The Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) is hosting a session with community leaders and experts to discuss the barriers that shape healthcare disparities for Asian Minnesotans, including the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 and how communities are responding. Feature speakers include Ignatius Bau, National Health Policy Consultant, as well as local leaders.

For more information and registration, please click here.

Join Twin Cities Diversity in Practice (TCDIP) for a virtual gathering as we come together during a tumultuous summer. For over 16 years, the TCDIP Summer Social has provided an opportunity for members of our affinity bar organizations and legal community to connect. This year, as we face a global pandemic and take action for racial justice, the TCDIP Summer Social is being turned into an alliance. More than ever, we need a space to reflect and build community.

During the 2020 Summer Alliance, you will virtually meet new people and re-connect with colleagues, while also enjoying a topical show by Blackout, a group that “seek[s] to put more Black performers on more stages, to create comedic dialogue around serious truths, and to provide improve access for Black students.” Blackout will also be leading small-group discussions. Family and householde members are welcome to join. 

For more info and to register, please click here.

Join LCL for weekly check-in and support opportunities, via Zoom. Lawyers, judges, law students, and legal organization staff members are welcome.

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Mondays, 9:00 -10:00 a.m., Path to Lawyer Well-Being Group

Join URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/292189703

Join LCL’s Path to Lawyer Well-Being Group as we learn about and discuss tools for resilience in these challenging times or any other. This group will provide an opportunity for check in and offer specific resources.

Thursdays, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Career Challenges and Choices To register for this meeting, click this link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsceuurzssHtOymhcGb5r8_RHhxKzcLwhU

The legal profession, our jobs, and our personal lives have been upended by the global pandemic and social changes. Our jobs may have ended, our practices may be at risk or we are questioning how and whether to continue in the legal profession. This confidential group will provide focused topics and facilitate the exchange of ideas among participants.

Additional LCL groups include Family Support, ADHD Support, Parenting (co sponsored with Minnesota Women Lawyers), and Discipline and Practice, see www.mnlcl.org/services/groups/groups-overview/ 

For LCL hosted phone and Zoom 12-step meetings, see www.mnlcl.org/resources/meeting-links/lcl-meeting-links/

Many additional resources are available at www.mnlcl.org

LCL staff will be working remotely.

During business hours you may reach a staff member by calling 651-646-5590 or email: help@mnlcl.org.

Counselors are available 24/7 at 651-430-3383

651-646-5590 • 866-525-6466 • help@mnlcl.org • www.mnlcl.org • www.facebook.com/mnlcl

The National Asian American Bar Association (NAPABA) is pleased to present Officer and Director candidates for 2020-21, who have been approved by the Nominating and Elections Committee for their demonstrated leadership capabilities, passion about NAPABA’s mission, and skill sets and perspectives that align with NAPABA’s strategies, goals, and needs. Information about each candidate is available here.

The Committee believes the active participation of members is essential to a vibrant and diverse organization, and encourages any NAPABA member in good standing to submit endorsements of the 2020-21 candidates to support NAPABA’s electoral process and determine Board leadership for future years. NAPABA will accept endorsements through September 4, at 8:00 pm EST.

Details about the endorsement process and eligibility are available here.

Join Theater Mu for a virtual cabaret fundraiser to celebrate the resiliency of the arts and support Mu’s mission. The evening will be hosted by Lily Tung Crystal and Saymoukda Vongsay, and feature other virtual performances from Mu artists. More information, registration, and opportunities to donate are available here. 

Theater Mu is the Twin Cities’ Asian American theater company and second largest Asian American theater in the country. Mu seeks to celebrate and empower Asian Americans through theater, and produce performances born of arts, equity, and justice. Find out more here.

The Stepping Up Breakfast is Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers' (LCL) first annual breakfast aimed at encouraging the legal community to Step Up to address the issue of well-being within the profession. LCL's theme this year is One Small Step. LCL is your partner in taking those small steps toward well-being.

Keynote speaker, Judge Donovan Frank, will address the importance and benefit of One Small Step, personally and professionally. The breakfast will be emceed by MNAPABA member Judge Gail Chang Bohr. Details and tickets here.

On April 2, Asians from across Minnesota will gather at the Capitol to advocate for their communities, meet with legislators, and learn about the legislative process. The day will start with a brief training about how to talk to legislators and go over key priority issues. After the training, attendees will have the opportunity to meet with their Minnesota State Legislators to discuss issues that matter to them and their communities. This event will go from 9am to 4pm.

Priority registration is due by March 13, with a final registration deadline of March 25. Click here to learn more and register.

Writer, Professor, and Director of the Immigration History Center at the University of Minnesota Erika Lee will hold an event for her newest book, America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States, on March 18^th in St. Paul. This event is sponsored by the Coalition of Asian American Leaders and the East Side Freedom Library. This event is free and open to the public – register here. 

Date & Time: March 18^th | 6pm to 8pm

Location: East Side Freedom Library | 1105 Greenbriar St., Saint Paul, MN 55106

Join the NAAAP Minnesota team as they launch their next initiative, Women in NAAAP; an initiative dedicated to the empowerment of Asian women professionals.

* Learn more about what's to come this year

* Network with Asian American professionals

* Join discussion about women in the workplace, professional and personal growth, and barriers and opportunities for advancement

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Logistics Notes:

For additional event and registration information, click here.

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers encourages applications to serve on its Board of Directors for a 3 year term beginning July 1, 2020. Board members provide strategic direction and oversight to the management of the organization. Applicants should be interested in and committed to the mission and purpose of LCL.

For additional information, contact Joan Bibelhausen, 651-646-5590 or visit the MNICI website.