The Vietnamese-American Bar Association of Washington's
5th Annual Banquet

Thank you for joining us for our Fifth Annual Banquet, which was held on October 22, 2009!

Thank You to our Banquet Sponsors: Cairncross & Hempelmann; Davis Wright Tremaine; Foster Pepper; Garvey Schubert Barer; Helsell Fetterman; Perkins Coie; Seattle University School of Law; Stoel Rives; Stokes Lawrence; University of Washington School of Law; and Williams Kastner. And a special Thank You and Recognition to Johnson Flora for their donation.

The evening’s celebrations were kicked off by emcees Jessica Nguyen and Tien Nguyen. 2009 VABAW President Thi Huynh welcomed our guests.

Our keynote speaker was Dr. Eugene Trinh, the first Vietnamese-American to travel into outer space. Guests also heard from our 2009 Hong Duc Clerkship Recipient Dai Dao. During the reception hour, guests participated in the silent auction of authentic Vietnamese scrolls. We also held an auction for the “Let’s Go Home” painting.

Traditional to all of our VABAW Banquet celebrations, guests were treated to entertainment highlighting the Vietnamese culture.  Fashion designer Thai Nguyen presented a showcase of the traditional ao dai dress, accompanied by “modern” “skinny jeans.”

Thank you to our banquet sponsors:

Tamarind: Cairncross & Hempelmann

Papaya: Davis Wright Tremaine; Foster Pepper; Garvey Schubert Barer; Helsell Fetterman; Perkins Coie; Seattle University School of Law; Stoel Rives; Stokes Lawrence; University of Washington School of Law; and Williams Kastner.

And a Special Thank You and Recognition to Johnson Flora.