Announcements for the week of February 4, 2008

The following are the APALSA announcements for the week of February 4, 2008. The announcements can also be seen by going to http://bcapalsa.blogspot.com.
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APALSA CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION with dinner and ice skating! -- Friday, February 8, 2008

APALSA is celebrating the Chinese New Year with a dinner downtown and ice skating on Frog Pond to follow!

Where: China Pearl Restaurant (9 Tyler St, Boston, MA, in Chinatown)
When: February 8th, 2008
Time: 7pm
What : Traditional Chinese Family Style Dinner (that means lots of dishes!)
Cost: $5

ICE SKATING: If you want to go Ice Skating afterwards: Admission is $4 + Skate rental $8 - $2 (APALSA will cover $2) = $10 So... If you want to do Dinner and Ice Skating the cost is $15.

Space is limited, so reserve your seat and ice space NOW by contacting Melissa Hargleroad (harglero[at]bc.edu), Christine Bang (christinebang[at]gmail.com) or Aric Wong (lain102300[at]yahoo.com) to set up a time to reserve your spot with either $5 (dinner) or $15 (dinner + ice skating)!!! 2Ls and 3Ls can also contact David Kim at kimhlm[at]bc.edu.

We hope you join us for this celebration!!
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UPDATE: CHINESE (MANDARIN) LANGUAGE TABLE! -- Thursday, February 7, 2008

There is another Chinese table planned for this Thursday from 1-2pm. Feel free to drop in! All levels are welcome. There will be a table set up in the cafeteria. Since Thursday is Chinese New Year, the table may be some sort of celebration! Please email Jen Olson at jlolson3[at]gmail.com with any questions or suggestions.
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JAPANESE LANGUAGE TABLE -- Thursday, February 7, 2008

A group of students has a lunchtime Japanese Language Table at BC Law! Please come and speak Japanese with us this Thursday in the cafeteria at 12:30pm. Nihongo wo shaberitai kata, douzo okoshi kudasai.

For more info, please contact Mike Saji, saji[at]bc.edu. Thanks!
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BAY AREA LEGAL DIRECTORY NOW AVAILABLE FOR REFERENCE IN APALSA OFFICE

Lawrence Ma, a BC Law alum from the Class of 2001, who is based in San Francisco, has sent us copies of the 2008 Directory of Bay Area Law Firms and the 2007-2008 BASF (Bar Association of San Francisco) Directory. These could be valuable resources for those interested in seeking employment in the Bay Area for the summer.

If you would like to arrange a time to access these resources, please email Charlene Kwan at kwancc[at]bc.edu.
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LEGAL ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE CENTER (LARC) -- EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) OUTREACH PROJECT

The Legal Advocacy and Resource Center (LARC), a free legal hotline located in Boston, is looking for volunteers for their Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Outreach Project.

The EITC is a special tax benefit that helps to reduce or eliminate the taxes for low income workers. It can be worth over 4,500 dollars based on income and number of dependent children. LARC talks with over 15,000 clients on their hotline each year. Starting in January, they call back all the clients that may be eligible to tell them about the EITC and direct them towards tax preparation centers that can help them file. EITC can be a very effective anti-poverty tool and LARC is working to make it more accessible to the people who can benefit from it the most. LARC is hoping to get volunteers to come in and call their clients back regarding the EITC on Tuesday evenings, when they are open until 8pm. LARC will also be providing pizza to all their volunteers each week.

This could be a great opportunity for students to get experience working with clients in a legal services setting. Any questions can be directed to Heather Van Orman at hvanorman[at]gbls.org.
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PLEASE NOTE: The bulletin board outside the APALSA office is being updated on a semi-regular basis with job postings, applications for fellowships, Asian-American interest materials and other information (like the postings listed below). Feel free to stop by and check it out!
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FORDHAM-SKKU SUMMER LAW INSTITUTE PROGRAM

The Fordham-SKKU Summer Institute of International Law offers courses in international and comparative law, and following the program, students may apply for internships with multi-national corporations (such as Samsung and Hyundai), the Korean Supreme and Constitutional courts, as well as some paid summer associate positions at leading Korean law firms. For more information, please see http://law.fordham.edu/korea, and the posting on the bulletin board outside the APALSA office.