u201d will take. \u201cOur goal,\u201d they said, \u201cis to give you an opportunity to explore what progress means to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Saturday morning panels addressed current issues pertinent to the APA community. \u201cImmigration: Recent Developments and Challenges,\u201d co-sponsored by the Harvard Immigration Project, featured professors and practitioners who explored the immigration debate and focused on the difficulties of federal immigration reform. \u201cWomen in Leadership,\u201d co-sponsored by the Harvard Women\u2019s Law Association, presented a panel of successful APA women who provided candid and insightful advice to the next generation of leaders. \u201cTheir stories are not only encouraging,\u201d commented Vivienne Wei, HBS \u201811, \u201cbut are good reminders of how we can give back to the community and help each other as we grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kiran Ahuja, the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders<\/strong>, delivered the luncheon keynote address. She shared her own experiences growing up in the racially-charged South, connected those stories with the experiences of conference attendees, and encouraged her audience to take an active role in striving for progress. Students and professionals alike said they appreciated her cautious view of traditional benchmarks for progress and were inspired by her call to action.<\/p>\n

The afternoon panels presented attendees with the opportunity to hear about the experiences of a wide range of professionals on various career tracks. At \u201cAPAs in Media, Journalism, and Entertainment,\u201d panelists discussed the challenges and triumphs they have encountered as APAs in areas where Asian Americans are traditionally typecast and vastly underrepresented. \u201cPioneers: APAs Breaking Barriers\u201d presented panelists who have veered away from the beaten path to make their mark in \u201cnon-traditional\u201d careers.<\/strong> Victor Ban \u201813, reflected: \u201cI came away with a better sense of how to seek out mentors who will challenge and stretch me, as well as a firmer commitment to serving the Asian-American community in innovative ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

At \u201cCommunity Mobilization and Politics,\u201d community leaders and organizers shared stories of grassroots activism. \u201cThe Evolution of Diversity in Law Firms\u201d featured stories and insights from APA partners at top law firms, providing tips for success and promoting the importance of mentorship. Students had the opportunity to connect with representatives from a number of law firms and several public interest organizations at the career fair that followed.<\/p>\n

EEOC Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru capped off the evening with an insightful and humorous keynote speech during the closing banquet at the Sheraton Commander Hotel. In his speech, Commissioner Ishimaru considered several measures of advancement and concluded with a call to action, encouraging students to give back to the APA community as they chart their own pathways to progress.<\/p>\n

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