APALSA Mission:

• Foster awareness of legal Asian American issues.
• Promote the admission and retention of Asian American law students, especially those with the goal of legally serving Asian communities.
• Encourage members to excel in their law school and legal careers.
• Provide professional, cultural and social opportunities for members.
• Sponsors activities with other student organizations and law schools.
• Include the ideas of all interested law students & faculty to facilitate an understanding of issues that affect the profession and society as a whole.

Online:

• Website: http://org.law.rutgers.edu/o-asian/
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77294840857

Events:

• Grocery Run - Visit various ethnic markets nearby, stock up!
• Temple/Rutgers Mixer - Meet, befriend, and network with your future colleagues from Temple University Beasley School of Law’s APALSA.
• Speaker: Won-Mo Kang, Esq. - An alumnus with 10 years of international human rights work, now practices out of Princeton for Fox Rothschild. Co-chair of the international law group and diversity chair.

Bio: http://www.foxrothschild.com/Attorneys/Attorney.aspx?id=1372

• Moon Cake Sale, Chuseok, & Diwali Events - Various Mid-Autumn celebrations and “Bake” sales. Glass noodles, songpyeon, mava, etc.
• Sushi Social - With the WLC, learn to make sushi from Madame Saito (award winning creator of the Philly Roll) and enjoy your creations.

For more info: http://sushi.madamesaito.com

• Lunar Banquet - Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Asian cuisine and entertainment.

Public Interest:

• Philadelphia Bar Association’s Referral Hotline Mandarin Prompts
• Asian Asylees and Refugees - Possible naturalization clinic; 2/3L only
• Financial Literacy Project (FLiP) - Training 9/17 (4-8pm), Room E404.
• Legal Referral Pro Bono Project (LEAP) - Training 9/22 & 24 (12:30-2:20), Room E110.  Open to 2/3Ls.  Both sessions mandatory to participate.

Resources:

• Outline Bank - Members get passwords to access the outline bank
• $500 Book Scholarship - Write-in competition for members
• Supplement Library - Study materials for exam preparation
• Networking - For the greater Philadelphia area, Delaware and New Jersey
• 2008 NJ Minority Judge directory: Federal, State, & Municipal Court

Opportunity & Diversity:

• Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars Program, 9/15: http://www.lw.com/AboutLatham.aspx?page=Diversity
• PDLG Applications in December: http://www.philadiversitylaw.org/
• Judge William M. Marutani Fellowship: http://www.aabadv.org/marutani.shtml
• NAPABA Law Foundation Scholarships: http://www.napaba.org/napaba/showpage.asp?code=scholarships
• Asian-Pacific American Bar Association of PA: Networking, mentoring, and more… contact us for details.

Get Involved!

Be a 1L Representative: Networking, leadership, and recruitment opportunities. Join up! APALSA is what you make it!

Board:

Dave Huang - Pres. - dwh@camden

Kenji Saito - VP - medlaw@gmail

Mita Dey - Sec. - mita.dey@gmail

Neha Sinha - Treas. - nehasin@gmail

Andy Linenberg - PR - andlinen@camden

YOUR Name Here - 1L Rep. (2 positions only) - Submit nomination bids by 9/8, electronic election 9/10

YOUR Name Here - Banquet Committee - Volunteer

YOUR Name Here - Webmaster - Submit resume & work sample