Monday, October 31, 2005

Meet Sam Yoon, candidate for city council 10/31 1pm free pizza

MONDAY , 1:00 -2:, Rm. 408, CITY COUNCILOR CANDIDATE SAM YOON - FREE PIZZA.

(BC Law Dems announcement)
MEET SAM YOON. Candidate for the at-large seat for Boston City Council, Sam asked to come and meet the BC Law Dems. This is a great chance for you to get to know the person who may likely be your next city councilor. Even more importantly, this is a wonderful chance to get involved in a very important local campaign in the last few days before the election on November 8th.

You can visit the campaign website for info at www.samyoon.com.

Sunday, October 30, 2005

Job/Fellowship/Scholarship Opps - Oct. 30

Please check the APALSA bulletin board outside of the APALSA office for more information.

Southeastern Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
- Attorney position

City of New York Law Department: Diversity Reception, November 10, 2005.
- Tort and Family Court positions
- 2006 Summer Honors Program for 1Ls and 2Ls (deadline: March 31, 2006)

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobsen LLP

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Tenure Track Faculty Position: Assistant Prof. in East Asian History (deadline: rolling, starting November 1, 2005)

New York State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section
- Minority Fellowships (deadline: December 16, 2005)

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Links to files for Oct. 26 outlining session

To view and download the files for APALSA's October 26 outlining session, follow the link below:

https://wfs.bc.edu/takei/apalsa/oct26

This link will remain active throughout the day of the outlining session; it may also stay up for a few days afterward.

Monday, October 24, 2005

October 27: Diversity & The 1L Curriculum

Diversity & The 1L Curriculum:

What's Identity Got to Do With It?

A Town Hall Meeting

Thursday, October 27
4:00 pm – EW 115A



Do issues of personal identity and experience matter to first-year legal study? How do our social perspectives inform our study of the law? What does the way we handle issues of diversity in the curriculum say about the way we will practice law?


Hear about these issues from Profs. Catharine Wells, Elisabeth Keller, Gregory Kalscheur and Anthony Farley – and participate in an open exchange of ideas.

Refreshments will be served.

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Presented by the LSA Diversity Committee
Co-sponsored by: Women's Law Center, St. Thomas More Society, Students With Kids, SALSA, PILF, Lambda, LALSA, JLSA, International Law Society, Federalist Society, CFE, Christian Legal Society, BLSA, APALSA, American Constitution Society


AALAM Sushi Event - Thursday, Oct 27, 2005

To: Boston Area APALSA's
From: Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2005
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
Place: Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds, PC, 530 Virginia Road, Concord, MA
Cost: FREE for AALAM members; $10 for non-members

The Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM) is moving out West --- Metrowest! We understand that getting into Boston for AALAM events poses a problem for all you AALAM members working outside the city, so AALAM is moving out to you. On Thursday, October 27, 2005, we are holding a Sushi Tasting Event in Concord, MA at the offices of Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds (for directions, see link below).

The Event will be held in connection with the Boston Chapter of National Asian American Association of Professionals (NAAAP), and will provide AALAM members with an opportunity to practice their networking skills on a group of unsuspecting professionals. Meet a few NAAAP members and get to know your fellow AALAM members over Hamachi and Toro (that's yellow tail and fatty tuna to you novices!). Grape Juice will be supplied from our good friends at Welch Foods, though alternate beverages will be available. No speakers, no lectures -- just sushi, socializing and fun. Take this opportunity to catch up with old friends, and meet new ones.

The Event will be free for all AALAM members who have paid their dues for the 2005-2006 membership year. $10 to all others. So renew your membership now!

To register, please e-mail Carol Bowerman ( carol.bowerman@hbsr.com). Attendance will be limited to the first 50 to register, so please register for this great event today! For directions to Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds: <<click here>>
Any questions, please contact:
F. James Coe
Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.
530 Virginia Road
Concord, MA 01742
Direct Dial: 978-202-3429
Fax: 978-341-0136

Chinatown Street Theater - Sunday Oct 30 @ 1PM

Hi everyone,

The Chinese Progressive Association, Chinatown Resident Association, and Tenant Mutual Support Group are putting together a street theatre event on Sunday, October 30th, at 1:00PM. During the past year, many Chinese immigrant families and tenants from different buildings in Chinatown have faced drastic rent increases due to waves of luxury development in and around the Chinatown community. As a result of this, tenants who have lived in the neighborhood for years are being displaced due to unaffordable rents.

Yet, because of these struggles, many tenants have become very active and involved in protecting their homes and in the movement to preserve affordable housing in Chinatown and beyond. The purposes of this street theatre event are to increase the public awareness both within and outside the community about the serious impacts that gentrification have brought
with it, what tenants have done and the results of them organizing, and what we can do to address the affordable housing crisis that Chinatown and other Boston neighborhoods are facing.

If you are interested in volunteering with e.g. making props, doing outreach, acting, please let me know. If you and your friends are free that day, we hope you can come and support the tenants! Please help get the word out. Thanks a bunch!

Alice Leung
Community Organizer
Chinese Progressive Association
33 Harrison Ave
Boston, MA 02111
617-357-4499
alice@cpaboston.org

Thursday, October 20, 2005

LALSA Bar Review Tonight: Free Beer till 2am

Tonight at LALSA'S Mojitos event there will be free beer all night until 2:00am for BC law.

Corey
Latin American Law Student Association

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

APALSA'S OUTLINING SESSION (10/26 at 12:15 pm)

ATTENTION ALL 1L's !! APALSA is bringing you a session to lift the big clouds from your brain!

THE OUTLINING SESSION

October 26, 2005
Wednesday
12:15-1:30ish p.m.
EW 120

We will teach you the nuts and bolts of what an Outline exactly is....How to do make an Outline...How to use an Outline for an exam. Three trained like seals 2L's from all different sections will create a sample outline for you using different strategies and formats to help you find what works best for you.

Come with your questions, your brains, your lunch. Learn to make your Outline a success! See you there!

--Brought to you by your Cheerful Asian Pacific Law Students Association--

BLSA Academic Success Workshop (10/21, 3:30pm)

WORRIED ABOUT EXAMS?
STILL NOT SURE HOW TO BRIEF?
READY TO START OUTLINING?

If you answered “YES” to any of these questions YOU should attend
***THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS WORKSHOP***

Friday, October 21
EW 200
3:30-5:30 p.m.

Learn STUDY STRATEGIES & TEST TAKING TIPS from an actual LAW SCHOOL PROFESSOR
Instructor: Peter Wendel, Prof. of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law
Space is Limited! Please RSVP to bcblsa@gmail.com by Oct. 20

“Students need to understand how what they do before they go to class relates to what happens in class – which in turn relates to what they should do before they take the final – which in turn relates directly to what they should do during the exam. The law school analytical process is a multi-step process, and unless the students see how each step relates to the next and to the whole process, it is easy for a student to fall off track and never find their way back. Prof. Wendel has developed a presentation which tries to give students an understanding of each step in the process and how each step relates to the other. “

Sponsored by the Black Law Students Association

Boston College Business and Law Society 10/19, 12:45pm

The Boston College Business and Law Society invites you to attend our first general meeting of the year on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at 12:45pm in East Wing 200. The BC Business and Law Society is the first Boston College Law School student organization that is exclusively devoted to corporate law and business. In addition, we are the first student organization to operate in conjunction with the Boston College Carroll School of Management and include business school students (your future clients) as a part of our membership base.

Our goal is to help students explore the nexus between the worlds of law and business. Each year, the Society will sponsor a variety of academic, professional, and social activities for students interested in both legal and corporate careers. We will also bring noted members of the legal and business communities to BC in an effort to discuss the complex and ever changing global market and the corresponding effects laws and corporate activities have on each other.

At this first general meeting we will introduce the current Executive Board, hold elections for open board and committee positions (refer to below for more information), and discuss future BC Business and Law Society events. By attending our first general meeting, you can find out more about our upcoming events and become involved with the creation of future events.

Interested in learning more about events held by the BC Business and Law Society? Send an email to Danielle Joyce (joycedh@bc.edu) to be added to our mailing list.

Open Positions

If you are interested in taking an open position, please send an email to Martin Lew-Retana (lewretan@bc.edu) for more detailed information on each position's duties and responsibilities.

Monday, October 17, 2005

Raunak Dance Show this Weekend!

Just a reminder that BC Law is performing at Raunak this weekend. Many of the dancers are APALSA and SALSA members, so please show your support by attending. Also, tickets are available for purchase from Molly Agarwal, so please contact her for more details.

Sunday, October 16, 2005

SALSA Pakistan Earthquake Relief Fundraiser (thru Wednesday 10/19)

South Asian Law Students Association’s (SALSA)
PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUNDRAISER

MAKE A DONATION ANYTIME BEFORE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19th

SEE SALSA REPS BETWEEN 12-2pm IN THE CAFETERIA


DONATIONS WILL GO TO AMERICARES

Americares (http://www.americares.org/) is partnering (http://www.americares.org/newsroom/?id=156) with Islamic Relief (http://www.islamic-relief.com/submenu/Appeal/quakeresponse.htm), an organization that has provided aid to Pakistan and other countries in South Asia for many years. The partnership allows Americares to distribute aid more efficiently and effectively than many other organizations.

We Accept Cash or Check Donations (made payable to Americares)

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Help Defend Asian American Voting Rights in Boston!!!!

When: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Where: Placements in and around Boston (Chinatown, Lowell, Dorchester)
Time: Shifts available all day from 7:00AM to 9:00PM

Some questions that may be going through your mind...

What is this?
This is another great volunteering opportunity where you can be directly involved with the community and actively involved in protecting the voting rights of Asian Americans. Since 1992, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has conducted non-partisan multilingual surveys of Asian American voters to document voting patterns and to assess compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act, which bars anti-Asian voter discrimination.

What would I be doing?
Volunteers conduct exit surveys at various polling sites, which may later become the basis for voting rights litigation. There are different shifts located in and around Boston (Chinatown, Lowell, Dorchester, and Mission Hill).

Who else will be participating?
I, for one, will be at one of the sites (which has yet to be determined) for the majority of the day (probably 12PM- 9PM). There will also be students volunteering from other Boston law schools and colleges. Last year, students from Suffolk, NU, Tufts, and BU (just to name a few) participated. This is a great way to meet people from other schools as well! Sadly, last year there was only one lone volunteer from BCLS, but hopefully this year will be VERY different!!!!

This sounds awesome!! How do I sign up?
All you have to do is fill out the volunteer form and attend a BRIEF (45 mins) training session. If 15-20 BC ppl sign up, they will organize a training session at BC to make it more convenient for us!

To download the volunteer form, click here: https://wfs.bc.edu/chencq/APALSA/AALDEF_Voting_Rights_Volunteer_Form.doc

About AALDEF.

Founded in 1974, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is the first legal rights organization on the East Coast serving Asian Americans. We were founded by a group of lawyers, law students and community activists who believed that the law should be used as a tool to achieve social and economic justice for Asian Americans and all Americans.

We believe that the laws in this country should be applied equally, regardless of race or ethnicity. We also believe that every American has a right and an obligation to be involved in the communities where she or he lives and works. Our aim is to build an informed and active Asian America that is involved in the civic life of this country.

To learn more about AALDEF, visit their website at: www.aaldef.org

Still unsure or have questions?? Please Please PLEEEASE email me: ceciliaychen@gmail.com

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

APALSA Mentor/Mentee Happy Hour (Oct. 12, 6 pm @ Greenbriar)

From: Susie Lee
Subject: **APALSA Mentor/Mentee Event**
Date: October 10, 2005 5:39:07 PM EDT

HUUUUUUUUUUULLLLoooooooooooo EVERYBODY~!

yes yes y'all THE MOST ANTICIPATED EVENT OF THE YEAR (hmmm) is here...THE FIRST MENTOR/MENTEE EVENT (from now on called the M&M event because it's like 10 letters less to type and b/c we just so darn sweet...and uh we also melt in your mouths but not in your hands...?) will be this WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12!!!

M&M Happy Hour:
Wednesday, Oct. 12--6 pm
Greenbriar Pub in Brighton Center

This event will be subsidized in part--meaning appetizers...you gotta pay for your own drinks but the company will be well worth it!! I hope to see all of you there...WE HAVE NO SKOO ON THURS!!! So if you have a real good excuse for missing this event...i wanna hear it! (yes let me know if you won't be able to make it so that I can console your mentor/mentee on your behalf!).

WE EVEN HAVE OUR OWN PRIVATE ROOM and OUR OWN BARTENDER (everyone say "THANK YOU CHRIS DAY~!") ...do I even need to talk up the joy of watching (or pushing them to it) drunken heads?!?!? Private room = license to act shamelessly (even if you're not drunk!). After all...it sucks when you hear fun stories followed by "you had to have been there" (yea ain't dat some shit hahah). SO BE THERE!

keep yo heads up for more information (car-pooling and such) on tuesday night/wednesday morning!!


p.s. if you're not a mentor or a mentee...and you're thinkin "awwwwww SHUCKS"...what we have here is an inclusive free love program so let me know if you want to come out (we may be somewhat limited in space depending on turnout but i'm sure we can squeeze some ppl in!)...2Ls and 3Ls i'd love to hear from you--1Ls could always use more help so if you want to be available for help I'd like to know who so I could send some ppl to you with certain questions as needed...

Monday, October 10, 2005

Oct. 20: LALSA Bar Review

LALSA BAR REVIEW!

Come out and experience Law Review with a Latin Flavor!

Date:

Thursday October 20, 2005

Time:

8pm-until your palate is quenched!

FREE DRINK TICKETS

On a 1st come 1st serve basis

GET THERE EARLY

Enjoy free salsa lessons starting @9pm

After the lessons there will be a live

Salsa band!

Where:

Mojitos Lounge

48 Winter Street, Boston

www.mojitosboston.com

For more Information

617-988-8123

No excuses guys/gals! If you drive $7 parking @ Lafayette Garage

Or

Get off @ the Park Street Stop on the T.

(For a map scroll to the bottom on the website above)

LALSA will be tabling in the Cafe/Snack Bar with flyers that will grant you and 1 guest free entry @ 8pm.

Friday, October 07, 2005

1Ls now have access to LexisNexis webcourse!

All 1Ls** are now signed up for the LexisNexis webcourse! To access the webcourse, log in to LexisNexis, select the "Web Courses" tab, launch WebCourses, and select the APALSA of BC webcourse.

Although the non-1L courses are still just as disorganized as they were before I became Secretary, I did spend a lot of time trying to make the 1L outlines more organized, so hopefully this will make things easier for you guys. There are several new outlines from 2Ls up on the webcourse right now; as time goes on, I hope to add more.

** Disclaimer: There are a very small number of 1Ls who have no LexisNexis username at all, apparently because they have never ever used LexisNexis, so I could not sign them up. But every other 1L who is a current APALSA member is signed up for the webcourse.

Thursday, October 06, 2005

October 15: Inter-APALSA Mixer


OctoberFest

inter-apalsa* mixer

Saturday October 15th

7:30 PM— ???

An Tua Nua, 835 Beacon St.

(617) 262-2121



no cover
drink specials available early: $2 Coors Light, $4 Mixed Drinks

fun and games!


*Boston Area Inter-APALSA is a collaboration of the Asian Pacific American Law Student Associations (APALSA) of Boston College Law School, Boston University School of Law, Harvard Law School, New England School of Law, Northeastern University School of Law, and Suffolk University Law School. Its purpose is to promote education, leadership, community awareness/service, communication, and social and professional interactions among various Asian Pacific American law students in the Boston area.


Ok guys, so it's time for BC Law to represent. We have one of the largest APALSAs in New England, and it's about time everyone knew about it :-)

Congratulations to Zac and Chris!!!

This past Friday, our very own e-board members, Zachary and Christopher, participated in the National Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition at Northeastern Univeristy in the Northeastern division. Teams from all over the Northeast, including BC, NU, Suffolk, Fordham, and Syracuse, came to compete for a chance to go to the final competition at the NAPABA Conference in Chicago. Thanks to Zac and Chris for participating and representing BC!!!

This is an annual competition, so keep your eyes open during the summer for registration details. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Zac or Chris and they would be more than happy to talk about their experience.

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Raunak: Intercollegiate Fusion Dance Show

Members of the BC Law community are putting together a dance act that will be performing at Harvard's intercollegiate dance show. Many of the dancers are APALSA and SALSA members, so please show your support by attending. Also, as an aside, I stage managed this show a few years back, and believe me when I say that it's good. If you need directions for how to get there and how to score parking, let me know.

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the SOUTH ASIAN DANCE COMPANY proudly presents...



RAUNAK
an intercollegiate fusion dance show


October 21, 8 PM
October 22, 8 PM (with afterparty)
Lowell Lecture Hall

Join us for our 4th annual intercollegiate extravaganza featuring performances by:

Harvard
Boston College
Yale
UMass Amherst
Boston University
MIT
Brown
Mt. Holyoke
Northeastern
and many more!!


TICKETS: $10, available at the Harvard Box Office
all proceeds go to Room to Grow (www.roomtoread.org)


For more information or to order tickets, contact HarvardSADC@hotmail.com