WELCOME TO OUR HOMEPAGE
2013 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND SOCIAL
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: 310 Lakeside
301 E. Pine Street
Orlando, FL 32801
http://www.310parksouth.net/
OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS!
Complimentary appetizers and cash bar available for drink specials.
The first 20 GOAABA members to arrive will get a complimentary drink ticket so get there early!
It’s time for our annual membership meeting and time to catch up with your fellow GOAABA members! Feel free to bring prospective members to see what GOAABA is all about
Dragon at Dragon Parade / Lunar New Year Festival (Hillcrest & Mills Avenue, Orlando, Feb. 10, 2013) Lunar New Year celebrated by (L to R): Sunny Hillary, Glenn Leong (rear), Amy Mai, William Voight, Lisa Gong, Greg and Yen Maaswinkel. February 10, 2013 GOAABA Board of Directors for 2012-2013 sworn in on June 28, 2012, at the 310 Lakeside Restaurant & Bar. From left to right: Stephen Chong (Director), Donna Hung (Director), Jessica Hew (Immediate Past President), Sunny Hillary (President-Elect 2013-2014), Kim Nguyen (President), Lisa Gong (Treasurer), Denise Kim (Director) and Lemar Alejo (Director). Missing from picture: Wanda Reas (Secretary) and Don Nguyen (Director). Front row L to R: Lisa Gong (Treasurer), Angela Miller (outgoing Director), Donna Hung (Director), Magistrate Linh Ison, Kim Nguyen (President-Elect), Jessica Hew (2011 Past President) and Sunny Hillary (Secretary). Back row: Stephen Chong (Director) and Glenn Leong (2010 Past President). Missing from picture: Don Nguyen, Wanda Reas and Agnes Chau (Directors-at-Large).
SPRING NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR EVENT:
GOAABA at OLV CAFE
See what our roving GOAABA-Phones captured March 14, 2013, at Orlando’s OLV Cafe.
Good wine, good food, good company!
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR 2013!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Thursday, July 18, 2013: After-Hours
Happy Hour Installation Event
Committee Chair: Donna Hung donna@donnahunglaw.com
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2012-2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SWORN IN
June 28, 2012
GOAABA’s new board of directors was sworn in on June 28, 2012, at Orlando’s 310 Lakeside restaurant and bar across Lake Eola. General Magistrate Linh Ison read the oath of office to GOAABA’s third board of directors, whose term runs from July 1, 2012 until June 30, 2013.
New and returning members and guests helped to celebrate the installation of the nine directors during a combined Happy Hour and brief Induction Ceremony. The oath of office was held on the plaza adjacent to the restaurant. President Kim Nguyen leads a board of nine directors, including President-Elect Sunny Hillary, Secretary Wanda Reas, Treasurer Lisa Gong, and At-Large Directors Lemar Alejo, Stephen Chong, Donna Hung, Denise Kim and Don Nguyen. Biographical information about each director is listed under Member Profiles.
Click PHOTO GALLERY for additional photos.
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MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE ONLY:
$75.00 (Annual Membership)
$125.00 (Two-Year Membership / Save $25!)
$30 (Law Student Membership)
Contact Don Nguyen, Membership Chair, at don.nguyen.esq.@gmail.com.
Cash or check only please, payable to “GOAABA”.
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Congratulations to the Incoming Board of Directors (2012-2013)
President: Kim Nguyen
President-Elect: Sunny Hillary (Assumes Presidency in 2013-2014)
Secretary: Wanda Reas
Treasurer: Lisa Gong
At-Large Board 2011-2013: Steve Chong (returning)
At-Large Board 2011-2013: Don Nguyen (returning)
At-Large Board 2011-2013: Donna Hung (returning)
At-Large Board 2012-2014: Denise Kim (newly elected)
At-Large Board 2012-2014: Lemar Alejo (newly elected)
Immediate Past President: Jessica Hew
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“THANK YOU” TO GOAABA’S OUTGOING BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2011-2012) FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR!
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Whether you are a NEW or a RETURNING Member, the new membership year has begun (7/1/12-6/30/13). Please also invite a friend, colleague or other eligible applicant (licensed attorneys, law students & members of the judiciary) to consider the many benefits of membership!
Good Deal: Annual Membership $75.00
Better Deal: Two-Year Membership $125.00 ($25 discount)
Student Membership: $30.00
For membership questions, click here, or email Membership Chair,
Don Nguyen, at don.nguyen.esq@gmail.com
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GOAABA’S MISSION:
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders represent 3.8 percent of the Greater Orlando population, and we are proud to call Central Florida our home. As attorneys, we recognize our special responsibility to help under-represented segments of the community; to improve legal access to the courts; and to serve as a legal bridge between our ethnic communities and the Greater Orlando region.
Founded in October, 2009, the mission of the Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association (GOAABA) is to:
● Represent and advocate the interests of the Asian community of the Greater Orlando region
● Encourage and promote the professional growth of the members of the Association
● Serve as a legal bridge between our many and diverse Asian and Asian-American communities and the Greater Orlando region
● Act as an information resource for all.
GOAABA is affiliated with the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), based in Washington, D.C.; the Asian American Federation of Florida; and the the Orange County Bar Association.
We welcome your ideas and any comments which will allow GOAABA to better serve our clients and the community and to allow us to become full partners in Central Florida.
Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association
P.O. Box 2652
Orlando, Florida 32802
