On May 20, 2007 the New York Yee Fong Toy Association hosted a luncheon for a very special cousin, Lai Sun Yee.  Over 100 attendees came out to congratulate Lai Sun for her recent appointment, by New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer, as Assistant Deputy Secretary for Criminal Justice.  Our Yee family association was honored to have so many join Lai Sun as she pays homage to our Yee ancestors. Among the guests were our cousins from the Mah and Tse Associations, CCBA President Eric Ng, Ling Sing Association President Justin Yu, Deputy Inspector Gin Yee as well as many others.

 

Our association is very fortunate to have Lai Sun join our family circle.  As an attorney, Lai Sun is a very competent, educated and unique individual.  She could easily excel in the private sector but chose to serve in the public sector. In doing so, she never lost sight of where she came from.  Besides working a regular job, Lai Sun is also very involved in the Asian American Bar Association of New York.  As a past president of AABANY, she hopes her colleagues would join her in the belief that one should give back to the community whenever possible.  She also hopes that other Asians would follow her example and take position in the public sector so they can make a difference.  It is important that Asians have a voice in matters affecting Asians.  We are also grateful that for the past few years, Lai Sun has been very generous providing us her valuable time in order to promote our Yee family association.  I am certain this publicity will lead to good things for our association.

 

Lai Sun, best wishes on your new endeavor.  We also want to thank Justice Doris Ling-Cohan of Supreme Court of the State of New York, Sandra Ung from NYC Comptroller Thompson’s office and June Jee, Director of Community Affairs, Verizon Foundation, for stopping by our association to join us to congratulate Lai Sun.

 

Reported by Frank Yee