UPENN APALSA Conference

I hope everyone had a good holiday break and a happy new year! I'm writing to you guys to see if I couldn't get you to come to Philly for the weekend of January 26-28 to attend the APALSA conference on the 27th. Below is the Conference Schedule


Con11:30 – 12:00 Registration
12:00 – 1:15 Lunch, Keynote from The Hon. Denny Chin, USDJ, SDNY
1:30 – 2:45 Panels A and B
3:00 – 4:15 Panel C
4:30 – 5:45 Panel D
6:45 – 7:30 Employer Reception
7:30 – 10:00 Dinner, Speaker The Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan, NY County Supreme Court
10:00 - ??? Party


A. Current Issues Facing Asian-Americans

Shereen Chen, Of Counsel, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Vincent Eng, Deputy Director, Asian American Justice Center
Alexander Nguyen, Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Khin Mai Aung, Staff Attorney, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund

B. Asian-Americans in Academia.

Christopher Yoo, Professor of Law and Director of the Technology & Entertainment Law Program, Vanderbilt University Law School
Alfred Yen, Professor of Law, Boston College Law School
Edward Lee, Associate Professor of Law, Moritz Law at Ohio State University
Jim Chen, Associate Dean and James L. Krusemark Professor of Law, Minnesota Law School (Dean of University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis School of Law effective January 2, 2007) – Not confirmed

C. International Issues in Legal Activism: Examining the Role of Asian-Americans in Asia.

Libby Liu, President, Radio Free Asia
Adrian Hong, Executive Director, Liberation in North Korea (LiNK)
Peggy Kuo, Chief Hearing Officer, New York Stock Exchange

D. Breaking Through the Yellow Ceiling; Career Success at What Cost?
Daniel Vatanaviggun, Recruiting & University Relations Attorney, Shearman & Sterling LLP
William Uchimoto, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP
Sophia Lee, Counsel, Sunoco
Grace Manno, Counsel, Comcast