A workshop to discuss current trends in the American legal system that face Asian Americans and immigrants.  Nelson Dong, a partner of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, delivers the Keynote Address on U.S. export control laws and the impact on Asian immigrants working in or with U.S. Technology Companies. Kenneth Sam, a partner of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, follows with a discussion of current trends in business law that affect Asian Americans and immigrants. Yvonne Kinoshita Ward, the Chairwoman of the Washington Commission on Asian Pacific Affairs, then considers current civil rights issues affecting Asian Americans and immigrants. The workshop concludes with a panel discussion of key essentials to navigating the American legal system as an Asian American and immigrant, two break out sessions on finding answers to general legal questions and protecting your civil rights, a wrap up session, and concluding remarks.