Pictures from Diversity Formal

Congrations to our New Board

Congrats to the new APALSA board and thanks to the old APALSA board.

Incoming
President - Susan Woo
Vice President - Sherlin Tung
Treasurer - Erin Lee
Secretary - Hanna Choi
SBA Rep - Jeremy Wen
PALSD Rep - Yaebin Nah
Social Chair - Tara Hunter

Outgoing
President - Justin Yin
Vice President - Susan Woo
Treasurer - Jenna Shih
Secretary - Charlie Phung
SBA Rep - John Lo
PALSD Rep - Jane Ong
Social Chair - Eddie Tsang

Thanks!

Diversity Formal a Success

Thanks to all who attended and contributed to the Diversity Formal. It was a success!

Judge Lim's Retirement

Celebrate Our Diversity

Join Dean Rudy Hasl

and the

Asian Pacific American Law Student Association

at a Reception for the Honorable Lillian Lim ‘77

as She Retires from the San Diego County Superior Court

Thursday, March 29, 2007

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Courtyard Building 2110 San Diego Avenue

Please make reservation before March 26 to apalsa@tjsl.edu.

Officer Elections

We will be having an officer election meeting next Wednesday, March 21, 2007, noon at 2B. Food will be provided. Don't forget to send your candidancy statements to usdapalsa@yahoo.com. The positions available include:

President
VP
Treasurer
SBA Rep
PALSD Rep
Secretary

BBQ Volunteers Needed

We are in need of volunteers for the upcoming APALSA Food Fundraiser. If you are interested, we will be preparing food Tuesday night at JSJ's place starting at 6:00 to 7:00 pm. If you can't make it, you can still help cook and serve Wednesday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Proceeds will be used to help subsidize member's fees for the Diversity Formal. If interested, please email us and we will give you the address.

We will be serving korean bbq, dumplings, rice, salad and drink for $6. Come out, enjoy good food and watch Shaolin Soccer.

Save the Date -- NAPABA California

NAPABA California Regional Conference will be hosted by Hosted by
NAPABA Affiliates of California -Southern Region on June 8-9, 2007. So, save the date!!

The conference will begin with a sun-filled day of golf at the Annual Golf Tournament
for the Southwest Center for Asian Pacific American Law. Join us at beautiful Salt Creek Golf Club on Friday, June 8, 2007. Shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. More details to follow.

For more information, please contact: Marty Lorenzo at (858) 677-1430; marty.lorenzo@dlapiper.com

Diversity Week

Diversity Week: Presented by the Diversity Committee

MONDAY, March 12
11:30 am- 1 pm: Women's Law Caucus Hot Dog Sale
-Hot Dog & Drink: Only $2
-Apple Pie: $1/slice
4:30 pm- 6:30 pm: Black Law Students Association Presents: "American Blackout," WH 2B, Dinner Provided
-A Powerful Examination of Voting Rights in America
-Featuring Guest Speaker, Gail Greene to give opening remarks and lead closing discussion.

TUESDAY, March 13
12 pm- 1 pm: La Raza Law Students, Chipotle Sale
4 pm- 6 pm: La Raza Immigration Panel, IPJ Rooms B & C
The La Raza Law Students at the University of San Diego School of Law are honored to present:Crossing Over, An Immigration Debate PanelAmbassador Jeffrey Davidow, Lilia Velasquez, and Ruben Navarrette Jr. will be discussing immigration in America.-Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow- Ambassador Davidow assumed the presidency of the Institute of the Americas on June 1, 2003. Upon completion of 34 years in the State Department, he retired as America's highest ranking diplomat, one of only three people to hold the personal rank of Career Ambassador. From 1998-2002 he served as the U.S. ambassador to Mexico.-Lilia Velasquez- Ms. Velasquez is an internationally known speaker and lectures regularly on immigration, human rights, and refugee issues. For the last five years, her practice has focused on defending women's rights, particularly victims of domestic violence, refugee women and victims of trafficking for forced prostitution or labor. As a specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, her practice is devoted entirely to immigration cases. She is also a professor at California Western School of Law.-Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a nationally syndicated columnist with the Washington Post Writers Group. The second-generation Mexican-American is one of fewer than 10 Latino syndicated columnists in the United States, and one of the country's youngest syndicated columnists overall. The two-time Harvard graduate is also an editorial writer and board member for The San Diego Union-Tribune.
-Wine and cheese reception to follow discussion

WEDNESDAY, March 14
12 pm- 1 pm, Asian Pan Asian Law Students Association, Korean BBQ Sale
-Shaolin Soccer showing--chairs and TV will be set up to view this comedy outside

THURSDAY, March 15:
12 pm- 1 pm, Persian American Students Association and the Southeast Asian Law Students Association, Food Sale
4:30 pm- 7 pm: WLC Presents: "Challenge Your Assumptions"
-Screening of film, "Crash"
-Opening remarks by Professor Jean Ramirez
-Closing discussion led by Professor Orly Lobel

FRIDAY, March 16
4 pm- 6pm: Diversity Kegger, Writs Back Patio
6 pm- 9 pm: LRAP Poker Tournament

**All food sales to take place in front of Warren Hall (front entrance).

USD's 2nd Annual Diversity Formal

The University of San Diego School of Law Diversity Committee
Proudly Announces and Respectfully Requests Your Presence at the

USD School of Law's 2nd Annual Diversity Formal
where we will be

Celebrating the Differences that Bring Us Together

Friday, March 23, 2007
at the
University of San Diego
Degheri Alumni Center

Kindly RSVP with your dinner choice of either
Mignon, Mahi or vegetarian request by
March 19, 2007 to DiversityFormal2007@gmail.com.

If interested, please contact DiversityFormal2007@gmail.com for more details.

See you there!

3L Graduation - Cap and Gown

All students who plan to participate in the May commencement ceremonies should plan to attend the Bookstore's GradFest on Wednesday, March 7 from 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. or Thursday, March 8, 2007 from 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

You will be able to order your caps and gowns, graduation announcements, and diploma frames at that time. You will also have the opportunity to have your portrait taken in full grad regalia with no additional sitting fee. There will be giveaways both days of GradFest.

Diversity Week, Formal & Updates

Diversity Week: Diversity Week will be held March 12-18, 2007. Come out and support the Diversity Committee throughout the week. Various panels, bbqs, screenings and other events will be held. We will also be volunteering at the Special Olympics March 17th.

APALSA will be having its yearly barbecue fundraiser on Wednesday March 14, 2007 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Tuesday night, we will be cooking some Korean bbq, dumplings, rice, and salad. If you are interested in helping, please let us know. We need all the help we can get.

Diversity Formal: Diversity Committee will be hosting Diversity Formal at the Degheri Alumni Center on Friday, March 23, 2007. This event includes attorneys, judges and law students from San Diego. APALSA will be subsidizing part of the fees for APALSA members. Please RSVP as soon as you can so we can get an accurate head count. Attached is the pdf. Please distribute this to other students, attorneys and judges.

General Meeting: We will be having a general meeting for cabinet elections and Diversity Formal on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. If you are interested in running for a position, please submit your statement of candidacy no later than Monday, March 19, 2007.

Positions that are available include:

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
PALSD Rep
SBA Rep
Social