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Celebratory Reception for Judge Holly J. Fujie - 1/19/12

01/19/2012 6:30 pm

Please join us for a special evening celebrating the appointment of an extraordinary woman to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

6:30 Reception, 8:00 Program

City Club on Bunker Hill
333 South Grand Avenue, 54th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Space is limited, RSVP today!
--online registration is now closed, please pay at door--
$25 AT THE DOOR (due to the great response, we're working to make sure that you last minute planners can still show up!)
$8 parking

Proudly Sponsored by
Platinum Sponsor
Buchalter Nemer

Gold Sponsors
Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance
Japanese American Bar Association
Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association

Silver Sponsors
Arab American Lawyers Association of Southern California
Century Court Reporters
Iranian American Lawyer's Assocation
John M. Langston Bar Association
Korean American Bar Association
Latina Lawyers Bar Association
Mexican American Bar Association
San Fernando Valley Bar Association
South Asian Bar Association of Southern California
Taiwanese American Lawyers Association

Bronze Sponsor
Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Philippine American Bar Association
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

Questions? apawla.rsvp@gmail.com

Young Lawyers and Law Student Committee Dim Sum Mentorship Special - 12/17/11

12/17/2011 11:00 am

The Young Lawyer and Law Student Committee of the Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance presents:

Dim Sum Mentorship Social

Celebrate the end of finals and meet APAWLA members! We will pair students with attorneys to chat about anything from law school, to similar interests in practice areas, to the bar exam, while enjoying some tasty Dim Sum!

Saturday, December 17 at 11:00am
NBC Seafood Restaurant
404 S. Atlantic Blvd.
Monterey Park, CA 91754

We are SOLD OUT! Thank you!

12th Annual APA Community Holiday Toy Drive & Reception - 12/1/11

12/01/2011 6:00 pm

Thursday, December 1 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA

Please join APAWLA and over 14 other APA community organizations as we come together to celebrate the holidays and serve our communities through the gift of toys.

Bring an unwrapped toy valued at $20 or more or minimum donation of $20. Food, drinks, and entertainment at the event are included with admission.

Toys and proceeds will benefit the following:
• Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) clients
• Asian Pacific Women’s Center (APWC)
• Asian Rehabilitation Service, Inc. (ARS)
• Asian Youth Center (AYC)
• Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF)
• Chinatown Service Center (CSC)
• Interval House
• Korean Health Education Information and Research (KHEIR)
• Korean Youth and Community Center (KYCC)
• Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC)
• Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
• South Asian Helpline and Referral Agency (SAHARA)
• Thai Health and Information Services, Inc. (THAIS)
• Western Justice Center (WJC)

Thank you to our wonderful media, corporate, and venue sponsors: LA 18 KSCI-TV, Lawry's The Prime Rib Restaurant, Manila Fowarder, Mattel, PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur, JANM

Entertainment provided by: Joseph Vincent, Voco Loco, Fujazz Band

Emcee: Helen Ota

Co-Sponsoring Organzations: ABL, APA UCLA, APABA, APAWLA, APEX, JABA, KABA, NAAAP-LA, OCA-GLA, PABA, SABA, SCCLA, TALA

Community Sponsors: APALC, APCF

Please also visit and Like the official APA Toy Drive Facebook page: www.facebook.com/apatoydrive

Parent Support Network Luncheon - 10/21/11

10/21/2011 12:00 pm

Are you a parent, hoping to be a parent one day, need to figure out how to have a life in addition to the legal career ----- or just want to come out for good food and company?

Come join us for lunch! It's an informal support group luncheon.

Place: FuGa 111 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA, (213) 625-1722
Date: Friday, October 21, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.

--Menu--

APAWLA's Best Practices of Informational Interviewing, 10/18/11

10/18/2011

Best Practices of Informational Interviewing
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
6:00-8:00pm

Loyola Law School
Student Lounge
919 Albany Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Come learn more about informational interviewing from our experienced women attorneys!
Holly Fujie | Partner | Buchalter Nemer
Ann Park | Partner | Pond North LLP

APAWLA Mentoring Reception with Special Guest, Judge Akemi Arakaki

11/18/2011 6:30 pm

Please join us for our next mentoring reception for Hon. Akemi Arakaki.

Judge Akemi D. Arakaki was appointed to Los Angeles Superior Court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in December 2010. Prior to her appointment to the bench, she served as a Deputy Public Defender for the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office. Before joining the Public Defender’s Office, she was an attorney in private practice.

Judge Arakaki served as the President of Japanese American Bar Association (JABA), Chair of the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, and President of Asian Pacific American Public Defenders Association. She married her partner June Yamaki in October 2008.

The menu for the reception is as follows:
Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna
Mini Crispy Fish Isobeage
Japanese Pork Rib Tacos
California Roll
Spicy Tuna Roll
Chicken Karaage
Seafood & Vegetable Tempura
Aonori Flavored Garlic Fries
Edamame
House Green Salad with Apples and Walnuts
Green Tea Crepe
Cheese Cake Fritter

Friday, November 18, 2011
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Fu-ga Restaurant (Izakaya & Bar)
111 South San Pedro Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-1722

Free Validated Parking – enter the parking garage on San Pedro between 1st and 2nd Streets

**Early bird prices are no longer available**

Buy your ticket by Wednesday November 16th for early bird prices:
--$30 APAWLA members
--$35 non-members
--$20 law students

After November 16th and at the door:
--$35 APAWLA members
--$45 non-members
--$25 law students


November 2011 mentoring reception




The Japanese American Bar Association is a promotional partner for this event.

Annual Summer Networking Reception - 8/18/2011

08/18/2011 6:00 pm

Please Join Us For The Multicultural Bar Alliance of Southern California's

ANNUAL SUMMER NETWORKING RECEPTION

Thursday, August 18, 2011

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Taipan Restaurant
330 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, CA 90071

"West Side Story at the Hollywood Bowl"-7/9/2011--SOLD OUT

07/09/2011 8:00 pm

Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance and Asian Pacific American Bar Association invite you to join us for "West Side Story" at the Hollywood Bowl.

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