AALDEF Honors Katrina vanden Heuvel, Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., and Ivan K. Fong with 2006 Justice in Action Awards

Posted by Lia Chang on Friday, 06 January 2006.

32nd Annual Lunar New Year Gala honoring Katrina vanden Heuvel, Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., and Ivan K. Fong, 2006 AALDEF Justice in Action Award recipients.

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) honors Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor of The Nation magazine, Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Harvard Law School Professor, and Ivan K. Fong, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Cardinal Health, with AALDEF Justice in Action Awards at its annual Lunar New Year Gala on Thursday, February 2, 2006 at PIER SIXTY in New York City.

The Justice in Action Award is AALDEFs highest recognition of individuals who have paved the way for racial justice and equality for Asian Americans. Past recipients have included the late civil rights hero Fred Korematsu, filmmaker Mira Nair, attorney Alice Young, and playwright David Henry Hwang.

Proceeds from the gala benefit AALDEF's legal and educational programs in the areas of immigrant rights, economic justice for workers, voting rights and civic participation, affirmative action, language access to services, youth rights and educational equality, and the elimination of hate violence and police misconduct.

For ticket and RSVP info contact Lillian Ling, (212) 966-5932 ext. 202 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
$6,000-$30,000 for table of ten including VIP reception, dinner, and silent auction
February 2, 2006
6pm Cocktail Reception
7pm Justice in Action Awards ceremony, dinner, and a silent auction.
PIER SIXTY
Chelsea Piers
New York City

ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND
99 Hudson Street, 12/F New York, NY 10013-2815
t: 212.966.5932 f: 212.966.4303 website: www.aaldef.org

Founded in 1974, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is a New York-based organization that promotes and protects the civil rights of Asian Americans nationwide. AALDEF litigates cases that have broad impact on Asian American communities, educates Asian Americans about their legal rights, trains students for careers in public interest law, and shapes public policies to ensure the equal participation of Asian Americans in our democracy. AALDEF is a founding member of the Public Interest Law Center in TriBeCa, which includes the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.