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The Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association (GAPABA), formerly known as the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Georgia Chapter (NAPABA-GA), was founded in 1993 by Prof. Natsu Saito (Georgia State Univ. College of Law) and Judge Alvin T. Wong (State Court of DeKalb County). Both strove to establish a Georgia support network for Asian Pacific American attorneys and those interested in Asian American legal issues. Combing for Asian sounding names in the Georgia Bar Directory, the chapter was born with 13 original Charter Members. As the Association has grown, so has our mission and purpose. | ![]() GAPABA conducts activities that:
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Our original Charter Members were recognized at GAPABA's 1st Annual Gala on May 15, 2014. From L-R: Hon. Chung H. Lee, Yongman Zhang, Hon. Alvin T. Wong,Christina Pak, Socheat Chea, Martin Chen, Renee Hom Neary | GAPABA joined KABA-GA and SABA-GA members for the 1st Annual AAPI Lawyers Lobby Day: Feb. 20, 2014. From L-R: Cherish Dela Cruz, Jun Ha, Steve Kwon, Ritu Verma, Jae Kim, GA Gov. Nathan Deal, Minjae Song, Shama Barday, David Kahng, Shalamar Parham, and Lilia Kim |
GAPABA was chartered as an official chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association on June 11, 1993. Our founding President was Professor Natsu Saito, currently a law professor at Georgia State University. The original 13 charter members included:
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