September

September 4, 2008, VABAW Board Meeting, hosted at the law offices of Garvey Schubert and Barer at 1191 Second Avenue, Floor 18, Seattle, WA, from 6 pm to 8 pm. Members are invited to attend. Please contact Thuy Nguyen-Leeper at Thuy.NguyenLeeper@expeditors.com if you would like to attend.

September 10, 2008, Tet Trung Thu Celebration.  6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at Saigon Bistro, 1032 South Jackson Street, #202 (limited parking is available in the lot behind Saigon Bistro and VietWah).  Please bring your family and children to help us celebrate the autumn festival.  VABAW will be providing appetizers.  Please rsvp by September 8 to Alice Wong at alice.wong@nordstrom.com  For more information about the event, see the event flyer here.  For more information about the Tet Trung Thu celebrations, please click here.

September 13, 2008, 8 am to 4 pm, Legal Workshop for Vietnamese Community to be held at the Chinese Information and Services Center (611 South Lane Street, Seattle).  Click here for the flyer in English.  Click here for the flyer in Vietnam. For further information, contact VABAW President-Elect Thi Huynh at thi@huynhlaw.com or at 206-569-4547

September 13, 2008 Asian Counseling and Referral Service's 35th Annual Dinner, with festivities to begin at 5:30 pm.  For more information, go to www.acrs.org

September 19, 2008, The Asian Pacific Islander Coalitions (APIC) of King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Spokane Counties, APIC of South Puget Sound, APIC of Southwest Washington, coalitions in Yakima, and associations, groups and organizations throughout Washington State, are holding the Asian Pacific American Community Summit: Celebrating Unity & Civic Engagement, at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall in Tacoma.

September 19, 2008, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.  Informal Dinner to precede Northwest Minority Job Fair.  All Vietnamese students and VABAW members are invited to join us for an informal dinner as we share tips on interviewing and career paths. Location: 2200 Westlake Ave, VIP Private Room.  RSVP Required: please contact Thuy Nguyen-Leeper at Thuy.NguyenLeeper@expeditors.com  by September 10.  Click here for more information.

September 26, 2008, Free 1 hour general CLE presented by Tsongas Litigation Consulting "Gaining a Competitive Advantage: Understanding the Audience, Message, and Source."  Noon to 1 pm.  Hosted at Tsongas' offices and mock courtroom located at Columbia Center, 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2450.   Please click here for the flyer. This CLE provides an understanding of the jury decision-making process, which serves as the foundation for presenting a compelling and coherent story to the trier of fact. Whether you are arguing in front of an arbitrator, mediator, judge, or jury, this CLE will provide insight into preparing your argument, witnesses, and demonstrative exhibits.  Space limited.  All members of any minority bar association are invited to attend.  Please rsvp to Thuy Nguyen-Leeper, VABAW President, at leeperthuynguyen@yahoo.com to reserve your seat (bring your own lunch).

October

October 1, 2008, Mentor-Mentee Reception.  Location: Ho & Associates, at 502 Rainier Avenue South, Suite 202, Seattle.  5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.  Further details coming soon.  For more information, please contact Ty Ho at ty.ho@hoassociates.com

October 2, 2008, VABAW Board Meeting, hosted at the law offices of Garvey Schubert and Barer at 1191 Second Avenue, Floor 18, Seattle, WA, from 6 pm to 8 pm. Members are invited to attend. Please contact Thuy Nguyen-Leeper at Thuy.NguyenLeeper@expeditors.com if you would like to attend.

October 28, 2008, Fourth Annual Banquet.  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.  For details, please contact VABAW Banquet Chair and President-Elect Thi Huynh at thi@huynhlaw.com or at 206.569.4547.  For information about sponsoring the Fourth Annual Banquet, please click here.  To reserve your seat at the annual banquet, please click here for a printable version of the reply card.  Please send the reply card and advance payment by September 30 to reserve your seat.

November

November 6, 2008, VABAW Board Meeting, hosted at the law offices of Garvey Schubert and Barer at  1191 Second Avenue, Floor 18, Seattle, WA, from 6 pm to 8 pm. Members are invited to attend. Please contact Thuy Nguyen-Leeper at Thuy.NguyenLeeper@expeditors.com if you would like to attend.

November 19-22, 2008 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Convention in Seattle, WA.  For more information, go to www.napaba.org  Please contact Social Committee Co-Chair Alice Wong  at alice.wong@nordstrom.com or at 206-303-4025 if you are interested in joining VABAW for the Saturday dim sum brunch at Jade Garden.   

December 4, 2008, VABAW Board Meeting, hosted at the law offices of Garvey Schubert and Barer at  1191 Second Avenue, Floor 18, Seattle, WA, from 6 pm to 8 pm. Members are invited to attend. Please contact Thuy Nguyen-Leeper at Thuy.NguyenLeeper@expeditors.com if you would like to attend.

Past Events 2008

February 2 and 3, 2008: TET in Seattle’s Celebration at Seattle Center. More details at //http://tetinseattle.org/ 

VABAW's TET Celebration, February 11, 2008.  The TET Celebration is hosted at and sponsored by Christensen O'Connor Johnson and Kindness.  To learn more about the Tet holiday and its traditional celebrations, click here.  For photos from the event, click here and scroll down to the pictures from the event. 

April 19, 2008.  Little Saigon Spring Clean-Up with the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda).  For photos from the event, click here and scroll down to the pictures from the event.