Righting a Historic Wrong for a Chinese Lawyer

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Channel: UC Davis · 2014 · Science & Technology

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More than a century after a New York lawyer was denied the opportunity to practice law in California because of state laws that barred Chinese immigrants from most careers and opportunities, UC Davis law students are seeking his posthumous admission to the California State Bar. The students in the UC Davis School of Law Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) are working to right a historic wrong by petitioning the State Bar of California, and eventually the California Supreme Court, to admit Hong Yen Chang, who was denied a license to practice law in California in 1890.

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