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Newsletters
December 2011
Memoirs of Shanghai:
Memoirs of Shanghai
Gladstone Hotel
NAAAP/YTMAT/FACL Members $20.00 * Purchase tickets online in advance at; www.naaaptoronto.org Imagine if you will, Shanghai in the glamorous 30s, a golden era of the desire to catch up with the world and embrace a refined movement towards being a modern generation. Visualize bygone days of à la mode silk hats, suspenders, suits, and ties distinguishing men with a debonair statement of style. Women in elegant Qipaos, gloves and high heels graced Shanghai’s belle époque. Experience it all again at Memoirs of Shanghai....an evening of exuberant old Shanghai where you might find yourself sipping a martini in a glamorous contemporary salon, doing the Charleston or watching old style rickshaws roll by the glow of red lanterns. Memoirs of Shanghai brings to life the swinging 1930s with live jazz, traditional for fun games of chance on Monte Carlo tables, Asian themed hors d'oeuvres and door prizes to round out a vogue evening of elegance and tribute. Featuring: Asian themed hors d'oeuvres, live jazz, traditional games of chance, fun Monte Carlo Tables, door prizes and cash bar. Dress Code: Men - Stylish silk hats, suspenders, suits, ties; Women - Qipaos (Cheongsam), high heels, gloves Holiday Food Drive: Bring 2 non-perishable food items - Get $5 extra in fun playing chips and 50% off tickets for soft drinks. Omatsu Lunch on December 1, 2011! The monthly Omatsu Lunch is set for December 1, 2011, where FACL members Lilian Ma, chair of the Housing Appeal Tribunal, and Gary Yee, chair of the Social Benefits Tribunal, will speak on being adjudicators and chairs. Email : maryka.omatsu@ocj-cjo.ca for more info. Criminal Law: Employment Opportunity Lawyer Peter Lindsay has an opportunity for an associate position in criminal law. His office is located at Yonge and Sheppard and is a busy criminal practice. Ideally the candidate would have Mandarin and Cantonese speaking fluency. The position will require travel outside Toronto. Email peterlindsay@rogers.com. In-House Lawyer Wanted A large international company in the paper & pulp industry is seeking a full-time in-house lawyer (Canadian bar) for its Richmond, BC office. Candidates should have 2-4 years of experience. Prior practice in contract and corporate law is preferred. Proficiency in Chinese Mandarin is preferred. Occasional travel to the US or within Canada is necessary. A great opportunity to grow into a management position as the company's legal department expands. Email Jim Titerle for more information: jim@millertiterle.com. NEW: FACL Bridge the Gap Program Needs YOU! FACL in conjunction with the Law Foundation of Ontario has started the Bridge the Gap program. Bridge the Gap is a community initiative whose goal is to enhance access to justice by providing educational materials on legal topics of interest to Asian Canadians and new Asian immigrants facing language barriers in Canada. Bridge the Gap hopes to address these issues and “bridge this gap” by creating educational video modules, to be delivered in Chinese, Vietnamese, Punjabi, Filipino (Tagalog) and Korean, that will provide a basic overview of, and introduction on how to access, legal resources in the area of human rights, youth criminal justice and immigration. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Email Jason Tam at jtamlaw@gmail.com, and see flyer for more info. FACL Omatsu Scholarship Established FACL has proudly established the Omatsu FACL Scholarship. One award in the amount of $1,000 or two awards of $500 will be awarded in 2012 to a law student/students who demonstrate leadership and community involvement, vision, academic ability, and financial need. Please complete the 2011/2012 Application Form and submit by email to facl.ontario@facl.ca by no later than February 1, 2012. FACL Awards Launched to Celebrate FACL's 5th Anniversary FACL is proud to launch the FACL Awards to recognize significant and longstanding contributions of Asian-Canadian legal professionals in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. The FACL Awards, which will be presented in April 2012 at the FACL Gala, are as follows: 1.FACL Lifetime Achievement Award 2.FACL Lawyer of Distinction Award 3.FACL Young Lawyer of the Year Award For the criteria for these awards, please click here. |
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