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28 Asian Am. L.J. 1 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/aslj28 and id is 1 raw text is: Editors' Note Every year the Editors' Note highlights and celebrates the scholarship produced by the Asian American Law Journal (AALJ). We would like to recognize these articles, but also take a moment to acknowledge some of the struggles faced by our members and members of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities over the past year. In 2020-2021, Berkeley Law conducted the academic year entirely remotely because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Building community across computer screens proved difficult, but AALJ members persevered. AALJ couldn't exist without each of their contributions, including: editing articles, inviting speakers, corresponding with authors, reviewing submissions, compiling source lists, formatting macros, planning gatherings, organizing alumni contacts, arranging mentorship programs, and alerting the community to urgent causes. We are beyond grateful to our members for staying engaged with AALJ and working together to create Volume 28. In addition to the challenges of the pandemic, this year saw a rise in violence and racist rhetoric against Asian Americans. Our members worked hard to raise awareness on these issues through op-eds and law school-wide events. By hosting the journal's annual Neil Gotanda Lecture and Symposium over Zoom, we were able to expand our reach and educate a wider audience than before. We are proud of the efforts of our AALJ members, but also recognize that the work is far from over. In October 2020, Ellen D. Wu, Associate Professor of History at Indiana University Bloomington, gave the Fourteenth Annual Neil Gotanda Lecture. In her talk, Overrepresented: Asian Americans & the Conundrums of Minority Status, Professor Wu shared her research into Asian Americans' role in racial justice movements and US political history. She discussed how outside perceptions of AAPI groups have shifted over time, from the nascence of yellow peril to the emergence of the model minority stereotype used to create divisions between Asian Americans and other minority groups. After a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, AALJ was able to host its annual Symposium again in March 2021. The Symposium, titled Bamboo Ceiling: Asian Americans in Private Sector Leadership, focused on Asian American representation in leadership positions within the legal profession. The event allowed students and community members to have honest conversations about the racial and cultural realities Asian Americans face. The Symposium began with a keynote address from The Honorable Goodwin H. Liu. Justice Liu reflected on the findings from A Portrait of 1

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