KABA Holiday Party!

Please join us for our annual

Korean American Bar Association

Holiday Party

Friday December 15, 2006

9:30 pm to 1:30 am

Skirball Center Ahmanson Hall

2701 North Sepulveda Blvd.

Los Angeles

Climax Global & Ktown213 cordially invites you to attend the Crown Royal Experience – a private benefit event for the Korean American Bar Association. Come enjoy an evening of charitable companionship and eclectic energies along side some of LA’s finest Korean American celebrities, entertainers and social elite for a truly memorable experience.

**Please RSVP through:

http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/giancarlo

@climaxglobal.com/crownroyal

**Fashionable Cocktail Attire Required

Immigration Presentation

The Immigration Law Students Association

& APALSA

Present

U.S. Immigration Court
Judge Gilbert T. Gembacz

“Immigration Law:
Overview and Court Practice”

Wednesday, November 15, 2006
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
BW390

Food will be provided

PABA's PIZZA NIGHT

The Philippine American Bar Association (PABA) of Los Angeles
Invites you to
Pizza Night
A Careers in the Law Presentation

Thursday, November 16, 2006
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
McDermott Will & Emery, LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Speakers include Ben Hofilena, Ireneo Reus, Ramiro Cisneros, and Judge Tomson Ong

FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED
RSVP to Vince Verde at V.Verde@mpglaw.com

FYI ... Westlaw Event

Hi everyone, we just received word about this Westlaw event and we definitely recommend that you check it out! Here is the relevant information:

Westlaw on Nov. 6th and 7th is hosting a session on how to do well on Southwestern Final Exams: Dos and Don'ts. It will be brief, but to the point. Every first year is recommended to attend, but it is also open to 2nd and 3rd years. If you want to know how to do well on final exams that are coming your way, make sure you don't miss this opportunity!

Directions: go to http://lawschool.westlaw.com and click on the orange tab "Westlaw Training" tab next to "survival guide" and click on "In-person Westlaw training courses offered at your law school" and click on the desired session to sign up.

Mark your calendars for 11/1: APALSA Alumni-Student Mixer

1st Annual

APALSA Alumni-Student Mixer

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

The 1st Annual APALSA Alumni-Student Mixer will be held on Wednesday, November 1st, 2006, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m in the Louis XVI Room. The event provides a great opportunity for students to establish and develop our relationship with our distinguished alumni, all the while enjoying drinks and appetizers. Dean Garth and our faculty advisor, Professor Yokoyama, will be in attendance; seven local minority bar associations and four APALSAs/APILSA from local law schools have been invited.

Please RSVP to the Development Office by email or phone by Wednesday, October 25, 2006.
Email: development@swlaw.edu
Phone: (213) 738-6814

See you there!
~Your APALSA Board

Annual Exam Writing Workshop

October 14th will be our annual Exam Writing Workshop. Attendees will receive a sample packet of outlines and exam answers from top-scoring students.

Lunch will also be provided!

What: Exam Writing Workshop
When: Oct. 14th, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: W311

Non-members may still attend for $10, which also includes lunch (Chinese food)

If you would like more info, please email us at southwestern.apalsa@gmail.com.

Also, if you intend on attending please RSVP at southwestern.apalsa@gmail.com with name and section so that we may provide adequate food.

Cultural Food Fair

This week and next week, we will be selling pre-sale tickets for the food fair. The Food Fair will be on October 11th during lunch. The pre-sale is $7.00 per plate, which will have Korean BBQ from Chosun Galbi, which is a highly rated Korean BBQ restaurant in Los Angeles! Save a buck and pre-buy your tickets. Side dishes will be included along with rice. If you purchase the meal on the day of, the price will be $8.00.

Citysearch rating!

Sharply dressed patrons cook their heavily marinated dishes on sizzling grills at this contemporary Koreatown restaurant. The garden area's open walls give it an airy, outdoor feel with the added comfort of a roof cover. Inside, the simple and stylish industrial decor creates a more sterile feeling conducive to cooking. Classic dishes such as the short rib cubes and soy sauce-marinated beef bulgogi are all accompanied by a host of side dishes.

And click here for the official site.

We will be at the Promenade selling tickets Wednesday and Thursday during lunch. Or, if you see one of us around school, ask us because we'll have tickets available.

FAL 6th Annual Spirit Awards

SAT, OCT 14 – Celebrate with apl.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas), Tia Carrere, Lou Diamond Phillips, and many more at the Filipino American Library’s 6th Annual GALA!

LOS ANGELES – Black Eyed Peas’ apl.de.ap will join Tia Carrere, Lou Diamond Phillips, Cheryl Burke, and many more popular entertainers in a star-studded affair to celebrate the Filipino American Library’s 6th Annual Spirit Awards and Dinner Benefit GALA on Saturday, October 14 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel (506 S. Grand Ave.) in downtown Los Angeles.

Allan Pineda Lindo, also known as “apl.de.ap,” will be honored with the Filipino American Library’s (FAL) Role Model Award. Tia Carrere, whose film credits include “True Lies” and “Wayne’s World,” will be performing, along with singers Stephanie Reese and III of a Kind. Special guests who are scheduled to attend include Lou Diamond Phillips (“La Bamba,” “Courage under Fire”), Cheryl Burke (ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”), Tamlyn Tomita (“Joy Luck Club,” “Karate Kid II”), and Denise Dador (ABC7’s “Eyewitness News”).

The GALA honorees also include John Chiang (Chair, State Board of Equalization), ABS-CBN Global, Filipino American Service Group, Inc. (“FASGI”), and Washington Mutual.

FAL’s annual Silent Auction will take place that evening, offering guests the chance to bid on more than $10,000 worth of items that include original paintings, jewelry by Filipino artists, mp3 players, and movie collections. A new tradition will also commence, as FAL proudly presents its 1st annual Ballroom Dance Exhibition.

This year’s GALA commemorates the centennial of Filipino migration to the United States. Among the many generous sponsors of the GALA are Burger King (Platinum), Sony Pictures Entertainment (Gold), Washington Mutual (Gold), as well as Corporate Sponsors (Kevin Acebo, Mona Pasquil, Steve Westly, and Verizon) and Silver Sponsors (Dichoso & Company and Union Bank of California).

Tickets are $125 in advance (payable by Friday, October 13) or $150 at the door, with net proceeds benefiting FAL, the only community-based Filipino American library in the country. For more information, contact Jonathan Lorenzo at 213-382-0488, filamlibrary@sbcglobal.net, or online at www.filipinoamericanlibrary.org or www.myspace.com/filamlibrary.

SCCLA Trial Skills Workshop

Southern California Chinese Lawyers’ Assn.

Presents

2006 "Virtual Reality" Trial Skills Workshop

Oct. 28 and 29 at Loyola Law School

A 2-day trial skills workshop with lectures, demonstrations, a mock trial, personal coaching & critique from a distinguished panel of judges, commissioners, referees, and seasoned trial attorneys.

SCCLA is looking for people interested in the program and who would like to volunteer. Please see the TWEN site for the application and more information.

AIDS WALK - Sunday, October 15, 2006

AIDS WALK

Sunday, October 15, 2006

The SBA has put together a Southwestern Team and are now in the process of getting volunteers/walkers to join. Sign ups can be through the sign up sheets posted at school, or the website at www.aidswalk.net/losangeles. There is a donation requirement....but it can be any amount - even $5 helps. So please go out there and spread the word!

Photos from Mentor-Mentee Social Uploaded!

New photos up at Flickr! Click here, or on our badge on the sidebar to the right!

Mentor-Mentee Social, Friday Sept 22, 2006

Please join us at the Mentor-Mentee Social at the Golden Gopher. For more info on the Golden Gopher, here are the official website as well as the Citysearch profile.

Insider Tips from Citysearch:

The Extras

The liquor store offers moderately priced bottles of liquor and beer, cameras, mints and cigarettes.

When to Go

Happy hour runs weekdays, 4pm-7pm. There are weekly drink specials and regular discounts on beer and well drinks. No food, but guests can order pizza in.

Parking

If you can't find a spot on Eighth, use the $2 lot in the rear on Hill.

What to Drink

The Blue Angel, an ode to the Dodgers and Angels, contains mandarin vodka, blue Curacao, sweet-and-sour mix with a sugar-coated rim.

Again, the details:
What: Mentor-Mentee Social
When: Friday, September 22, 2006, 5:30 PM
Where: Golden Gopher, 417 W. 8th St., Los Angeles, CA 90014. Click here for a map.

If you signed up to be a mentee and have not been assigned a mentor, please email any of us and let us know ASAP!

See you tomorrow!

Slanted Screen Screening

THE SLANTED SCREEN: ASIAN MEN IN FILM & TELEVISION

RECEPTION, SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION

Please join us for an exclusive screening of “The Slanted Screen: Asian Men in Film & Television,” a new documentary film (www.slantedscreen.com) written, directed and produced by Jeff Adachi, a Japanese-American attorney who is the elected Public Defender in San Francisco and a former president of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area.

The film, which won “best documentary” at the NY International Independent Film & Video Festival, covers nearly 100 years of cinematic history, and includes interviews with actors James Shigeta, Mako, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Dustin Nguyen and comedian Bobby Lee.

A panel discussion entitled Influencing the Image-Makers will immediately follow the screening. Industry executives, including Screen Actors Guild President Allen Rosenberg and Chemin Bernard, President of Casting Society of America, will discuss strategies to increase diversity in film and television. The program will also include a special tribute to the late actor Mako, who is featured in the film.

Date: Thursday, October 5, 2006

Time: 6:30pm (Catered Reception by Lola’s restaurant); 7:30pm (Screening & Panel)

Location: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Dress: Business or cocktail party attire

Tickets: Jeff is offering JABA members 60% off the ticket price if you order before September 20, 2006. Tickets for the reception and show are $25. Tickets for the show are only $10. Free parking is available at 8920 Wilshire or 9025 Wilshire.

The $25 tickets include a catered reception and cast party, including Dustin Nguyen, Tzi Ma, James Shigeta, Cary Tagawa and other cast members, beginning at 6:30pm in the Grand Lobby.

Tickets are limited. To purchase $25 tickets on-line, please go to

www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6905.

You may also send a check payable to “The Asian American Arts Foundation” to PO Box 77313, SF, CA 94107 no later than September 20, 2006 to purchase the $25 or $10 tickets by mail. Please include your name and mailing address, and the number of tickets you wish. If you pay by check, tickets will be mailed to you. For more information, please contact Michelle Sugihara at msugihara@luce.com.

This event is sponsored by the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild, the Casting Society of America, the Center for Asian American Media, the Writers Guild AAWC, the Producers Guild, the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

PABA event, Sept. 30th, 2006

Philippine American Bar Association presents ...

Our Annual Merienda

Come discover what we are all about

Free Food! Free Drinks! Meet other attorneys and law students!

Saturday, September 30, 2006
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Law Offices of Manny Ibay
10520 Venice Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

Philippine American Bar Association (PABA) of Los Angeles was formed in response to expressed interests in addressing the legal issues confronting the Pilipino American community, as well meeting the professional concerns of Pilipino American lawyers in Southern California. PABA sponsors community legal clinics focusing on various areas of the law and provides pro bono legal services. In addition, PABA provides continuing legal education seminars and professional development opportunities for its members, and assists Pilipino American law students through its scholarship fund and mentorship program.

* For futher information about the Merienda, please contact
Ben Hofilena at bhofilena@mwe.com, (310) 551-9346 or
Franciso Ochoa at fochoa@mayerbrownrowe.com, (213) 229-5171

Updates and Mentor-Mentee Sign Ups

Hi everyone!

This is a big update. First, click here to download a mentor-mentee sheet. You don't need to right click and "save as." Go ahead and just click on it and a download window should pop up. We are experimenting with this downloading, so please email us at southwestern.apalsa@gmail.com if you have problems downloading.

Second, we have a few upcoming events in our community. Check them out and feel free to email Hildy if you want further information.

Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP) and the Asian American Action
Fund (AAAFund) present...

APA's RISING: Political, Progressive and Proud
A community q&a

Thursday, September 28, 2006
7:00 p.m. - Registration and Networking
7:30 - 8:30 pm - Intros and Q & A

Host venue: National Center for the Preservation of Democracy / Democracy
Forum
111 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles 90012
(across the Plaza from the Japanese American National Museum)

John Chiang - (candidate for State Controller)
Judy Chu - (candidate for Board of Equalization - District 4)
Mike Eng - (candidate for CA Assembly - District 49)
Ted Lieu - (candidate for CA Assembly - District 53)

Free. To rsvp, email: apafp@apaforprogress.org

***************************AND***************************

WHAT: APIAs for Fair Immigration Reform meeting

WHEN: Wednesday, September 20, 4:00-6:00 pm

WHERE: Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 1145 Wilshire Blvd (and Lucas
Ave), 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017.

RSVP to dhuang@apalc.org or 213-241-0237.

South Asian Network

A grassroots community-based organization dedicated to promoting the health, empowerment, and solidarity of persons of South Asian origin.

• Share your stories about the impact of immigration laws on your families
• Know Your Rights about Immigration What to do when someone gets arrested or detained and how to prevent it
• Find out about immigration laws currently affecting your community

Townhall

Over 1.5 million people have been deported since 1996

WHY????
Communities Coming Together to Fight Racism and Defend Human Rights!!
GET INVOLVED, TAKE ACTION and SPEAK OUT!!

Saturday, September 30, 2006
2pm-5pm
Refreshments Provided

Shatto Recreation Center
3191 West 4th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(between Virgil and Vermont Ave.)
Near bus lines 16, 18, 26, 51, 201, 204, 754 and the Koreatown DASH

For more information contact Shiu-Ming Cheer or Hamid Khan at South Asian Network:
Shiu-Ming Cheer: (562) 403-0488, shiuming@southasiannetwork.org
Hamid Khan: (213) 480-9632, hamid@southasiannetwork.org

Brought to you in collaboration with the Allies Collective: Garment Worker’s Center, Homies Unidos, Khmer Girls in Action, Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance, Pilipino Worker’s Center, Q-Team, Youth Justice Coalition

Reminder: First Meeting of the Year on Wednesday

Hi everyone. This is just a reminder that our first meeting is coming up on Wednesday, September 6th, 2006.

Come learn, eat, and join us! There will be food (not pizza!) and lots of information.

When: 12:30 PM & 5:30 PM
Where: BW 390

See you there!

APABA's Third Annual Bowling Night

Here's an upcoming Asian Pacific American Bar Association event. Susan, Erin, and I went last year and it was pretty fun! It's a great way to sign up as a student! Also, as you can see, they have prizes and it'd be cool if Southwestern could be represented! ;-)

Third Annual Bowling Night

What: Come join APABA for some friendly
competition as we bring a close to the summer and kick off the new school
year. Prizes will be given for the highest individual score, and the top three team scores.

Date: Friday, September 22, 2006

Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Cost: $15 for Members, $20 for Non-Members,
and $12 for Law Students. (Includes two games of bowling and shoe rental)

Location: Mar Vista Bowl
12125 Venice Blvd
West LA, CA 90066

Directions: Take 405 north or south

Exit Venice Blvd and head west

It is on the north side of the street before Centinela

RSVP: Contact Ed Sung at esungucla@yahoo.com.

Participants can sign up to bowl individually, or as teams. If signing up as a team, please do so in advance of the event.

APAWLA Tea Luncheon, September 9, 2006

ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN WOMEN LAWYERS ALLIANCE
cordially invites you to a presentation on

______________________________________

IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
YOUR LEGAL PRESENTATION

__________________________________________
a tea luncheon and discussion with

CYNTHIA G. VENECIANO, Ph.D.
Principal, Imaging Presentation Partners
As both a jury and an in-court trial consultant, Dr. Veneciano brings a comprehensive
perspective and understanding to both the jurors and the visual evidence of the case.

and

MECHELLET BICKERSTAFF
President, Image Consulting Excellence
Mechellet helps people discover the power of personal presentation and how it makes a
difference in perception, business and social success.


Saturday, September 9, 2006
11:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Chado Tea Room
79 N. Raymond, Pasadena


$25 for APAWLA members and law students, $35 for nonmembers.
RSVP by September 5, 2006

We will be collecting business suits and accessories in good condition to donate to the Center for the Pacific Asian Family, a shelter and agency for battered women and their children. If you have business attire that you no longer wear, your donation can be instrumental in helping another woman find work and get back on her feet.

SCCLA Event, September 10, 2006

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

CHINESE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Presents

END OF SUMMER PARTY

Date: September 10, 2006 (Sunday)

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Place: Mr. Tom Loo's Malibu Residence
3939 Villa Costera Malibu, CA 90265

Casual Attire

Lunch is Provided

Free Admission

This Event is Designed for Law Students to Learn Job Placement Skills and to Hear Leading Attorneys Speak on the Practice of Law and How They Got Their Jobs.

For RSVP and more information, please contact:

Gene Tu - 626-823-2469 tugene@gmail.com
Sandy Wu - 310-430-9019 sandytwu@hotmail.com

Thanks for coming!

Wow, we just want to thank everyone who came to the BBQ. The BBQ was a fantastic success and a great way to start off the year. Here are some photos of new and old Southwestern students.

Please check out our photos on http://www.flickr.com/photos/swapalsa/. You can click on our zeitgeist on the right there above the calander, or click here. Feel free to leave comments here or on flickr if you have an account on flickr.

Now ... don't you wish you came?! That's okay ... there will be plenty of opportunities to join in on the fun! Please visit us at the tables during SBA club week on Wednesday, August 30th.

APALSA BBQ Reminder

We'd like to remind you about the upcoming APALSA BBQ on August 26th, starting at noon at Susan's, our VP, house. We will have food, drinks, games and, of course, lots of fun.

We hope you can join us! Please RSVP by emailing or calling us at southwestern.apalsa@gmail.com, or email any board members. If you would like a ride, please contact us for arrangements. We will be able to provide rides to the BBQ from Southwestern. You are also welcome to email with any questions you may have.

Details:

What: APALSA BBQ/Picnic
When: August 26th, 12 - ???
Where: Susan's Backyard / 542 Van Ness Ave / Los Angeles / 90020

Click here for a map.

As a reminder, the first general meeting has been moved to Sept 6, 2006.

Great Networking Event!

Orange County Korean American Bar Association Mixer

When: Thursday, August 31, 2006, 6-9PM

Where: Waters Restaurant in Irvine
(4615 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA)

Why: Great way to network with attorneys in the O.C. area

**Free Food and Drinks**

Download flyer here

Welcome back to school everyone!

Thanks for coming by the APALSA booth to check out what we have in store for the upcoming year! We still have lots of fortune cookies, so don't be shy about grabbing some for emergency snacks at the next meeting!

I'd just like to remind everyone to take a look at the BBQ info below, or click here for a direct link.

If you need a ride, don't hesitate to email southwestern.apalsa@gmail.com . Also, if you can, please RSVP so we can ensure enough food! Feel free to bring a guest!

See you soon!

2006 LA Tofu Festival

11th Annual Tofu Festival

Saturday, August 12th, 2-10 pm; Sunday, August 13th, 12-6 pm

237 South San Pedro Street

All proceeds benefit Little Tokyo Service CEnter

www.tofufestival.com

(Iron Chef Morimoto will be there!!!)

East West Players

For anyone interested ...

ANNOUNCING EWP's 41st ANNIVERSARY SEASON

The 41st Anniversary Season is dedicated to the memory of EWP Founding Artistic Director Mako.

East West Players brings the artist to the forefront in a season that features new and classic works exploring the struggles and triumphs of actors, singers and dancers both on- and off-stage. “In presenting productions that turn the company back to its original mission in performing arts, it is particularly fitting to dedicate our upcoming season to the memory of Founding Artistic Director, Mako,” says Artistic Director Tim Dang.

East West Players will be presenting several productions this season, including:

Sides: The Fear is Real
Surfing DNA
Master Class
I Land
Yellow Face

For more information, call (213) 625-7000 or email at info@eastwestplayers.org.
All plays and dates subject to change.

Click here to visit East West Players on the web.

As the nation’s premier Asian American theatre organization, East West Players produces outstanding works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American experience.

East West Players
David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts
120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-7000 phone | (213) 625-7111 FAX

Also ... click the flyer below for an upcoming fundraising event:

Join us for some BBQ on August 26th!

Please join us on August 26th for a fabulous BBQ. There will be burgers, hotdogs, drinks, snacks, people, and games! All are welcome. The more the merrier!

Below are the details:

What: APALSA BBQ/Picnic
When: August 26th, 12 - ???
Where: Susan's Backyard

Please RSVP to southwestern.apalsa@gmail.com.

welcome to Southwestern's APALSA blog!

Hello everyone!

Welcome 1Ls and welcome back returning Southwestern students. APALSA this year is trying something new out and we hope that you'll join us in making this year a successful year! Please check back often as we will continually be updating this blog.

Thanks for visiting!