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Los Angeles, CA – On May 18, 2017, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (APABA) celebrated APA Heritage Month by presenting a panel discussion entitled 100 Days Later: APA Perspectives on the Trump Administration. Held at the LAPD’s Deaton Auditorium, over 80 attorneys, law students, community activists, and members of the general public attended the event.
The event featured five distinguished panelists who spoke on the impact of the policies of the Trump Administration on APA and other minority communities. Moderated by Annette Wong, attorney at Cox, Castle & Nicholson, the panelists were Laboni Hoq, Litigation Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles; Dr. Sue Kim, Assistant Professor of Clinical Preventative Medicine at USC’s Keck School of Medicine; Cori Racela, Senior Attorney on Western Center on Law and Poverty’s Health Team; Gowri Ramachandran, Professor at Southwestern Law School; and Adrienna Wong, staff attorney at ACLU So-Cal, Advocacy Department.
“APABA's APA Heritage Month event has been one of its signature events during its 19-year history. This event provides a unique opportunity for APABA members, friends, and partners to hear from distinguished speakers and engage in a dialog about critical, timely issues affecting APA and minority communities.” Stated Seaton Tsai, APABA board member and event committee co-chair. “Our past events have touched on hot-button social issues, such as police brutality, volunteerism, APAs and the media, and more. This year, the decision on the topic of presentation was obvious from the beginning. No presidential administration is without some controversy. That being said, these first 100 days have been particularly unique in certain respects, and we hope this uniquely all-women panel had shed light on the legal and practical implications of new presidential policies that have recently come to the forefront.”
The APA Heritage Month event featured a clothing drive for Dress for Success and a performance by accomplished violist, Camille Lin. 26 community organizations co-sponsored the event. The 2017 APA Heritage Month committee chairs are Seaton Tsai, Diana Taing, and Eleanor Ung.
Contact: Seaton Tsai (seatontsai@gmail.com)
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APABA is a nonpartisan member organization comprised of attorneys, judges and law students throughout Los Angeles County. It is a voice for issues of concern to the Asian Pacific American community. APABA provides legal education and assistance to underserved communities and sponsors programs in professional development, community education and law student mentorship.
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