"The Color of Black" Play this Friday Night - 09/27/2007

"Shari'a and the Challenge of Islamophobia" @ UCSD on 10/25/07

The Burke Lectureship Presents:

"Shari'a and the Challenge of Islamophobia"

with Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl
UCLA School of Law

Thursday, October 25, 2007
8:00 PM
UCSD Price Center Ballroom B

FREE and OPEN to the Public

Shari'a has often become a news item in recent years when some extremist
group demands that the legal system of a country be replaced by Shari'a,
by which they are likely to mean a conception of Islamic law that
departs drastically from Western norms of democracy, civil liberties,
and the rights of women. Does this understanding of Shari'a accurately
represent what it means in the Islamic tradition? Has the American
public allowed the extremists' misconceptions to dictate our
understanding of Islam and Islamic law? The present lecture will provide
a wider and deeper perspective on the meaning of both.



Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Professor of Law at
UCLA Law School, is the leading authority on Islamic law in the U. S.
and a major contemporary Islamic thinker. At UCLA he teaches Islamic
law, National Security law, Law and Terrorism, Immigration, Human
Rights, and International law. He previously taught Islamic law at the
University of Texas at Austin Law School, Yale Law School and Princeton
University. He holds degrees from Yale University (B.A.), University of
Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.) and Princeton University (M.A./Ph.D. in
Islamic Studies). Dr. Abou El Fadl received formal training in Islamic
jurisprudence in Egypt and Kuwait, earning the highest rank of mastery
among jurists. More>
< http://www.sdmts.com/Planning/PublicHearing_Sept07_english.asp>


The Burke Lectureship is affiliated with the UCSD Center for the
Humanities < http://humctr.ucsd.edu/> and the Office of the Dean of Arts
and Humanities <http://dah.ucsd.edu/> , which are co-sponsors of this
lecture.

Other co-sponsors are the Program for Middle East Studies
<http://historyweb.ucsd.edu/MiddleEastStud.html > , the Department of
History <http://historyweb.ucsd.edu/> , and the Institute for
International, Comparative, and Area Studies < http://iicas.ucsd.edu/>

For further information about this event, please contact Professor Fred
Randel < mailto:%20frandel@ucsd.edu>

Need directions
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pe=1&h=84576EE6088841158E904E546D7CAE30> ?

>From the north:
-Take I-5 South.
-Exit La Jolla Village Dr. and go right (west) upon exiting.
-Turn right onto Villa La Jolla Drive (the first light).
-Go straight across Gilman Drive, into the Gilman Parking Structure.

>From the south:
-Take I-5 North.
-Exit La Jolla Village Drive and go left (west).
-Turn right onto Villa La Jolla Drive (the second light).
-Go straight across Gilman Drive, into the Gilman Parking Structure.

Parking: The closest parking structure is the Gilman Parking Structure.
All day ($6) and hourly passes ($1 per hour) may be purchased on the
second floor of the Gilman Parking Structure in the Campus Parking
Office during the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:30 PM weekdays, or at the
Gilman Visitor Information Center
< http://email.e-mailnetworks.com/ct/ct.php?t=2964150&c=1152026510&m=m&ty
pe=1&h=84576EE6088841158E904E546D7CAE30> anytime. Once a permit is
purchased, visitors may park in S, B, or V spots.

"Human Rights, Social Action, and the Path to Peace"

Ethnic Studies in Conjunction with the Social Issues Conference and Anthropology Invites you to:

The 5th Annual Dr. Eugene M. Labovitz Lecture

"Human Rights, Social Action, and the Path to Peace"

Dr. Andrea Smith is a co-founder of Incite! Women of Color Against Violence and the Boarding School Healing Project. She is the author of Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide (South End Press, 2005).

Friday, October 5th, 2007 12:00pm-1:30pm University of San Diego University Center Forum A/B

Book signing and Reception to Honor American Indian Students to follow talk.

For info, please contact: Ethnic Studies at ethnicstudies@sandiego.edu, or 619.260.2514

Sandra Chong named as one of the Outstanding Young "40 Under 40"

In September 2007, the San Diego Metropolitan Magazine recognized Sandra Chong, Assistant General Counsel of San Diego Unified School District, as one of the outstanding young professional business and civic leaders of ther egion in its "40 under 40" award. Every year, the magazine selects 40 people under 40 years of age who are the "movers and shakers" of the community. The magazine celebrated with the honorees through a luncheon ceremony, trophy, and publication of individual profiles. Here is the website link to the articles of the 40 honorees. Click on the individual names for that person's profile. Sandra Chong is the 4th name from the bottom in the first column: http://www.sandiegometro.com/2007/sep/40under40/index.php

Tell the Governor About Issues Important to APIAs!

AACRE Asian Americans for Civil Rights & Equality

Dear Friend: Thank you to all of you who have been supporting our work throughout the legislative session this year. We are now in the home stretch with 3 bills going to the Governor's desk! The Governor will be spending thenext several weeks deciding whether or not to sign these bills into law. We need to make sure that he understands how important these bills arefor the Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) community! Urge himto sign the following bills today:

- AB 295 (Lieu) will enhance state data to reflect the diversity of APIA communities. Current law recognizes the importance of disaggregateddata and requires data to be collected for approximately 10 APIA ethnicgroups; however, many groups are not included. AB 295 will requirecertain departments to collect additional data for Hmong, Tongan, Thai, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Malaysian, Indonesian, Taiwanese, and Fijian communities. Support accurate data for all APIA ethnicgroups! Visit www.aacre.org/action/actionAB295governor.

- AB 614 (Eng) is a bill designed to improve access to democracy for ourstate's limited English proficient voters. Help improve our elections compliance with state and federal requirements to get voters access toneeded translations and bilingual poll workers! Visit www.aacre.org/action/actionAB614governor .

- AB 394 (Levine) will address bias-related discrimination andharassment in schools. Increasingly, bias-related discrimination andharassment is striking youth, as more students report feeling unsafe in their own schools, and become subject to harassment based on race,ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability, sometimes leading tobias-related violence. Help ensure schools are providing policies toprotect students from discrimination! Visit www.aacre.org/action/actionAB394governor.

Sincerely,Vivian Huang

AACRE Legislative AdvocateAACRE is a partnership of CAA Chinese for Affirmative Action Asian Pacific American Legal CenterAsian Law Caucus

PALSD News & Events

NEWS

Hon. Kenneth So began his term today as Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, having been elected to the position by his peers after the confirmation of Judge Janis Sammartino to the Federal District Court bench. Hon. Kevin Enright was elected Assistant Presiding Judge. Congratulations, Judge So!

PALSD Endorses SDCBA Board Candidates: The PALSD Board has voted to endorse the following candidates for San Diego County Bar Association Board of Directors: Elizabeth Balfour, Marvin Mizell, and Kelly Rand. Kelly and Marvin have both been members of PALSD for several years. Kelly is a Deputy District Attorney and past president of the North County chapter of Lawyers Club; Marvin is a Deputy Attorney General in the Criminal Division, is the Chair of the Ethnic Relations and Diversity Committee of the County Bar, and is a past president of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association; Elizabeth Balfour is an associate at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, was co-chair of the Children at Risk Committee of the County Bar, co-chairs the Women's Resource Fair for Lawyers Club, and won her firm's Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award last year. If you are an SDCBA member, please remember to vote.

PALSD Supports Same-Sex Marriage Amicus Brief: The PALSD Board has voted in favor of joining 48 other amici on a brief authored by the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area in support of same-sex marriage (California Supreme Court Case NO. S147999). The list of other API organizations that joined in the brief are listed at the bottom of this e-mail, as it is too long to include here.

CALLING ALL CANDIDATES: PALSD seeks candidates for officer & board positions for PALSD elections in November. For more info please e-mail PALSD@hotmail.com.

EVENTS

PALSD MEMBERSHIP/MENTORSHIP HAPPY HOUR
Thursday, September 275:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Drink specials until 6 p.m.; Pizza provided by PALSD
BASIC Urban Kitchen & Bar VIP room410 10th Ave., downtown San Diego
RSVP ASAP with Jennifer So at jenniferso@rmclaw.us.

PALSD LAW PRACTICE WORKSHOP:
TIPS ON COURTROOM DEMEANOR
Learn in a courtroom setting from San Diego Superior Court Presiding Judge Kenneth So the proper procedures for checking in with court staff, from where and how to address the court, and other important practical trial practice tips
Thursday, October 4, 2007, at NoonMain Courthouse, 220 W. Broadway, Dept. 24Downtown San Diego
Sandwiches and sodas will be provided by PALSD.
1.0 Hr. General MCLE Credit
RSVP with Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego by September 27, 2007, to palsd_jobs@hotmail.com.
This event is open to paid student and attorney members of PALSD. If you are interested in joining PALSD, please visit www.panasianlawyers.org and click on "Membership Info."

PALSD GENERAL MEETING OCTOBER 11
“How to Save a Career: Detecting and Treating Alcohol and Substance Abuse In the Legal Profession”featuring John H. Shale, M.D., J.D., Chair of the State Bar of California’s Oversight Committee for the Lawyer Assistance Program, adjunct professor at USD School of Law, clinical professor at UCSD School of Medicine, and former member of the California Medical Board’s Physician Diversion Program
Thursday, October 11Noon – 1:15 p.m.
China Camp Restaurant, 2137 Pacific Hwy, San Diego 92101*NEW MENU*
$11 PALSD members, $13 non-members; $9 student PALSD members; $11 student non-members
1.0 Hr. Substance Abuse CLE Credit
RSVP to PALSD@hotmail.com

DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY (Co-sponsored by PALSD) Tuesday, October 16, 20075:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. SDCBA Bar Center, 1333 Seventh Ave, Downtown San Diego 92101
Keynote speaker: Veta T. Richardson, Executive Director of MCCA
MCCA is a national organization founded in 1997 to advocate for the expanded hiring, promotion, and retention of minority attorneys in corporate legal departments and the law firms that serve them.1 hour CLE Elimination of Bias Credit.
Cost: FREE- however, registration is required. To register, please contact SDCBA at (619) 231-0781 ext. 0 or bar@sdcba.org Space is limited so register early! Complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks, and hors d’œuvres. Valet Parking will be available.
This event is co-sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel America (ACCA) and the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP).Also sponsored by: Lawyers Club of San Diego, San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association, Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association, Tom Homann Law Association, Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego, South Asian Bar Association of San Diego, Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego and Korean American Bar Association of San Diego.

OTHER IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS:
SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL OCTOBER 11-18 (visit www.sdaff.org)
PALSD ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 8
COWBOY VS. SAMURAI PALSD group tickets Nov. 29 performance: visit www.moolelo.net/stage/stage.html for info about the play; e-mail PALSD@hotmail.com if you want to buy discounted group tickets
ANNUAL DINNER & INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS JANUARY 25

Same-sex marriage AMICUS Brief supporters:
API Equality
API Equality - LA
API Equality - SF
API Legal Outreach
Asian American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
Asian American Institute
Asian American Justice Center
Asian American Psychological Association
Asian American Queer Women Activists
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Asian and Pacific Islander Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (API PFLAG)
Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice
Asian Law Alliance
Asian Law Caucus
Asian/Pacific Bar of California
Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress-Los Angeles
Asian Pacific Islander Family Pride
Asian Pacific Islander Pride Council
Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center
Asian Pacific Women's Center
CAA Chinese for Affirmative Action
Center for the Pacific Asian Family
Chinese Progressive Association
Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty
Filipinos for Affirmative Action
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance
Gay Asian Pacific Support Network
Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific Asian North American Religion (PANA Institute)
Japanese American Bar Association of Greater Los Angeles
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Khmer Girls in Action
Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
Korean Community Center of the East Bay
Korean Resource Center
Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance
My Sister's House
National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego
Satrang
South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
South Asian Network
Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association

APALSA General Meeting on Wednesday, September 26

Room WH-2A, September 26 at Noon

We will be discussing the NAPABA Conference (if you want to go you must attend this meeting so we can talk about fundraising, logistics, etc.!) and the rest of our Fall 2007 activities and events.

IMPORTANT things to handle...everyone should read this!!

1Ls

1Ls: Sign up for the CA Bar within first 60 days of lawschool (It goes up if you pay later!): http://calbar.xap.com/Applications/Cal Bar/California_Bar_Registration/default.asp

2Ls/3Ls/4Ls

Have you taken the MPRE? Sept. 25th deadline for Nov. 3rd test (The passing score is going up to 100 after this one.): https://secureweb01.act.org/mpre/registration/goRegister.do

Private Scholarship, Sept. 28th deadline, http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/finadm/finaid/types/scholarships/index.php#private
(Go to Office of FinAid to pick up an application.)

3Ls/4Ls

Preparation for CA Moral Character requirement (This takes about ten months...get it started SOON!): http://calbar.ca.gov/calbar/pdfs/admis sions/Moral-Character/adm_app_moral-character_1003.pdf

More on CA bar admission requirements can be found here:
http://calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_generic.jsp?cid=10115&id=3922

ALL

Download new exam software (If you're using your laptop for your exams & Make sure to download the exam templates, too!): http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/sturesources/exams/laptop/index.php

Sign up for AIDS Walk (Do it.), https://www.kintera.org/faf/search/sea rchTeamPart.asp?ievent=221508&lis=1&kntae221508=75A4D48F9D484BD3805

Thank you, Maria Shih for compiling this list!!

Message from NALSA -- help needed for the American Indian Recruitment Program

To: Student Participants, Educational Programs, Universities and Colleges
From: Dwight K. Lomayesva, Executive Director
Re: AIR Program Fall 2007 Semester
Date: September 17, 2007


On behalf of the AIR Program, we are pleased to announce the start of the “Fall 2007 AIR Program” on October 1, 2007. Staff and mentors will begin on October 1 and students will begin on October 15. Students who wish to enroll will have until October 15, 2007 to return their completed applications and permission forms (please go to www.airprograms.org “student info” section for the application). AIR will be mailing application packets to former students and partners in the next few days. If you would like to request an application packet be mailed, please contact us as directed below.

The American Indian Recruitment (AIR) Program was established with the ideals of promoting higher education in the American Indian community. To successfully achieve such an ideal, the AIR Program is dedicated towards the successful completion of high school for our student participants. The AIR Program, therefore, offers supplemental educational instruction through tutoring, mentoring, and various activities designed to achieve success within high school and higher education. The program provides high school students an opportunity to adjust to campus and academic life before attending the university along with providing the student with academic assistance for high school. The AIR Program firmly believes that education is fundamental for success in the leadership of our American Indian community and we look forward to seeing our student participants this upcoming semester.

If you are interested in being a part of the AIR Program this semester please visit our website at www.airprogram.org to see the exciting activities our students have engaged in over the past few years. We hope you find our accomplishments as exciting as we do and hope you will add to our successful program. To contact the AIR Program, email us at airprograms@verizon.net or call 619-819-5580. We look forward to meeting you this semester.

2007 Festival of Beer - Friday Sept 21st

Friday, September 21, 20076pm - 11pmColumbia & B Street downtown

The 13th Annual Festival of Beer -- Dozens of Microbrews on TapTwo Live Bands - Food for Sale

All proceeds donated to San Diegoc ancer organizations by SDPAC

For more info visit www.sdbeerfest.org
www.sdpac.org

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=228729430

2008 grads, don't forget -- MCCA $15k fellowship DUE OCT 1

MCCA and Lexis-Nexis Martindale-Hubbell Combine to Offer $15,000 for Winner of New Fellowship

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has partnered with LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell (LNMH) to offer the new Annual LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Client Review Fellowship Award. Based upon a competitive selection process, MCCA and LNMH will choose the recipient of a $15,000 fellowship funded through the generosity of LNMH to assist in furthering the educational and professional objectives of one third year law student who anticipates graduating from law school in Spring 2008.

The first $15,000 award will be presented at the MCCA Tenth Anniversary Dinner, which will take place in New York City at the Marriott Marquis on November 7, 2007.

Applications are due on or before October 1, 2007. Visit
http://www.mcca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&FeatureID=9&pageId=4.

Review the rules, selection criteria, and if you will be a third year law student (or equivalent in the case of part-time/evening) who anticipates receiving your law degree in Spring 2008, you are eligible to apply! Applications are accepted via hard, copy sent by mail or courier only. No applications will be accepted by email or fax. Only those who anticipate graduating from law school in Spring 2008 are eligible to apply.
Application deadline: October 1, 2007.

For All the Mamas:

Join M.A.M.A.S. for a Saturday Afternoon at Gym Ventures

DATE: September 22nd TIME: 1:30pm - 3:30pm LOCATION: Gym Ventures, Inc. 5066 Santa Fe Street Suite F San Diego CA 92109 Price: $20 per MAMA R.S.V.P to MamaSanDiego@gmail.com Payments via PayPal: ShanaBlackEsq@yahoo.com or by mail to: Shana J. Black 750 B Street, Suite 2720 San Diego, CA 92101 (checks payable to Shana J. Black) Please RSVP with payment by Wednesday, September 19, 2007 (if you'd like to be removed from the MAMAS email list, please reply with "remove" as your subject line) Exercising With Your Kids Nutrition for Moms on the Go Mom & Me class There will be plenty for the kids to do, including: parachute, obstacle courses, and plenty of time on the gymnastics equipment. As a special gift, Gym Ventures will also offer Free Class Coupons to Moms & Children. All ages are welcome!

Dialogue on Diversity, Presented by SDCBA and MCCA

SDCBA, SDCBA Ethnic Relations & Diversity Committee (ERDC), and Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) proudly present this unique CLE and networking event :

DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

SDCBA Bar Center

Keynote speaker: Veta T. Richardson, Executive Director of MCCA

MCCA is a national organization founded in 1997 to advocate for the expanded hiring, promotion, and retention of minority attorneys in corporate legal departments and the law firms that serve them. MCCA accomplishes its mission through the collection and dissemination of research and information on diversity in the legal profession. In addition, MCCA stimulates an ongoing dialogue of diversity “best practices.”

1 hour CLE Elimination of Bias Credit.

Cost: Free - however, registration is required. To register, please contact SDCBA at (619) 231-0781 ext. 0 or bar@sdcba.org

Space is limited so register early!

Complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks, and hors d’œuvres. Valet Parking will be available.

This event is co-sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel America (ACCA) and the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP).

"Walking Together in Peace," 18th Annual Social Issues Conference - October 1 to 5, 2007

"Walking Together in Peace," 18th Annual Social Issues Conference
October 1st through October 5th, 2007

Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk author, and activist, is the keynote speaker for the 18th Annual Social Issues Conference and for the Center for Christian Spirituality at the University of San Diego. Thay (teacher), as Thich Nhat Hanh is often called, has spent his life advocating peace and nonviolence. His protest of the Vietnam War compelled Martin Luther King, Jr., to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. He has published over 100 titles of poems, prose and prayers including "Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers," "Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life," "Living Buddha, Living Christ," and "The Art of Power."

Other conference events include a luncheon talk, "Peace Building: Both Art and/or Science?," by the Rev. William Headley, founding dean of USD's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and "The Climate Crisis: True or False?" by Douglas Burton-Christie, Ph.D., founding editor of Spiritus: Journal of Christian Spirituality.

All workshops will be held on Thursday, October 4th. Faculty are encouraged to bring their classes to the workshops. Most of the conference events are free to the entire USD community: however, registration is required. To register and for a list of conference events, please go to www.sandiego.edu/socialissues <http://www.sandiego.edu/socialissues> or call (619) 260-4798. Campus sponsors include the Associated Students, Center for Community Service Learning, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Ethnic Studies, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, Division of Continuing Education, Catholic Social Thought Committee, and Theology and Religious Studies.

Community Forum on Student Privacy Rights & Campus Security Concerns, Sponsored by EBGBA, NAACP, and Malcolm X Library

The Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association, NAACP SD Branch and Malcolm X
> Library will present a community forum on Student Privacy Rights &
> Campus Security Concerns on Monday, September 24, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.,
> at the Malcolm X Library (5148 Market Street).
>
> As the media continues to dissect how this year's massacre at Virginia
> Polytechnic Institute was able to happen, how it could have been
> circumvented, the steps that could have been used to reduce the number
> of lives lost and what measures can be taken to prevent another such
> tragedy from occurring, parents and students need to know if they are
> safe from this same tragedy on their own school campuses. This
> presentation will discuss the issues surrounding how educational
> institutions have to balance student privacy rights with each campus'
> concerns about security in light of current events and recent court
> decisions.
>
> EBGBA member Anthony Ayeni, Esq. will moderate the panel that includes:
> JoAnne SawyerKnoll, Esq. - City of San Diego Deputy Chief of Ethics &
> Integrity Dept. & Former General Counsel for San Diego Unified School
> District, Daniel Shinoff, Esq.- Partner at Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff &
> Holtz and Jack Sleeth, Esq. - Partner at Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz.
>
> Key topics include:
> Privacy rights of students
> Justified security concerns of educational institutions
> Balancing competing interests in educational environments
> Ethical duty/mandate vs. intrusion on a student's privacy rights
> Cultural and parental influences vs. Institutional concerns
> Navigating the educational system for special needs students
> Disciplinary issues for students
>
> The public is invited to attend and light refreshments will be served
> following the forum. For further information, you may contact me by
> return email reply or at leichala@earthlink.net or 619.507.1304 or Marc
> Chery, Branch Manager of the Malcolm X Library, at 619.527.3405.
>
> I have attached a flyer to post or pass on to others who may benefit
> from this timely discussion. I hope to see you there to participate,
> answer any of your concerns and to have an open dialogue.
>
> Lei-Chala
> EBGBA President 2007
> "Rising to the Occasion"
> NAACP SD Branch 1st Vice President
> "Keeping the Vision . . .Staying the Course"
>
>
>

Publius Cash Award for Legal Writing and Editing

$100 awarded daily at www.wikilaws.org for legal writing and editing, every weekday in September!

Pictures from Thursday Night at DJs

(click on the pic if you want to see the bigger version)

APALSA Fall 2007 Events

Mark Your Calendars! There are lots of ways to get involved:

• Welcome Back Potluck - Friday, September 7 at La Mirage - mentor/mentee pairings will be announced!
  

• Mock Interviews - Saturday, September 8 at USD - email yaebin@gmail.com by Tuesday, September 4 to sign up for a time slot to have a mock interview with a practicing attorney!
  

• PALSD Mentor Event - Thursday, September 27 starting at 6 p.m., Basic (downtown) - meet & greet event for mentor/mentee pairings (sign up beforehand to get a professional mentor)
  

• Korean BBQ Fundraiser - Wednesday, October 3 at noon, WH back patio
  

• Women and Diversity Luncheon - Saturday, October 6 (look for an email from Judge Vallera Johnson for more info)
  

• Diversity Committee Admissions Workshop (volunteers needed!) - Saturday, October 20 at USD
  

• NAPABA Conference - November 15 to 18, Las Vegas!

Upcoming Events, more details TBA:

• Bonfire
• Tri-School Social (with TJ and CWSL)
• Diversity Social (with other USD diversity organizations)
• Dragon Boat Racing
  
• Thanksgiving Potluck

Upcoming Spring Events:

• Snowboarding Trip
  
• Judge/Lawyer Panel
• Lunar New Years