The Japanese American Bar Association (JABA) announced that its annual Installation and Awards Gala will feature Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Sabrina Shizue McKenna as keynote speaker and Congressman Adam Schiff and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto as award recipients. The Gala will be held on March 9, 2012 at the Omni hotel in downtown Los Angeles. [...]
JABA Welcomes Japan Consul General Jun Niimi to Los Angeles
On December 14, JABA welcomed Japanese Consul General Jun Niimi to the United States at a welcome reception at the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles. He recently arrived in October to begin his position as the new Consul General in Los Angeles. The Consul General, a graduate of the University [...]
JABA Sponsors Holiday Toy Drive in Little Tokyo
On December 1, 2011, JABA and other bar and community organizations, organized the 12th annual APA Community Holiday Toy Drive & Reception at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles. JABA members Anne Inoue and Diane Tan again were lead organizers of the event to provide toys to needy children. “It’s important to [...]
JABA Members Enjoy Annual Meeting and Reception
The JABA 2011 ANNUAL MEETING and reception took place on November 10, 2011 at the Empress Pavilion Restaurant. Over 100 members and their guests attended the Meeting, including many dignitaries, judges, and commissioners. The Annual Meeting is an opportunity to review JABA activities and events for the year, introduce officers, directors, and committee members, and [...]
JABA Defends AAJA Trivial Bowl Title, Retains Possession of Rice Cup
Do you know the name of the military operation that was responsible for killing Osama bin Laden? The state which shares the shortest international border with Canada? Or the name of Lela Lee’s Angry Little Asian Girl character? These were just a few of the challenging questions posed at the Asian American Journalists Association Trivia [...]
Mia Yamamoto Honored by Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations
On October 11, 2011, former JABA President Mia Yamamoto received the 2011 John Anson Ford Human Relations Award from the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations. The awards go to individuals, organizations and companies that have had a positive impact on local communities. Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas said that Yamamoto is “recognized in the API [...]
JABA Free Legal Clinic Gives Back to Community
On September 25th, over 30 clients attended the JABA Community Education Committee’s free legal clinic at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute. The volunteer attorneys assisted clients over a wide variety of legal issues including family law, estate planning, bankruptcy, immigration, landlord-tenant, employment, debt collection and payment, and government benefits. The Legal Aid Foundation of [...]
Louis Ito Honored as Nisei Week Pioneer
On August 17, the Nisei Week Foundation honored JABA Member Louis Ito as a 2011 Nisei Week Pioneer. He and four other pioneers were honored as some of the most active and dedicated leaders of the greater Los Angeles Japanese American community. “I am grateful for the warm reception accorded to me and my co-honorees [...]
JABA Softball Team Returns to Winning Ways
On August 13, 2011, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association hosted its 9th annual softball tournament. JABA once again participated, alongside various bar associations and other attorney organizations from the Greater LA area. Despite being placed in the Group of Death with the Latino Prosecutors Association (LPA) and the South Asian Bar Association (SABA), team [...]
JABA Encourages Members to Join LACBA
JABA encourages members to join the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA). JABA members receive a discount toward LACBA membership dues. Simply check the box on the LACBA membership application form. Apply online today! In addition to the various LACBA resources and programs that are available to its members, by joining LACBA, you will also [...]
