AABA DINNER 2004: SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

AABA extends its special thanks and deepest appreciation to the following persons and firms:

The 2003-04 Nominating and Elections Committee, chaired by Richard Tamor, and consisting of Jeff Adachi, Kevin Fong, Deanna Gan, Joan Haratani, Edith Ho, Mike Lee, Jennifer Liu, Dale Minami, Phil Shinn, Don Tamaki, and Gene Woo, for your tireless efforts in facilitating AABA’s first open nomination and election process in recent memory.

Heller Ehrman, Stan Young, and Kevin Chung, and Preston Gates and Ellis, and Celia Lee for providing meeting space for AABA’s monthly board meetings.

Joan Haratani and Gene Woo for their hard work as the regional gvernors to the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and as AABA’s liaisons to our national parent organization.

The Newsletter Committee (Elaine Chow and Billy Chan) for their continuing development of the AABA Newsletter.

The Social Committee (Norene Lew, Malcolm Yeung, and Edwin Prather) for their creative and innovative social events.

Butterfly-Embarcadero and head chef Rob Lam, for their assistance and participation in so many AABA events.

Preston Gates and Ellis and Celia Lee for their hosting of the 2003 Unity Bar Reception.

Our 2003-04 departing board members, Kevin Chung, Rita Hao, and James Leong, and departing officers, Phil Shinn and Gene Woo, for their contributions to AABA.

Our outgoing committee chairpersons for their dedication to AABA’s various events and endeavors. Our work would not be possible without dedicated committee chairpersons.

Kaleen Woo Design & Print (71 Stevenson Street, San Francisco) for her continuing dedication to AABA projects including the AABA Annual Dinner and monthly newsletters.

Lisa Herico and Maureen Ishiodi of Rogers Joseph O’Donnell & Phillips for their long hours and commitment to the organization of this year’s Annual Dinner.