APALSA's Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events:
10/29/08 (Wed): APALSA and Outlaw No on Prop. 8 Panel in W311 at 12:30pm
11/13/08 (Thu): APALSA Annual Alumni Reception - COME mingle with Dean Garth, faculty, Southwestern alumni, other attorneys and APALSA members! Location: Louis XVI Room, 2nd Floor of BW Bldg
11/17 - 11/18/08 (Mon & Tue) all day: APALSA Holiday Drive. Location: in front of WM

Canceled Events:
11/6 (Thurs):APALSA Karaoke Night (moved date up to 10/23)
11/12 (Wed): 3rd General Mtg

APALSA Bake sale

Thank you for donating and buying delicious baked goods!!!

APALC 25th Anniversary Dinner

The APALSA board members were invited to attend the Asian American Pacific Legal Center's 25th Anniversary Dinner event on Oct. 21, 2008.

Cultural Food Fair!! - Fall 2008

Thank you Prof. Cammack!!!

APALSA's Upcoming Events

9/25 (Thurs): 8-11pm: APALSA Bowling Night @ Shatto Lanes
10/1 (Wed): 12:30-2 & 5-6pm: 2nd General Mtg (Speaker Panel), BW370
10/2 (Thurs): 12:30-2 & 5-6pm: Cultural Food Fair
10/18 (Sat): 10am-2pm: APALSA Outline & Exam Writing Workshop, W311
10/27 (Mon): APALSA Bake Sale #1: in front of WM
11/6 (Thurs): 8-11p: APALSA Karaoke Night
11/12 (Wed): 12:30-2 & 5-6pm: 3rd General Mtg (Speaker Panel), BW370
11/13 (Thurs): 5:30-7:30pm: APALSA Alumni Reception, Louis XVI Room
11/17 (Mon): 12:30-2 & 5-6pm: APALSA Bake Sale #2

APALSA Mentor-Mentee Luncheon

What: APALSA Mentor-Mentee Luncheon
When: Wednesday, 9/17
Time: 12:30-1:30PM
Where: BW370

Come meet your mentor or mentee for the first time!
Lunch will be provided.

From our 1st General Meeting

Thank you all for coming to our first general meeting this semester!!

1st General Meeting

What: APALSA 1st General Meeting
When: Wednesday, 9/3
Time: 12:30-1:30PM and 5-6PM
Where: W311

Find out who we are and what we do! Hear about our upcoming events including APALSA Mentor-Mentee lunch mixer (9/17), Bowling Night (9/25), SBA Cultural Food Fair (10/2), and Outline & Exam Writing Workshop (10/18) .

Lunch will be provided.

APABA Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Event

APABA's Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month event

The Next Sleeping Giant:Is There An Emerging Asian Pacific American Swing Vote?

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 – 5:30 to 9:00 pm

at the ImaginAsian Center

www.theimaginasian.com/la

251 South Main Street (near Little Tokyo)Los Angeles, California 90012

With the presidential campaign in full swing and the largest voter turnout in recent memory, where do APA voters stand? Are there identifiable voting trends? Are APAs the newest "swing vote?

Panelists include:
· Dan Ichinose (APALC, Director of Demographic Research Project);
· Kam Kuwata (Democratic Political Consultant);
· Courtni Sunjoo Pugh (Assistant Area Director for SEIU and former Deputy Political Director for the Edwards presidential campaign (invited));
· Prof. Raphael Sonenshein, (CSUF, expert on political coalition building and author of Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles); and
· Ted Chen, (KNBC), as moderator.

Admission: FreeRSVP by May 9 to president@apabala.org (please indicate if you are interested in purchasing a bento box dinner)

Almost there...

Hello Everyone!

We are almost there... so hang in there. As the semester and the school year wraps up, the APALSA board would like to wish you a successful round of finals!
To those graduating, congratulations and good luck on the Bar!

Cheers to long nights at the library and jumbo cans of red bull!

2008 APALSA Installations and Awards Banquet

Southwestern Law School Asian-Pacific-American Law Student Association presents...

The 2008 APALSA Installations and Awards Banquet

The Banquet will be APALSA's last event to conclude a great year we've had. We will be honoring Dean Bryant G. Garth and Professor Dennis T. Yokoyama. In addition, this past year's board will be retired and the incoming board will be installed.

Date:Saturday, April 19th, 2008, 6:30PM Reception

Location: Westin Bonaventure(Downtown LA)

404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Ticket Sale Price: $20 (Limited Number)$40 thereafter

Please indicate chicken or vegetarian meal selection.

Cocktail Attire Requested.

2nd Bake Sale

What: Volunteer or Donate Goods

for the APALSA Bake Sale

When: NEXT Monday, 3/17

Times: 12:00PM-2:00PM; and 5PM-6PM

Sign up on TWEN

2nd General Meeting

Note: New date for the 2nd GM

What: APALSA 2nd General Meeting
When: Wednesday, 3/5
Time: 12:30-1:30PM and 5-6PM
Where: BW 390

Find out how you can become on the APALSA board next year. Hear about our upcoming Mentor-Mentee mixer. And find out about our other upcoming events, including the APALSA end-of-the-year banquet and awards ceremony.

Lunch will be provided.

2nd General Meeting

Mark your Calendars!

2nd General Meeting

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Room: TBA

MOOT COURT WORKSHOP

Stressed because of Moot Court?

Come get the ins and outs at the

APALSA Moot Court Workshop

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Free for members!

Where: BW 390

Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm

Bake Sale!!

GET YOUR YUM YUM ON!!

APALSA BAKESALE

Monday, February 25, 2008

Come get some cake and cookies

In front of the Westmoreland Building

Cultural Food Fair

Come by the APALSA booth during the Cultural Food Fair to show your support.

Thursday, February 14th

During lunch from 12:00PM-2PM

in the Student Common Area

We will be selling a variety of delicious Asian small dishes such as dim sum, musubi, chicken yakitori, beef satay, and much more! Dishes will be $6 for a sampler plate or $2 per selection, so please remember to bring cash. See you there!

Joint APALSA Mixer

Come to the Joint APALSA mixer and meet other members from UCLA, USC, Pepperdine, Loyola, Chapman, Whittier, and La Verne law schools! This will be a great networking and socializing opportunity. The venue will be a closed event for APALSA, so feel free to invite your friends. The Southwestern APALSA is proud to be hosting this event, so please come show your support for our school.

Where: Hollywood Canteen
1006 Seward StLos Angeles, CA 90038

(323) 465-0961
http://www.hollywoodcanteenla.com/index.htm
When: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Starts: 9:00PM
Costs: $2 cover
**$3-$6 drink specials until 11PM
**21+ only

Informal Mentor-Mentee Meeting

Please contact your respective mentor or mentee for an informal get together. Because of APALSA's full calendar, we will not be able to have an official Mentor-Mentee mixer until early March.

Mentors, we know your mentees need advice or help on their upcoming oral arguments. So, please try to contact your mentees. In case you forgot, a list of mentor and mentee match ups and their contact information are posted on the TWEN site.

Spring Semester

Hey Apalsa Members!

Welcome back to school! Let's all have a great semester!

Here are some activities that are gonna be coming your way in February~!
- Cultural Food Fair: Our table: Asian Tapas homie!
- Joint APALSA Mixer - with all So Cal Law Schools - Are you gonna miss the fun? NO!
More details will follow!

If you are interested in being a Poll Monitor, contact southwestern.apalsa@swlaw.edu.

Wanna post something? Got Pictures? Let me know! only1miri@gmail.com

Study hard 'til the fun begins!