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Jun. 1, 2018
First Asian American lawyer in California remembered a century later
A century ago, Chan Chung Wing was the first Asian American attorney to be admitted to the California State Bar. The Asian American Bar Association and the University of San Francisco School of Law held an event in San Francisco on Thursday to honor his legacy and impact.
A century ago, Chan Chung Wing was the first Asian American attorney to be admitted to the California State Bar. The Asian American Bar Association and the University of San Francisco School of Law held an event in San Francisco on Thursday to honor his legacy and impact.
Described as a “path leader” for many Asian Americans by Justice Ming Chin of the state Supreme Court, who counts Wing as a mentor, Wing had an insatiable intellec...
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