Gillian Lester, Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law, cordially invites you to attend a special Alumni of Color virtual event celebrating the life and legacy of Hong Yen Chang 1886, the first Chinese graduate of Columbia Law School and the first Chinese American admitted to practice law in the United States.

Remarks and Q&A with: 

Benjamin L. Liebman
Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law,
Director of the Hong Yen Chang Center for Chinese Legal Studies,
Director of the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law,
Columbia Law School

Gabriel “Jack” Chin
Edward L. Barrett Jr. Chair of Law, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law, and Director of Clinical Legal Education,
University of California, Davis, School of Law

Rachelle Chong
Principal, Law Offices of Rachelle Chong
Descendent of Hong Yen Chang

Wei Christianson ’89
CEO of China and Co-CEO of Asia Pacific, Morgan Stanley

Timothy A. Steinert ’89
Company Secretary and Senior Advisor, Alibaba Group

Annie Xie ’21

For inquiries, please contact Katrina Sullivan at katrina.sullivan@law.columbia.edu

Wednesday, April 14, 2021
8-9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time

Thursday, April 15, 2021
8-9 a.m. China Standard Time