▁References ▁ ▁Kan ok ph ong ▁Song som phan ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁death s ▁Category : S . E . A . ▁Write ▁Award ▁w inners ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁resp ir atory ▁failure ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁short ▁story ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁short ▁story ▁writers ▁Kan ok ph ong ▁Song som phan ▁Kan ok ph ong ▁Song som phan <0x0A> </s> ▁Rand all ▁T . ▁Eng ▁( born ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁judge ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁pres iding ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁App ell ate ▁Division , ▁Second ▁Department . ▁ ▁Eng ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Asian - American ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁pres iding ▁justice ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁State ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁C anton , ▁China ▁but ▁raised ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Eng ▁attended ▁public ▁school ▁before ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁Buff alo ▁and ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Eng ▁served ▁his ▁country ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard , ▁ret iring ▁as ▁state ▁judge ▁advoc ate ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Eng ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4