Diversity Calendar

May 2008

May 2, 2008 - The annual dinner for Hate Free Zone Washington, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle
Doors open at 6:00pm
Tickets: $80

Please join us for a special gathering of over 600 diverse community members to honor those with the courage to take a stand and work towards freedom, democracy, and justice for ALL. We will also be celebrating Governor Gregoire's signing of the New Americans Executive Order, making her only the fourth governor in the country to do so!

Event and table sponsorship opportunities are available.
For more information about the event, please contact us at info@hatefreezone.org or 206-723-2203, ext. 210, or visit www.hatefreezone.org.

May 19, 2008 - SAVE THE DATE!! University of Washington and Seattle University Schools of Law Minority Law Student Reception! For more information, please click here.

May 22, 2008 – Korean American Bar Association, Korean American Coalition, and Korean American Health Porfessionals Association Networking Event! We encourage potential members to join us and learn more about our organizations – so please reach out to your colleagues! Appetizers will be provided, and there will also be drawings for raffle and door prizes, so come early!

When: Thursday, May 22; 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Where: Karma Lounge in Belltown; 2318 2nd Ave., Seattle (206-838-5590)
Contact: Susan Chang, susan@mrmastro.com

May 23, 2008 - A "Meet and Greet" for attorneys and law students of Middle Eastern descent! We are considering the creation of a Middle Eastern Bar Association of Washington and would like to discuss this idea with other Middle Easterns in the legal profession. And of course to meet, eat, drink, and be merry! O'Asian Restaurant, 800 Fifth Avenue, http://oasian.net/. O'Asian offers free validated parking in the building starting at 5:30 pm. Please let us know if you can make it (or if you'd be interested in attending future events if you can't make it) by contacting Aneelah Afzali at aa@stokeslaw.com or Sahar Fathi at SFathi@u.washington.edu. We look forward to seeing you soon!

May 29, 2008 - Third Annual Statewide Diversity Conference, Pre-Conference Reception. University of Washington School of Law. Registration information will be available at www.wambac.org in early spring. Conference co-chairs Kim Tran and Michael Heath can be reached at conference@wambac.org.

May 30, 2008 - Statewide Diversity Conference - Seattle University School of Law.

June 2008

June 6, 2008 - WSBA Board of Governors meeting. Red Lion Hotel, Vancouver, WA. Agenda due: May 16, board book material deadline: May 23.

June 6-8, 2008 - ATJ/Bar Leaders Conference, Red Lion Hotel, Vancouver, WA! This 13th annual convention seeks to bring minority bar leaders together with others in bar leadership including the WSBA Board of Governors and the Supreme Court Justices, and WSBA members statewide to connect and network around issues of access to justice, and also improving our practice and profession.

June 26, 2008 - KCBA Annual Awards Banquet; Grand Hyatt Seattle, 721 Pine St. 5:00 p.m. – reception; 6:30 p.m. – dinner. Information coming soon on our website at www.kcba.org.

Jun 28, 2008 - The Korean American Bar Association (KABA) will co-host/co-sponsor the Eighth Annual Benefit Golf Tournament at Trilogy Redmond Ridge with the Korean American Coalition- Washington and the Korean American Health Professionals Association at 1:30 p.m. Please click here for sponsorship information and here for registration details!

July 2008

July 25-26, 2008 - WSBA Board of Governors meeting. Marcus Whitman, Walla Walla, WA. Agenda due: Jul 3, board book material deadline: July 11.

October 2008

October 28, 2008 - Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington’s (VABAW) Fourth Annual Dinner!
Venue: Triple Door, 216 Union Street , Seattle , WA .
Reception to start at 5:00 pm, and Dinner & Program from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Details to follow soon on our keynote speaker and entertainment.

Last year at our banquet, we unveiled our Hong Duc Clerkship, whereby VABAW fully funds a selected law student to clerk at an international law firm in Vietnam for the summer of 2008. The student will have the unique experience of learning the local cultures and customs while living in Vietnam and learning international and comparative law working at a major law firm. We hope you will join us at this year’s banquet to hear about the selected law student and the Hong Duc Clerkship experience.
For details, please contact our VABAW Banquet Chair and President-Elect Thi Huynh at thi@huynhlaw.com