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Ms. Sonia Low
In our last newsletter we introduced a new staff member Ms. Sonia Low, CPC's new general counsel but left out a few notable things... With our apologies here's a corrected biography of Sonia Low.
Ms. Sonia Low is CPC's new General Counsel. Ms. Low comes with a wide range of corporate experience, including public and private securities offerings, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Sonia also has experience advising companies on ongoing general corporate and securities law matters relating to corporate governance and compliance. While in law school, Sonia interned with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Attorney's Office in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Upon graduation from law school, Sonia clerked with the Honorable Ronald L. Ellis in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York.
Prior to joining CPC, Sonia worked as a corporate associate at Dornbush Schaeffer Strongin & Venaglia, LLP and at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP (now known as Dewey & LeBoeuf), where she worked in both the New York and Paris offices. She also worked as in-house counsel at Credit Suisse and at ADP.
Ms. Low is admitted to practice in the State of New York. She is a member of both the Asian American Bar Association of New York and the Asian Affairs Committee of New York City Bar Association. She is proficient in Chinese (spoken) and French.
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About US
Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC) is one of the largest nonprofit providers of educational, social, and community services for Asian Americans in the United States. It now serves over 8,000 people daily through some 70 programs in 29 locations citywide. CPC's mission is to improve the quality of life of Chinese-Americans in New York City by providing access to services, skills, and resources toward the goal of economic self-sufficiency and integration into the American mainstream.
Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
150 Elizabeth Street
New York, New York 10012
(212) 941-0920
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March for Immigration Reform
Join CPC and thousands of others from around the country who will decend on Washington, D.C. this Sunday to help remind President Obama and Congress to keep their promise to enact comprehensive immigration reform for new American Families.
When: Sunday, March 21, 2010 @ 2pm
Where: The Mall Between 7th and 14th Street Washington, D.C.
CPC is aiming to have two charter buses full of people ready to march. If you would like to participate is this pivotal event please contact Edgar Pereira, Director of Youth Services to RSVP for a spot on the bus or for more information about the day. epereira@cpc-nyc.org or (212) 941-0920 ext. 122
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CPC 2010 Census Outreach
CPC is partnering with the 2010 U.S Census Bureau to reach out to the Chinese communities of NYC and have as many people be counted in the census as possible. The census helps the federal government allocate funding for social programs and plays a role in determining the amount of political representation the community receives. CPC will be reaching out to the home-bound, multi-family residents, immigrants and many more to help them fill out their census forms and be counted.
To date, CPC's branch offices (Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens) have provided over half a dozen workshops and presentations educating the public about the Census and its importance to senior centers, community centers, schools and more. Additional workshops/presentations will be continued to be scheduled throughout the coming months at PTA meetings, community events, and community associations. In addition, CPC staff and volunteers will distribute flyers to heavily trafficked areas including the subway, parks, restaurants, and local businesses.
2010 Census Informational Fair
Date: Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Time: 11 am to 2:00 p.m.
Location: I.S. 131 Dr. Sun Yat Sen School
Address: 100 Hester Street, Lobby, NY, NY 10002
Contact: Tom Chow, CPC Census Outreach Specialist (Manhattan)
212-941-0030 ext. 245
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010
Time: 10am to 5pm
Location: Asian Americans for Equality
133-04 39th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354
Contact: Anna Ou, CPC Census Outreach Specialist (Queens)
718-358-8999 ext.155
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010
Time: 11am to 3pm
Location: Sunset Park
6th to 7th Ave/ 41st St. to 44st St. Brooklyn, NY 11232
Contact: Carmen Hu, CPC Census Outreach Specialist (Brooklyn)
718-492-0409 ext. 308 |
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31st Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival
The Asian/Pacific American (A/PA) Heritage Festival is a yearly Pan-Asian community festival with music, performances, food, and family fun.
A/PA Heritage Festival started in 1979 with a deep understanding of the fragility of immigrant populations in accessing state and local resources. Oftentimes, the best of these community resources were under-utilized because there is no efficient way to communicate the availability of these resources to their constituents. Many community members did not know about the resources available to them--whether they are language centers, educational facilities, child services, legal, medical, or vocational.
Volunteers realized that was easier to have a great celebration and have people come out and spark dialogue than entering communities to distribute resource directories.
This year the A/PA festival will be on Sunday, May 2nd @ Union Square Park East 14th Street between Broadway and Park from 12pm to 6pm. CPC will have a table that will showcase all of our programs and upcoming events and opportunities. Please contact Elijah Black @ eblack@cpc-nyc.org or (212) 941-0920 ext.146 to be part of CPC's mobilization for this event. |
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CPC Citywide Youth Badminton
The Chinese-American Planning Council Citywide Youth Badminton Team Tournament 2010. Sounds fun right? If you are between the ages on 15-21 and have a friendly competitive spirit, join other youth for this exciting opportunity.
The mission for this project is to bring together citywide youth from NYC and have them spend time as one large community united by the shared passion and enjoyment of playing and learning the game of badminton.
The deadline for sign up is April 2, 2010
Qualifying Matches- April 17, 2010 9am-5pm
Final Matches- April 24, 2010 9am-5pm
Requirements:
Ages 15-21
4 participants per team (there must be at least 1 boy or 1 girl in each team, games will be played in doubles format)
$10 per person (free for participants under the age of 18)
Location: Sunset Park Recreation Center 7th Ave 43rd Street Brooklyn NY 11232 Contact Lay Luo, Youth Services for more information @ jluo@cpc-nyc.org or (212) 941-0920 ext. 123 | |
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