Endless Tide: The Continuing Struggle to Overcome Anti-Asian Hate in New York

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Friday, June 10, 2022 | 5:30pm to 7pm

In February 2021, the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) published their report, “A Rising Tide of Hate and Violence against Asian Americans in New York during COVID-19: Impact, Causes, Solutions” to address the rise in hate and violence directed toward the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Shortly after the report’s release, a series of high-profile violent attacks, including the March 2021 spa shootings in Atlanta and brutal attacks in New York City and nationwide, brought renewed attention to the problem of anti-Asian hate and violence. Despite cause for optimism, attacks against AAPI persons have continued and anti-Asian hate has not abated.

A year after “A Rising Tide,” the New York AAPI community remains under attack, with no foreseeable relief or end in sight. The recent deaths of three Asian women, Michelle Go, Christina Yuna Lee, and GuiYing Ma, in the first two months of 2022 underscore the urgent and grave situation in New York. AABANY’s new report, “Endless Tide,” continues to examine of the rise of anti-Asian hate and violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, by chronicling the efforts made in the past year and assessing their impacts through detailed data collection and analysis of anti-Asian incidents in New York City.

Co-executive and associate editors of “Endless Tide” will discuss the failings of the current legal framework and raise a call to action by elected officials, law enforcement, and community organizations to keep the AAPI community safe in America.

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Author Bio

Presented By:

Christopher M. Kwok is a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, specializing in Labor & Employment law. He was previously the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Coordinator at the U.S. Equal Employment Commission in the New York District office.

Mr. Kwok serves as the Board Director and Issues Committee Chair for the Asian American Bar Association of New York. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College/CUNY and New York City College of Technology/CUNY.

Mr. Kwok received his B.A from Cornell University with a major in Government and minor in Asian American studies. He earned his J.D. from UCLA Law School, where he was an Editor of the Asian American Pacific Islander Law Journal.


Presented By:

Megan L. Gao is an Associate litigator at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and vice chair of the Asian American Bar Association of New York's Pro Bono & Community Service Committee. She is a co-associate editor of the Association's 2022 report, "Endless Tide." Gao received her J.D. and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar at Columbia Law School, and B.A. from Northwestern University.


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David M. Kim is an agent at MTY Group. Kim conducts commercial property services focusing on investment sales and leasing for multifamily, hotel, office and retail properties throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and integrating domestic and foreign investments in the New York City market. A native to the tristate area, he attended the University of Connecticut and is a fluent Korean speaker.