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Asian American Legal Advocacy Center

Monday, October 22, 2012

AALAC 'Voting Gangnam Style' Video Goes Viral

Asian American Legal Advocacy Center also sponsoring candidates forum Oct. 25 at Korean American Association Building.

The Asian American Legal Advocacy Center’s “Voting Gangnam Style” video on Youtube has gone viral, according to a press release issued by the center.  The 60-second video was meant to be a teaser for a full-length get-out-to-vote video to be released later. AALAC partnered with Kollaboration Atlanta  to shoot the video. “We wanted to send a message -- especially to students -- that voting is fun. And to make that message viral, we took advantage of the international dance hit Gangnam Style,” Helen Ho, AALAC’s executive director, said in the press release. The video, released Oct. 17, features Innonim dancers and Congressman John Lewis, D-Atlanta, doing the famous Gangnam Style dance. AALAC’s 2012 "Vote For Our Future Campaign" has …

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

College Seminar for Asian American Parents, Teens

Admissions counselors, educators, college students and graduates from Harvard, Princeton, Duke, Kennesaw State and Emory universities will share information on how to get into college and be successful there.

The Asian American Legal Advocacy Center of Georgia (AALAC) invites Asian American parents, educators and teens to a seminar from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, in Duluth on how to get into college and what it takes to be successful there. Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese interpreters will be available. Some of the topics include: The seminar will take place at the Korean Church of Atlanta UMC, 3205 Pleasant Hill Road. For more information, contact Helen Ho at 404-585-8446 or helen@aalegal.org. Admissions counselors, educators, college students and graduates from Harvard, Princeton, Duke, Kennesaw State and Emory universities will share information in a panel format. A reception will follow the seminar where parents and teens can …

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