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Screening of Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
May 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
In Recognition of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
At the Appellate Division, First Department — 27 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010
The 2018 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature recounts the prosecution of the Sung Family, owners of Chinatown’s Abacus Federal Savings Bank, in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Screening of Documentary Feature Film & Panel Discussion
Jill Sung, Vera Sung, and Chanterelle Sung will join Second Circuit Court of Appeals senior judge Denny Chin and Fordham Law School professor Thomas Lee for a panel discussion immediately after the screening.
7:30 PM – 8:15 PM Reception
Screening Sponsored by the Center of Asian Americans and the Law, Fordham Law School
Reception Sponsored by the Historical Society of the New York Courts