The Sixteenth Annual Convention of National Employment Lawyers
Association (NELA) was held on June 23rd in Philadelphia. Four
people were awarded the honor of "Workplace Warrior" and Mr.
Wei Zhang who originally came from China was one of them. Mr. Wei
Zhang was awarded this honor for pouring his heart and
finances back into the community. He founded the Asian
American Affairs Association (4A), a non-profit
organization dedicated to helping Asian-American's find equal
opportunity, and to combat discrimination. (Thursday, June 23,
2005)
Mr. Wei Zhang was recently recognized as a "Workplace Warrior"
by NELA. The honor was bestowed on Mr. Wei Zhang during the NELA
National Convention in Philadelphia in June, 2005. He was
awarded this honor for pouring his heart and finances back
into the community. He founded the Asian American Affairs
Association (4A), a non-profit organization dedicated to
helping Asian-Americans in seeking equal opportunity, and to
combat discrimination.
According to Terisa E. Chaw, Executive Director of The
National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), "To my
knowledge, this is a first. Most plaintiffs in these
employment discrimination cases are invariably quite exhausted
and emotionally spent, large award notwithstanding. They just
want to get on with their lives. We were quite impressed with
Mr. Zhang's passion and thoughtfulness of others, despite his
arduous, nearly five year long case to final resolution."
In June 2006, Mr. Wei Zhang and Executive Director Peterson Zhou
attended Seventeenth Annual Convention of National Employment
Lawyers Association (NELA) in San Francisco, and became
Founder Circle Sponsor of NELA’s Washington DC Office.
In August, 2006, NELA President Kathleen
L. Bogas confirmed commitment of National Employment Lawyers
Association (NELA) as working partner of Asian American
Affairs Association (4A) in enforcing American Principle
“Equal Justice under Law”.
Mr. Wei Zhang was recently awarded “The
Finest Asian American Entrepreneur in the Year 2006” by
Northwest Asian Weekly.
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