UPCOMING EVENTS

ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE DAY AT THE GEORGIA STATE CAPITOL & 2012 GEROGIA ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN GET OUT TO VOTE LAUNCH

February 9, 2012

OCA-Georgia will launch the 2012 Asian Pacific American Get-Out-The-Vote initiative with Asian Pacific American organizations and community partners on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Georgia State Capitol on Asian Pacific American Legislative Day. It is a free public event for Asian Pacific Americans and community partners from across the state to visit the Capitol, learn about advocacy from the League of Women Voters, meet with their elected officials, attend caucus meetings, participate in an official recognition of 2012 Asian Pacific American Legislative Day, recognize Asian Pacific American Law Enforcement & Community organizations, and launch the Asian Pacific American Get-Out-The-Vote initiative. RSVP to: GAapalegislativeday@gmail.com.

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL SUMMIT

March 16, 2012

The White House Initiative of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders will host its first ever Southeast Regional Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. Topics to be discussed include Small Business Development, Health and Housing, and Immigration. Keynote Speaker will be Chris Lu, Special Assistant to President Obama and Cabinet Secretary. Registration is required for this event. All information can be found here: http://www.whiaapi2012sesummit.com/

PAST EVENTS

GEORGIA HB 87 AND THE ANTI-IMMIGRATION MOVEMENT

Charles Kuck, Dale Schwartz and Nicole Kersey will be joining us for a panel discussion on Georgia HB 87, the anti-immigration wave sweeping the country and other hot topics in immigration. The event will take place on Monday, November 14, 2011 at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 1075 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30309 from 6pm to 8pm. Food, drinks and validated parking will be provided. Members and nonmembers are welcome. RSVP to Shamina Vora at vora@voralawfirm.com. We hope to see you there!

SABA-Ga Annual Holiday Party

South Asian Bar Association of Georgia cordially invites you to our Annual Holiday Party.

When: December 8, 2011, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Where: Spice Market 188 14th Street Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia 30361, (404) 724-2550

Free of charge for those who pay SABA-GA 2012 membership dues ($40 for lawyers; $15 for students); $20 entry fee for all others. Please R.S.V.P. by December 2 to Jam Endres at je747q@att.com. We look forward to seeing you.

SABA-GA/GAPABA Networking Event

Please join us to reconnect with old friends and welcome new ones and to toast Wab Kadaba for his recent appointment as Managing Partner, Atlanta Office Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. The event will take place on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at The Grape, Atlantic Station, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Members and non-members are welcome. Light hors d’oeuvres and one drink ticket per guest will be provided. Additional drinks will be available at a cash bar. Please RSVP to Jam Endres at je747q@att.com. We look forward to seeing everyone!

AN EVENING WITH THE HONORABLE PAUL L. HOWARD, JR.

Join us on June 29, 2011 as we welcome our Guest Speaker, The Honorable Paul L. Howard, Jr. This is a great opportunity for SABA members to get a glimpse of the County Criminal Justice system from the District Attorney himself. This event will be held at McKenna Long & Aldridge at 303 Peachtree Street, Suite 5300 , Atlanta, GA 30308. It will be held at 7pm on June 29, 2011. Paid Parking is available in the Sun Trust Plaza Garage. The event is free of charge to SABA members and their guests. Food and drinks will be provided. To RSVP please contact Shamina Vora at attorneyvora@yahoo.com.

Samosas and Mimosas

SABA-GA has partnered with SALSA again this year for its annual networking event for students and practitioners. Please join us on Thursday, March 15, 2011 from 6-8:30pm at Emory School of Law's Hunter Atrium, 1301 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, Ga 30322. Parking is available at Lowergate South Deck. Food and Drinks will be provided. We hope to see you there!

THE NEW H1B MEMO: IMMIGRATION PANEL. February 2010

  
  

2009 DECEMBER HOLIDAY PARTY

  
  
  

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

• Positioning Yourself Best in the Current Legal Environment
• Work/Life Balance Co-existence: An Asian-American Perspective
• Four Generations in the Workplace: A panel of legal professionals from four distinct generations - Matures, Boomers, Xers and Millennials
• Immigrants' Rights: A Series of Conversations

EVENTS SPONSORED/CO-SPONSORED BY SABA-GA

• NASABA Leadership Retreat, with Opening Remarks by Georgia Chief Justice Carol Hunstein
• Gate City Bar Association Annual Judicial Reception
• Viewing of The Visitor at the Push-Push Theater, a movie about an American college professor and a young immigrant couple grappling with the treatment of immigrants and the legal process post-9/11.
• Welcome Reception for the Chief Justice Balakrishnan of the Indian Supreme Court and his delegation
• Summer Associate Welcoming Event

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

• Raksha, a Georgia non-profit organization whose mission is to promote a stronger and healthier South Asian community. Volunteers sorted large amounts of food and toys donated to Raksha clients and their families over the holidays.
• Café 458, a restaurant that raises funds for the Samaritan House of Atlanta, a nonprofit agency whose mission is to help homeless men and women achieve self-sufficiency. SABA-GA members volunteered as servers and chef assistants for Sunday brunch at the restaurant.