AAAB Law Foundation Scholarship Recipients 2004

JUDGE LENARD LOUIE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Caroline T. Nguyen - Boalt, 1L

CAROLINE NGUYEN is the recipient of the AABA Law Foundation’s Inaugural Judge Lenard Louie Memorial Scholarship. Caroline received a Bachelor’s in Social Studies from Harvard and graduated with a Master in Public Affairs concentrating in Domestic Policy from Princeton. Caroline’s commitment to public service and activism took shape in college. During her junior year, Caroline’s mobilized ethnic student organizations at Harvard to protest the school’s policy to exclude ethnic organizations from its Prefrosh Activities Fair, which is an event aimed at introducing prospective students to extracurricular life at Harvard. While in college, Caroline also volunteered for various organizations and programs, including SafetyNet, a hate violence prevention organization dedicated to community education, and the Greater Boston Legal Services, a legal service specializing in housing law. She is currently involved with the Immigration Law Clinic. Caroline hopes to continue her advocacy work after law school by working on Capitol Hill or in an organization that actively lobbies Congress.

JAMS/JUDGE KEN KAWAICHI SCHOLARSHIP
Ka Yu Carrey Wong - Hastings, 2L

KA YU CARREY WONG is the recipient of the AABA Law Foundation’s Inugural JAMS – Judge Ken Kawaichi Scholarship. Carrey received a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Communication Studies from UCLA. Carrey first decided to pursue law school during her senior year in high school when she worked as a clerical assistant at the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. Her experience at the Human Rights Commission spearheaded her commitment to fighting discrimination and to coming to the aid of her community. In the Spring, Ms. Wong will begin working as a law clerk at the Asian Law Caucus.

RAYMOND L. OCAMPO, JR. PAST PRESIDENTS' SCHOLARSHIP
Adrianne De Castro - Boalt, 2L

ADRIANNE DE CASTRO is the recipient of the AABA Law Foundation’s Raymond L. Ocampo, Jr. Past President’s Scholarship. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and minored in English at UCLA. Adrianne’s passion to pursue a career as a legal advocate was initiated by her undergraduate experiences as a tutor for students of color and as a UCLA UniCamp counselor for children at or below poverty level. Adrianne also sites her undergraduate education in Asian American studies as a key influence in her decision to attend law school. In the summer of her first year at Boalt, Adrianne interned at the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) in Berkeley and advocated for fair housing standards. At EBCLC, she specifically worked with community organizations, law firms and media on an anti-eviction campaign. Currently, she interns at the Asian Law Caucus, researching employment law issues specific to the API community. Adrianne’s commitment to social justice moves beyond her legal work. She is driven to continue to educate both herself and peers on the marginalization faced by APIs in the hopes of effecting change.

JOE MOROZUMI SCHOLARSHIP
Stephanie Lacambra - Boalt 3L

STEPHANIE LACAMBRA is the recipient of the AABA Law Foundation’s Joe Morozumi Scholarship. She received a Bachelor’s degree in English and minored in Political Science at Haverford College. Stephanie’s commitment to social justice is evinced through her numerous community service experiences. Stephanie worked for the Contra Costa Public Defender’s Office as a certified law student helping to represent the indigent and worked as a judicial extern for Judge Martin Jenkins in the N.D. Cal. In the fall of 2002, Stephanie assisted in teaching an undergraduate class entitled “Law in the Asian American Community” to students in the Asian Studies Department of UC Berkeley. Stephanie possesses an unbridled passion to effect social change and believes that it is the “responsibility of all attorneys and legal advocates to protect the rights of historically disenfranchised communities, especially those with which they share a common cultural and/or ethnic background.”