UPCOMING EVENTS

Additional events are listed on our homepage at www.vabanc.org

 

 

 

December 6, 2011: 50th Anniversary of Distinguished Service by African American Justices in California

VABANC is a co-sponsor of this event with the San Mateo County Bar Association, at a reception honoring African Americans Justices in California.

Please let Kristina Chung at kchung@rmkb.com know if you can attend this event on Monday December 6th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in Redwood City at Club Fox at 2209 Broadway St.

Kristina Chung, the current President of the Korean American Bar Association, is also an active member on the San Mateo County Diversity Committee that put together this program. The opening speaker is our esteemed Cal Bar President Jon Streeter and the keynote speaker is Judge James Ware.  I will be attending and hope to see some of you there if your schedule permits.  There is no cost to attend, but an RSVP is required in order for admittance so please let us know. Thanks.


San Mateo County Bar Association Diversity Committee invites you to celebrate the

50th Anniversary of Distinguished Service by African American Justices in California

Opening Remarks: Jon Streeter, Esq.

President, California State Bar

Keynote Speaker: The Honorable James Ware

Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

WHEN: December 6th, 2011, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Club Fox, 2209 Broadway St., Redwood City

RSVP: Kristina Chung at Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley

kchung@rmkb.com ph. 650.780.1706

No cost to attend, but RSVP required.

December 8, 2011: APABASV, SABANC, KABANC and VABANC joint holiday party

Volunteers needed. Please contact: regina.tran@gmail.com for more information.

Please RSVP at: www.eventbrite.com/event/2503542162

We hope that everyone is looking forward to a festive evening of mingling and networking while enjoying hosted appetizers and the sounds of our DJ.

Please also note that WE WILL BE COLLECTING DONATIONS FOR THE FOOD BANK at the holiday party. Donation options are outlined below.

You can DONATE AT THE EVENT. There will be barrels from Second Harvest at the event for donating food items. We request that all attendees consider bringing items to donate at the party. For guidelines on what food items are needed please visit: http://shfb.org/mostneededfoods

You can also DONATE ONLINE through our Virtual Food Drive. Click on this link: https://donate.shfb.org/vfd/ and enter the details below to donate!
Donor Type: Community Group; 
Organization Name: SABANC/APABASV/KABANC/VABANC

You can ALSO DONATE OFFLINE BY CHECK made payable to Second Harvest Food Bank to 750 Curtner Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. Be sure to include our DRIVE ID NUMBER 201113337 with all offline donations. 

See you there!

 

December 14, 2011: Barristers Club Holiday Party @ Bubble Lounge in San Francisco

visit www.sfbar.org for more info.

RE-OCCURING EVENTS

First Wednesday of Every Month
VABANC / ACBA / VACCEB Monthly East Bay Pro Bono Legal Clinics
655 International Blvd, Oakland, CA  |  6pm-8pm  |  Flyer  |  communityservice@vabanc.org
This free legal clinic is a joint collaboration among VABANC, Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA)'s Volunteer Legal Services Corporation (VLSC), and Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay (VACCEB). Attorneys and law students are encouraged to volunteer.  

Second Tuesday of Every Month
VABANC / KGACLC Monthly San Jose Pro Bono Legal Clinics
Tully Library located at 880 Tully Road, San Jose, CA.

Please contact us as the location may change:  communityservice@vabanc.org
VABANC and Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center (KGACLC), a supported project of Santa Clara University Law School, will host free monthly legal clinics aimed at assisting the Vietnamese community in San Jose. We thank the San Jose Public Library for graciously hosting us at their Tully Branch library. Attorneys and law students are encouraged to volunteer. 

PAST EVENTS

November 18, 2011: NCVAA at NAPABA

NCVAA at NAPABA November 18, 2011
12:00noon

For those attending Napaba's Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia,  NCVAA will be gathering for an informal lunch meeting.
Come out and catch up with your Vietnamese American attorneys. Please bring your business cards for a chance to win a door prize!

NCVAA Lunch Meeting, Friday, November 18, 2011 @ 12noon
CNN Center- McCormick & Schmick's

News from NCVAA
Mai Phan, NCVAA President

Welcoming from
Andrew Vu, NAPABA Board Member at Large

Save the Date-- 6th Annual NCVAA- Houston, Texas
Catherine Than, NCVAA BOG and 2012 Conference Chair

RSVP by 11/16/11
Mai Phan: mai@pnallp.com

All are invited to attend. Please feel free to pass this along to others.

November 19, 2011: APILO Citizenship Workshop at Au Co Culture Center
If you are interested in volunteering or donating food for event, please contact Nikki at ndinh@apilegaloutreach.org or 415.567.6255.

The flyer in VN and English are attached.

• October 29: VABANC / La Raza San Francisco / LiUNA Co-sponsored Citizenship Day in San Francisco
• November 3: VABANC/ SABANC, FBANC, KABANC, EBLRLA, CHBA, BLWNC, AABA Joint Mixer in Oakland. RSVP.
• November 5: 2011 Hanson Bridgett Interview Workshop for 1Ls in San Francisco
• November 8: FBANC Mixer at 111 Minna in San Francisco. Rsvp.
  
• November 10: East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association Annual Judicial Excellence and Recognition and Scholarship Awards Reception in Oakland.
• November 10: SCCBA Diversity and Rainbow Committee present Diversity Mentoring and Speed Networking in San Jose. Details.
• November 14: Minority Bar Coalition Unity Reception at UC Hastings in San Francisco
• November 17 - 20: NAPABA Atlanta, Georgia
• November 18: NCVAA Meeting at NAPABA
• November 19: APILO Citizenship Workshop at Au Co Culture Center. English Flyer.

November 14, 2011: Minority Bar Coalition Unity Reception

It's time again for the annual Minority Bar Coalition Unity Awards!

Come mingle with members of other bar associations at this joint happy hour hosted by the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California (SABA-NC), East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association (EBLRLA), Charles Houston Bar Association (CHBA), Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABANC), Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern California (BWLNC), Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) and more! 

    Appetizers will be provided.
    This event is FREE for members of the sponsoring bar associations. Become a member of any association that night and get in for free!
    $5 at the door for all other attendees.
    Feel free to invite friends and colleagues to attend.

Please reply by 12:00 pm, Wednesday, November 2, 2011.   Walk-ins welcome!

www.southasianbar.org

www.eblrla.org

www.charleshoustonbar.org

www.kabanc.org

www.bwlnc.com

www.aaba-bay.com

www.vabanc.org

 

Come network with your fellow minority attorneys and law students from over 25 Bay Area minority organizations, as together we celebrate those of our colleagues who have best shown a dedication to working in a unified manner to advance the cause of diversity in the legal profession.  In addition, one attorney will be awarded the MBC Trailblazer Award to honor either a special achievement over the past year or their lifetime achievement for the cause of diversity in the legal profession.  

This year’s Unity Awards Reception is FREE to all, and will be held on:   

Monday, November 14

6:30-8:30 PM

Graciously hosted at the:

Alumni Reception Center

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

200 McAllister Street.

Please send an email to  mbcrsvps@gmail.com if you plan to attend for security purposes. 

Minority Bar Coalition Member Organizations include: Alameda County Bar Association; Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area; Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley; Association of Lawyers with Disabilities; The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF); BASF Barrister’s Club; Bay Area Association of Muslim Lawyers; Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom; Black Women Lawyers of Northern California; California Association of Black Lawyers; California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP); Charles Houston Bar Association; Contra Costa County Bar Association (CCCBA); CCCBA Women’s Section; East Bay Diversity Bar Coalition; East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association; Filipino Bar Association of Northern California; Iranian American Bar Association; Korean American Bar Association of Northern California; Marin County Women Lawyers; Queen’s Bench Bar Association; San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association; Santa Clara County Bar Association (SCCBA); SCCBA Diversity Committee; SCCBA Rainbow Committee; Santa Clara Black Lawyers Association; La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County; South Asian Bar Association of Northern California; State Bar of California Council on Access and Fairness; Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California; and Women Lawyers of Alameda County.

October 13, 2011: KGACLC Celebration in San Jose -  Judge Jaqueline Duong Will Be Honored

October 13, 2011:APABA-SV Scholarship & Commitment to Diversity Banquet

 

October 14, 2011: Bar Association of San Francisco Barristers Club Inaugural Annual Meeting

 

October 29, 2011: VABANC, LIUNA, Citizenship Now event will take place at Union Hall at 3271 18th Street, SF CA 94110 (cross street Shotwell). 

This event is spearheaded by the Laborers International Union of North American (LiUNA).  The event is called, "Citizenship Now" and is a day in which people who are interested in applying for citizenship can find free legal help with their applications.

Citizenship Now presents a tremendous opportunity to provide crucial legal help to people who seek to become citizens.

For those needing assistance with citizenship please telephone the appointments hotline: 646-943-6922.

To volunteer, please contact Alicia at 415-225-8738 ot the LiUNA organizer, Maria Castro at 917-681-2489, for further information. Volunteer attorneys, paralegals or law students are needed.

 

November 3, 2011: SABA-NC, EBLRLA, CHBA, KABANC, BWLNC, AABA, VABANC Joint Mixer in Oakland. RSVP

• October 11: Queen's Bench LEAADD Dinner at The City Club of San Francisco
• October 12: Women Lawyers of Alameda County Annual Judges Dinner and Silent Auction
• October 13: KGACLC Celebration in San Jose - Judge Jacqueline Duong will be honored
• October 13: APABA-SV Annual Scholarship and Commitment to Diversity Awards Banquet at Sofitel in Redwood City
• October 14: Bar Association of San Francisco Barrister's Club Inaugural Annual Meeting at BASF Offices in San Francisco.
• October 15: BASF ADR Mediation Skills Training
• October 21: Minority Bar Coalition Unity Reception in San Francisco
• October 21: Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers Association Annual Scholarship Dinner
• October 25: AABA Practice Opportunities for Asian Pacific Islander American Attorneys in Estate Planning and Family Law MCLE

September 29, 2011: VABANC, FBANC, and SABA joint mixer at Xanh Restaurant in Mountain View. RSVP.

October 7, 2011: VABANC's 13th Annual Scholarship Dinner | 5:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m.

 A night celebrating our Vietnamese American leaders. Please click here for more information.
Location: Dynasty Chinese Seafood Restaurant located at 1001 Story Road in San Jose.
Keynote speaker: California State Controller John Chiang as our keynote speaker. Our program host will be NBC 11 television news reporter Vicky Nguyen. We will be honoring our 2011 Trailblazer recipient, Thuy Thi Nguyen.

Sponsorship opportunities are available.

October 1, 2011: Filipino American Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC) and Asian Law Caucus (ALC) 18th Annual Caucus Classic Charity Golf Tournement at Presidio Golf Course.

October 5, 2011: SCCBA: Annual Reception Honoring Unsung Heroes

Please join us as VABANC will be honored at this event. This event is free but registration is required.

Join the bench and bar in recognizing individuals and organizations in our community, regardless of ethnicity, who have demonstrated a long-standing commitment to encouraging the advancement of minorities in the legal profession or promoting equal access to the administration of justice for individuals.  This event will leave you inspired and re-energized to give back to our legal community.

September 29: VABANC, FBANC, KABANC, CHBA Joint Mixer at Xanh Restaurant in Mountain View. RSVP.
September 25: Call for volunteers to assist ALRP at Folsom Street Fair
September 25 and 27: BAAML presents: Alia Malek and Voices of Witness in San Francisco and Oakland
October 1: Filipino American Bar Ass. of Nor. Cal. and Asian Law Caucus 18th Annual Charity Golf Tournement
October 5: SCCBA UnSung Heroes Reception in San Jose. 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Fallon House Gardens – corner of St. John and Terraine Streets. VABANC will be receiving a UnSung Heroes Award.
October 5-6: CMCP 22nd Annual Business Conference
October 7: VABANC 13th Annual Scholarship Dinner

August 26, 2011: KABANC Gala at Crowne Plaza in Palo Alto.KABANC is proud to honor Mr. Hyun Park, General Counsel of PG&E, as KABANC's 2011 Legal Professional of the Year, and Ms. Catharina Min, Managing Partner of Reed Smith's Silicon Valley office, as KABANC's 2011 Alumnus of the Year.
For more information and/or to RSVP, please contact KABANC Treasurer Ellie Jung at ejej0101@gmail.com.

August 26, 2011: VACCEB Annual Fundraiser Dinner at Peony Restaurant in Oakland. VABANC's joint legal clinics with ACBA and VACCEB operate out of VACCEB's facility at Clinton Park, in Oakland, CA. This fundraiser will assist VACCEB in serving the general senior population of Oakland and East Bay. . Flyer. Sponsorship.

September 16, 2011: Treasuring Our Connections: Celebrating API Legal Outreach’s 36 Years of Community Service 

Please join us as we celebrate API Legal Outreach’s 36^th Anniversary at St. Mary’s Conference Center. 

Friday, September 16^th, 2011: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

St. Mary’s Conference Center

1111 Gough Street San Francisco, CA For more information about the event please visit

http://www.apilegaloutreach.org/events.html or contact Theresa Chiong at tchiong@apilegaloutreach.org.

September 17, 2011: VABANC Job Search Workshop

Volunteers needed to conduct mock interviews and review resumes with law students

VABANC is hosting a workshop for law students on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Hastings Law School.  We are seeking the participation of our members.  Please e-mail mentorship@vabanc.org if you would be willing to attend the workshop and/or conduct mock interviews, review resumes with law student attendees or otherwise assist with the event.

Location:  Alumni Reception Center, Hastings Law School (200 McAllister St, San Francisco CA)

RSVP by September 9, 2011 to mentorship@vabanc.org.

September 7: Summit on Achieving Diversity in the Judiciary at AOC in San Francisco

September 16: API Legal Outreach’s 36th Anniversary at the St. Mary's Conference Center in San Francisco (VABANC will be honored)

September 17: VABANC Job Search Workshop at Alumni Reception Center, Hastings Law School. RSVP.

September 17: Keker & Van Nest New President Reception for Jon Streeter in Long Beach

September 17: State Bar 10th Annual Diversity Awards Reception with Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye in Long Beach

September 22: Queen's Bench Leadership Series: Running for Office. Flyer.QB_Running_for_Office.pdf

August 11: BWLNC showing of documentary Crime After Crime in Berkeley

August 16: VABANC KGACLC Pro Bono Legal Clinic at Tully Library in San Jose

August 20: BALIF 2nd Annual Career Workshop at LGBT Center in San Francisco

August 24: Ethics of Social Networking CLE by AABA in San Francisco

August 26: KABANC Annual Gala at Crowne Plaza in Palo Alto

August 26: VACCEB Annual Fundraiser Dinner at Peony Restaurant in Oakland

July 19, 2011: VABANC and KGACLC Legal Clinic in San Jose at Tully Library 

July 21, 2011: BASF Diversity Reception in San Francisco

July 28, 2011: AABA Happy Hour

August 2, 2011: VABANC, FBANC, and KABANC Joint Mixer at 111 Minna in San Francisco

August 5, 2011: BASF Bay Area Diversity Career Fair Welcome Reception

MAY 14, 2011: VABANC MEMBERSHIP DRIVE: A Fun-Filled Afternoon | 12-4 p.m.
Location: Netflix | 100 Winchester Circle, Los Gatos, CA  
Note: VABANC has switched to a online membership dues payment system

May 15, 2011: First Annual Ao Dai Festival
A 9-course dinner with an ao-dai history and fashion show to beneift Friends of Hue Foundation
VABANC was honored and received an award for pro bono community service

 May 2-3, 2011: NAPABA First Annual Lobby Day

May 4, 2011: APAICS Gala Awards Dinner

April 21, 2011: Kick-Off Event for VABANC Fellowship
Co-sponsored by VABANC & API Legal Outreach
Location: API Legal Outreach 1121 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Join us to honor the new Fellowship Program of VABANC and to learn about the work of the first VABANC fellow, Nikki Dinh, to expand services to the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian communities.

April 1-2, 2011: National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys (Washington, D.C.)

March 26, 2011: The Barristers Club Presents: The Third Annual Crystal Ball