Asian American Voting Rights Panel - April 24, 2007

PANA will be hosting an exciting panel to explore the Asian American voting experience with prominent voting rights experts from three different
perspectives:

1. On the Ground: Brian Redondo from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will be speaking about his experience as a
 local voting rights advocate who is involved in working with Asian American communities a the grassroots level in New York.

2. National Advocacy: Terry Ao from the Asian American Justice Center will be speaking about her experience as an advocate who lobbies Congress and works on a national level on Asian American voting rights

3. Legal Perspectives: Professor Dan Tokaji from Ohio State University will moderate the panel and speak to not only potential legislative changes, but also the role of the courts and legal academia in addressing voter rights reforms.

Please mark your calendars for this exciting event!

1^st Annual Alumni Awards Banquet

We are pleased to announce that PANA will be holding our inaugural Alumni Awards Banquet on May 5, 2007 at the Yale Law School.  Congressman David Wu of Oregon's First Congressional District and Dean Harold Koh will be our honorees.  We hope you will join us for this exciting event - in addition to presenting awards to the guests of honor, we will introduce the 2007-2008 PANA Executive Board and wish our 3Ls a fond farewell.  This will also be an excellent opportunity to reconnect with PANA alumni.

The schedule for the day is as follows:

4:30PM - Keynote Address by Congressman Wu (open to Yale community) 5:30PM - Reception following Keynote Address (open to Yale community) 6:45PM - Dinner with Awards Presentation (by invitation only, free for PANA members)

All of the events will take place at the Yale Law School.  If you are interested in attending the dinner, please RSVP to Emily Liu (emily.liu@yale.edu) by FRIDAY, APRIL 13.  It is very important that you RSVP for the dinner as space is limited. There is no charge for PANA members.  Guests may be permitted if space allows, at a cost per person TBD.  If you may be interested in bringing a guest, please include his/her name with your RSVP so we can keep a waitlist.

The dinner will be held in the YLS Dining Hall, and the theme is pan-Asian family recipes contributed by our own PANA members (and Dean Koh!).  Our goal is to have every dish served at the dinner be from a PANA member's family recipe.  If you have any recipes to contribute, please send them with your RSVP by April 13 at 11:59 PM.  We are particularly interested in a recipe for a meat main course, vegetarian fried rice, and appetizers, but are open to all recipes!