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In 2010, AEF awarded over $25,000 in fellowships and grants to law students that benefit the Asian Pacific American community or the D.C. metropolitan area at large. Since 1993, AEF has awarded over $150,000 in fellowships. We applaud and congratulate them for their efforts and service. This year’s recipients of the public interest fellowships and grants are:

Norman Y. Mineta Anheuser-Busch Fellowship
Chelsea Zuzindlak, Wayne Sttae University School of Law
Asian American Justice Center in Washington, D.C.

Robert E. Wone Fellowship
Stephanie Kang, University of California Hastings College of Law
API Legal Outreach in San Francisco, California

AEF Fellowship
Priyanka Prakesh, University of Washington School of Law
Domestic Security Section, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of Federal Operations in Washington, D.C.

AEF Fellowship
Rebecca Lopez, University of Maryland School of Law
DC Employment Justice Center in Washington, D.C.

AEF Fellowship
Murti Patel, University of Florida School of Law
Children’s Law Center, Washington, D.C.

AEF Fellowship
Nelly Montenegro, University of Illinois College of Law
Ayuda, Washington, D.C.

Bar Assistance Grant
Shiwali G. Patel, American University, Washington College of Law
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.

Bar Assistance Grant
X. Blake Sparrow, Howard University School of Law
U.S. District Court For The Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, VA

For more information on Fellowships & Grants

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF) is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 Board of Directors:

Ada Loo, President
Nguyen T. Vu, Vice President
Carol A. Wong, Secretary
Jeffrey J. Sun, Treasurer
Ben Bahk, Director
Phillip A. Olaya, Director
Palak Sheth, Director
Kelu Sullivan, Director
Lauren Sun, Director

AEF would like to thank everyone that applied to be on the 2010-2011 AEF Board and to encourage everyone that applied to stay involved and apply again next year. We would like to thank all of the current Board members who will be rolling off of the AEF Board- Jimmy Chatsuthiphan, David S. Johnson, Peter Sung Ohr, and our fearless leader, Christopher Y. Chan.

We look forward to a great new year and are happy to welcome Phillip, Jeffrey, Carol and Nguyen to the AEF Board family.