APABA-DC - 2024 Gala

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The Board of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area (APABA-DC) cordially invites you to the

2024 APABA-DC Awards & Installation Gala
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 6 p.m.

Intercontinental D.C. at the Wharf
801 Wharf Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024

Dress code: Black-tie optional

Join us for a spectacular evening of reflection, recognition and celebration. In addition to recognizing the recipients of the APABA-DC Pioneer, Rising Star, Member Appreciation and Community Appreciation Awards, we will also honor this year’s Diversity Champion and swear in the members of the incoming 2024-2025 Board of Directors. As an additional feature, this year we are excited to share that we will be holding a silent auction which, in addition to businesses from around the greater Washington, D.C. area, will feature AANHPI-owned local and national businesses.

Grace Yung Foster, Founder and CEO, The Inclusion Initiative, as Gala Emcee

Honoring the Amazon Legal Department as this year's Diversity Champion

Erika L. Moritsugu, Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Senior Liaison, as our Keynote Speaker

Join us in recognizing and honoring the following individuals as this year's recipients of APABA-DC's Annual Awards.

Recipients of the 2024 APABA-DC Annual Awards

Pioneer Award

Hon. Christy Goldsmith Romero, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Community Appreciation Award

Hon. Jason Park, Associate Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court

Member Appreciation Award

Arjun Amernath, Assistant General Counsel, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Rising Star Award

Gisela Perez Kusakawa, Executive Director, Asian American Scholar Forum

Founded in 1981, APABA-DC is the oldest and largest association of Asian American and Pacific Islander (“AAPI”) attorneys, judges, law professors, and other members of the legal profession in the nation’s capital region. Our mission is to encourage and promote the professional growth and advancement of AAPI legal professionals, raise awareness of the critical issues facing the AAPI community, and facilitate our members’ involvement in the community-at-large. In 2021, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (“NAPABA”) recognized APABA-DC as the Affiliate of the Year, honoring our efforts to respond to our community’s unique challenges during the pandemic, including the anti-Asian hate and violence. And our work continues.

We thank the following sponsors of 2024 APABA-DC Awards & Installation Gala

and Silent Auction Donors:

JADE SPONSORS