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125 Years Later, CA Supreme Court Grants Membership Posthumously to First Chinese-American Lawyer

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On March 16, 2015, the California Supreme Court corrected an 1890 decision that denied Hong Yen Chang admission to the California State Bar because of his Chinese heritage. It took a team composed of Chang’s descendants and...more

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