CITATION

1. Wikepedia
www.wikipedia.org
2. NAPABA website
http://www.napaba.org/napaba/showpage.asp?code=home
3. National Asian Pacific American Law Association website
http://www.napalsa.com/listings--resources.html
4. USA Today
www.usatoday.com
5. The Hyphen
http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/
6.The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/
7. Asian American. Net
http://www.asianamerican.net

5. Preeta Bansal

5. Preeta Bansal

1. APA ethnic background
Indian American

2. Past Experiences

-NY State Solicitor General
- Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
-Former Solictor General of the State of New York
- Office of Management and Budget as General Counsel and Senior Policy Adviser
-A partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
-Counselor in the U.S. Department of Justice
-White House Special Counsel

3. Current Position
General counsel of Obama’s Office of Management and Budget

Her work is to assist the President in overseeing the preparation of the federal budget and to supervise its administration in Executive Branch agencies. In helping to formulate the President's spending plans, she will evaluate the effectiveness of agency programs, policies, and procedures, assesses competing funding demands among agencies, and sets funding priorities. OMB ensures that agency reports, rules, testimony, and proposed legislation are consistent with the President's Budget and with Administration policies.

In addition, she is in charge of overseeing and coordinating the Administration's procurement, financial management, information, and regulatory policies. In each of these areas, OMB's role is to help improve administrative management, to develop better performance measures and coordinating mechanisms, and to reduce any unnecessary burdens on the public.

4. Education Background
Harvard Law School
J.D.
Harvard University
B.A.


5. Interesting Facts

“There's certainly a great number (of Indian American in the George W. Bush Administration). In many ways, it's a natural progression — the growth of the second generation and maturation of the community."-Preeta Bansal, Hindustan Times

4. Tina Tchen

4. Tina Tchen

1. APA ethnic background

Chinese American

2. Past Experiences

-Executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls

-Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meather & Flom
- chairman of the Commercial and Business Litigation Council andMinority Trial League Task Force

- board of trustees of the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System and the board of directors of the Chicago Bar Foundation

- the board of directors of the Chinese AmericanService League

- the board of directors of Field Foundation of Illinois

3. Current Position

Director of Public Liaison

Tina joined a long-time friend and advisor to the President-Elect and Mrs. Obama. Tina is the third high-ranking Asian American to be announced for a senior White House position. creates and coordinates opportunities for dialog between the Administration and the American public to improve public awareness of and involvement in the Department and its work. In her position, she also provide international outreach support services to state and local elected officials in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and all other inhabited U.S. territories.
This office that she is taking in charge of is the central point of coordination for domestic speaking engagements, briefings, and conference programs in Washington, DC and around the country.

4. Education Background

Northwestern University School of Law

J.D.

RadcliffeCollege, Harvard University

B.A.

5. Interesting Facts

"I 'm actually also a single parent. I have been a single parent since my son, my first child was an infant, and then I adopted a little girl who is now 12. As a single parent, I have two children. I have actually been blessed with being in a profession as a lawyer, which I was for 23 years, where I had the resources to have great support systems. ...Because I've had moments where I didn't have that and it's - it's hard to be at work and worry about your children at the same time. So, it's one of the things that we certainly want to keep addressing. It's one of the first lady's focus is to work on work-family balance and how do we provide that kind of security and support for all working people?" - Tchen

3. A. Marisa Chun

3. A. Marisa Chun

1. APA ethnic background
Korean American

2. Past Experiences
-Deputy Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
-Litigation Partner Coblentz, PAtch, Duffy & Bass
-Senior Trial Attorney & Trial Attorney of U.S. Department of Justice
-Law Clerk to Judge Robert Boochever U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

3. Current Position
- Deputy Associate Attorney General at U.S. Department of Justice

The Associate Attorney General is the third-ranking official at the U.S. Department of Justice. The Office of the Associate Attorney General advises and assists the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General in formulating and implementing the Department's policies and programs pertaining to a broad range of civil justice, federal and local law enforcement, and public safety matters. The Office oversees the Department's civil litigating components, including the Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Environmental and Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions. A Principal Deputy and four Deputies, including Ms. Chun, will assist Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli with respect to his responsibilities.


4. Education Background
Harvard Law School
J.D.

Yale University
B.A. History

5. Interesting Facts
"We are thrilled that Marisa has been selected by the Obama Administration for this position. Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass has a longstanding tradition of public service and we are proud that Marisa will be continuing this Coblentz tradition, by serving the nation."- Richard R. Patch, the Firm's Litigation Chairman

"I am honored to have this opportunity to serve the American people and the Justice Department at this critical time in our history," - Ms. Chun

2. Nancy-Ann Min

2. Nancy-Ann Min

1. APA ethnic background
Chinese American

2. Past Experiences

-Commissioner of the Tenessee Department of Human Services in the cabinet of Gobernor Ned McWherter

-Partner at the law firm of Bass, Berry & Sims

-Trustee at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Non Profit)

-A Fellow at the Wharton School of Business

-Commissioner on the medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

-Director of Acccredo Helath Inc. , Boston Scientific, Cerner Corp, Da Bita, Guaidand, Medco Health Solutions.

3. Current Position

The Head of the White House Office of Health Reform

She serves as Counselor to the President and Director of the White House Office for Health Reform. This is because De Parle, as a Rhodes scholar and Harvard Law School grad, comes from the business world, and she has a real background in healthcare policy. She managed Tennessee's Medicaid program, and caught the eye of the Clinton administration, who brought her to D.C. to run the OMB's healthcare team, and later, the Health Care Financing Administration. DeParle knows the issue inside and out; she has broad credibility with the relevant players; she knows politics; has a reputation for integrity; and she's committed to a reform effort that covers everyone.

4. Education Background
Harvard Law School-J.D

College of Oxford University-Rhodes Scholarship

University of Tennessee

5. Interesting Facts

"As you may have guessed from this sketch, DeParle is smart--rocket scientist, brain surgeon, 1600 SAT smart. And she knows as much about health policy as anybody you'll encounter in Washington." -Washington Monthly

"Despite her career-long identification with Democrats, DeParle has strong credibility with Republicans. (Representative Bill Thomas, of all people, was known to be a fan.) And, no less important for Obama, she's popular with centrist Democrats who could--if they wanted--make health care reform difficult."-Washington Monthly

1. Tina R. Matsuoka

1. APA ethnic background:

Japanese American

2. Past Experiences

-Massachusetts State Senate

-AssociateMurtha Cullina LLP

-Adjunct Instructor, Disability Law, New England School of Law

-Adjunct Instructor, Legal Research & Writing, New Engliand School of Law

-Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts Attorney General, Civil Rights Division

-Legal Intern, Southern Poverty Law Center (Non-Profit)

3. Current Position

Executive Director at National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, lay professors, and law students. . NAPABA represents over 40,000 attorneys and 55 local Asian Pacific American bar associations.

Ms. Matsuoka's work base is in Washington DC and she directs the overall operation for this national association. Her responsibilities will include planning and executing development efforts, coordinating with sponsors, supervising staff, working with the NAPABA Board in the development and execution of programs and policy, and managing the day-to-day operations of NAPABA.

4. Education Background

Fordham University School of Law

J.D.

American University

B.A. Philosophy

5. Interesting Facts

"She is a proven leader and has demonstrated her commitment to the issues important to NAPABA. We are delighted that she has brought her skills, dedication and energy to NAPABA. I am confident that Tina will be a strong voice and a steady hand as NAPABA continues to grow and face new challenges.” - by Helen, Kim, the president of NAPABA President

PREFACE: Top 5 APIA Female Lawyers

Top 5 APIA Female Lawyers who are Impacting Current USA politics
by Jaeyeon Chung

APIAs have long been classified as minorities, and it becomes more evident when we talk of APIA "females" (Women in Exile, txt p325). Female Asian Americans can be seen as the minorities of the minorites, and the weak of the weak. As a female student, I felt the neccessity to recreate the gender role that is prevalent in our society, and the start could be from inspecting the current female AAs who have succeeded in their career. Their existence and the social power that they attained have a powerful force to draw attention from a male dominating society, and it also inspires many feminists and activists in Women's study. Moreover, they inpire the general women population who share the frustration as their identity as female of color (The Woman Warrior vs The Chinaman Pacific, txt 307) Specifically, it would be worthy to see how female APIAs have succeeded in the field of law and how they are impacting USA society as elite members in politics. Also this comes from my personal interest in the field of law who is interested in public welfare and justice.

[1] Rationale and Criteria
To make sure that my personal view is not biased, I conducted a broad online research in different kinds of websites, from private law firms, New York Times, Law Association and personal bloggings. After collecting data from various resources, I picked female lawyers who have also joined in Politics and publice policies, and of those who are not only focused on personal profit:

- Candidates are members of National association of Asian Pacific American attorneys (NAPABA)
- Candidates currently use their professionalism for public goods
- Past experiences of the candidates prove their active social involvement.

[2] Top 5 APIA Female Lawyers

1. Tina R. Matsuoka
2. Nancy-Ann Min
3. A. Marisa Chun
4. Tina Tchen
5. Preeta Bansal

[3] Contents for each individual would cover....

1. APA ethnic background
2. Past experiences
3. Current position
4. Academic background
5. Interesting facts


see next post for the the first candidate, Tina R. Matsuoka.