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APABA DC is the oldest and largest association of Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys in the Washington, D.C. area. For the past 40 years, we have served our community by promoting the professional growth and advancement of our members, shedding light on issues affecting the APA legal community in the Washington, D.C. area, and enabling our members to work collaboratively with other leaders to serve the community at large | RECENT NEWSAPABA-DC Calls on Nation's Leaders to Remain Focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | September 9, 2020 APABA-DC Warmly Congratulates Vijay Shanker on his Nomination to Serve as an Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | August 18, 2020 APABA-DC Urges Legal Profession to Remain Focused on Diversity and Inclusion During COVID-19 | July 13, 2020 APABA-DC Statement in Solidarity with the Black Community and Against Racism and Injustice | June 4, 2020 APABA-DC Congratulates John C. Truong and Danny Lam Nguyen on Their Nominations to Serve on the D.C. Superior Court | May 14, 2020 |
A MESSAGE FROM THE APABA-DC BOARDDear APABA-DC Members and Friends, First and foremost, we hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy during these unprecedented and challenging times. As we announced previously, to support goals of public health and safety, APABA-DC is postponing or canceling all future in-person events until further notice. APABA-DC recognizes the importance of physical distancing in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. At the same time, although we cannot be physically together, social connection is absolutely vital, and perhaps even more so now during these times of physical isolation and quarantine. The APABA-DC Board met (virtually, of course) last week to brainstorm ideas of ways that we could support each other, support the community, and maintain and even create social connections, each of us from the safety of our own homes. Finally, the APABA-DC Board discussed the recent rise of attacks against Asians and Asian-Americans connected to the COVID-19 outbreak. We issued the statement here, in conjunction with APABA-MD, APABA-VA, and seventeen other area voluntary associations to condemn racism and xenophobia and call on everyone to report hate crimes and work together to promote the well-being of our neighbors. Please share widely. As always, we remain open to suggestions on events we can host or organize, ways we can support the community, and really, anything you think APABA-DC can do to assist in these times. Please stay healthy and take care of yourselves and each other. We hope to "see" you at one of our virtual events soon! Best, APABA-DC Board |