Contact: aefboard@gmail.com

August 25, 2010   

Washington, D.C. – The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF) announces that Andrea Yang, a recent graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center, has won the 2010 Robert T. Matsui Writing Competition. Andrea’s article, “Progressive Lawyering: Theory and Practice in Asian Immigrant Communities,” presents theories of progressive lawyering and their application in Asian immigrant communities. By examining the work of several organizations that emphasize client involvement and community education for Asian immigrants, Andrea shows how their approaches depart from traditional poverty law practice and are worth developing further. From these organizations’ successes and challenges, Andrea offers several recommendations for facilitating progressive lawyering.  

AEF Director Kelu Sullivan stated, “AEF congratulates Andrea on her winning article, entitled “Progressive Lawyering: Theory and Practice in Asian Immigrant Communities.”　 Her article provokes thoughts on how progressive lawyering can help the Asian immigration communities.　 This year’s competition attracted many excellent articles, and the judges selected Andrea’s article as the winner.　 We are very proud of Andrea who was also the 2008 Robert E. Wone Fellow.” As the winner of this year’s competition, Andrea will receive a monetary award of $1,500, and her article will be published by UCLA School of Law’s Asian Pacific American Law Journal (APALJ).  

The Robert T. Matsui Annual Writing Competition was established by AEF in 2005 to honor the late Congressman Robert T. Matsui and his many accomplishments. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Hastings College of Law, Congressman Matsui was first elected to the United States Congress in 1978 from Sacramento, California. He won reelection to Congress 13 times. Congressman Matsui was a strong supporter of AEF, serving as the keynote speaker for its Annual Benefit Dinner in 1997 and again in 2003. Through this writing competition, AEF seeks to encourage legal scholarship on issues of importance to the Asian Pacific American legal community and, more generally, the publication of law review articles on topics of relevance to racial and ethnic minorities and the law. The competition is open to all law students in the United States. 

AEF, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, is the charitable arm of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area. Since 1993, AEF has awarded fellowships and grants to law students and recent graduates who accept unpaid internships in the non-profit or public sector to provide critically needed services to the Asian Pacific American community and the Greater Washington, D.C. community-at-large. AEF funds these fellowships primarily through its Annual Benefit Dinner, which has become a marquee event in the community with over 300 attendees annually. For further information about AEF, visit www.aefdc.com.

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund invites all the local APALSAs and APA attorneys in the DC area for a Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception to kick off the new academic year

Wine & Cheese Rooftop Welcome Reception

Hosted by: Jenner & Block

Thursday, September 23, 2010

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

1099 New York Ave. NW, Suite 900

[Metro Center/Gallery Place Metros]

• Win a $1500 BARBRI credit toward any bar course in the country!
• Find out what the DC Metro APA Legal Community can offer you.
• Come and meet fellow APA lawyers and law students
• Sign-up for an attorney mentor/student mentee for the school year.

Please RSVP Here

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF) is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation established by the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA) of the Greater Washington, DC Area in 1993 to engage exclusively in charitable and educational activities.  For more information about AEF, visit www.aefdc.org.

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

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.

Event Program
Registration & Reception: 5:45 – 6:20
Greetings/Opening Remarks: 6:20 – 6:30
Panel Discussion: 6:30 – 7:15
Break‐out Sessions: 7:15 – 8:00

Panelists
William Ho‐Gonzalez, Deputy Chief, U.S. Depart. of Justice, Human Rights & Special Prosecutions Section
Myron Quon, Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Benjamin Roca, Senior Counsel, Northrup Grumman
Ritu Singh, Associate, Jones Day

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
5:45pm to 8:00pm
51 Lousiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Closest Metro Stations: Judiciary Square and Union Station

Please RSVP to David Hsu, President-Elect of APABA-DC by June 9th.

2) AEF Bar Assistance Grant Application for 3Ls and recent graduates, Now Due May 7,2010.

3) AEF Board of Directors Application for Attorneys, Now Due May 7, 2010.

Thanks for Supporting the 2010 AEF Annual Dinner! It was a resounding success and we were able to raise over $60,000.

Photos from the event are available. Photos by: Kris Ikejiri

Please send questions to AEFboard@gmail.com.

Location: National Press Club (529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045)

6:00 pm - Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction

7:00 pm - Dinner

Keynote Speaker:

Stuart Ishimaru, Acting EEOC Chairman

Mistress of Ceremony:
Sandra Endo, CNN National Correspondent

Community Service Award Recipient:
Paul Igasaki, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Equal Justice Works

(Dress Attire: Business)

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Purchase Tickets by Mail:

Mail completed RSVP form and check payable to “Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund” to Ada Loo, Pillsbury, 2300 N Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20037-1122

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AEF’s Career Planning Seminar will be hosted by K&L Gates.

Thursday, January 28, 2010
6:30 to 9:00 pm

K&L Gates
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Closest Metro Stops: Farragut North/Farragut West Metro Stations

Please RSVP.

For more information about the event, please click here.

• AEF Winter 2009 Newsletter

Past newsletters:

• AEF Newsletter - Summer 2009

• AEF Newsletter - Winter 2008 / 2009
• AEF Newsletter - Fall 2008
• AEF Newsletter - Summer 2008
• AEF Newsletter - Winter 2007 / 2008
• AEF Newsletter - Fall 2007

AEF’s Speed Networking Reception will be held hosted by Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, & Dunner LLP.

Thursday, November 12, 2009
6:30 to 9:00 pm

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garret & Dunner, LLP
901 New York Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Closest Metro Stops: Gallery Place/Chinatown or Metro center

Please RSVP by Monday, November 9, 2009.

For more information about the event, please click here.