Title: Asian Career Networking, Focus on the Future
Location: Grand Ballroom, Sheraton: 7730 Bonhomme Ave Clayton
Description: Presented by OCA and Gold sponsors Prudential and Monsanto, Silver Sponsors Scottrade and State Farm Insurance. Join over 15 companies at this career networking event, free of charge.

Your Career Matters

Join OCA-St. Louis to network with fellow professionals in the financial, information technology, government and science industries. This is the first event of its kind to connect corporations and Asian American professionals to share industry expertise.

Complimentary Onsite Parking
For my information: info@oca-stl.org
Start Time: 18:00:00
Date: 2010-08-26
End Time: 20:00:00

Participating companies include:
Applied Information Systems
AT&T Advertising Solutions
CitiMortgage
Drug Enforcement Administration
Express Scripts
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Furniture Brands
M&I Bank
MasterCard Worldwide
Monsanto
Prudential
Scottrade
Sigma-Aldrich
State Farm

Suggest donation: $5 per individual, $10 per family

Join us for great food and games with YAPA members and the families of Dillon International! As role models to all children, we have a special part to play in the live of these adopted children from Asia. We’ve got a variety of games to break the ice and get to know our little friends.

We’ll be grilling hot dogs and hamburgers and even Korean BBQ. There are a couple of tennis courts and the North Pointe Aquatic Center to cool off. Holloway Park is located at 335 Holloway Road off Baxter between Manchester and Clayton in Ballwin. http://www.ballwin.mo.us/index.php?PageID=93&SubID=101

Please email info@yapastl.org to RSVP so we can prepare enough food. If you have a grill and/or would like to volunteer, please email info@yapastl.org

See you there!

Senor Pique
14870 Manchester Blvd
Ballwin, MO 63011
(east of Holloway, next to Ultimate Electronics)

YAPA has once again arranged extended happy hour prices until 8pm for YAPA members only! Expand your centers of influence, network with other Asian professionals and brainstorm how to build a better and stronger community with half price off appetizers, $3 margaritas and $2.50 beers, in the bar or on the patio. Hope to see you there!

YAPA is offering its members a very special opportunity to attend a free seminar, Restorative Justice, sponsored by the Missouri Asian-American Bar Association (MAABA) and the Japanese American Society of St. Louis eligible for 1.2 CLE credits! The event is being held at Greensfelder and is FREE. Greensfelder is also providing lunch for attendees. Professor John O. Haley, an expert in Japanese law, and a Washington University professor, and Bonnie Miller, of the St. Louis County Juvenile Court system and member of the Missouri Restorative Justice Coalition will discuss Prof. Haley’s published article entitled “Cooperative Communities Reduce Crime.” Read it here at: http://magazine.wustl.edu/Fall09/John%20Owen%20Haley.html. They will discuss Japan’s focus on cooperative behavior, and the implementation of a restorative-justice system to reduce crime and recidivism in our individualistic culture.

Location: Greenfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
10 South Broadway, Ste. 2000
St. Louis, MO 63102
Main Telephone- 314-241-9090
Main Fax- 314-241-8624

Speakers: John O. Haley, William R. Orthwein Distinguished Professor of Law, Washington University Law School
Bonnie Miller, Restorative Justice Counselor, St. Louis county family court system

To RSVP please contact cisjas@umsl.edu or 314-516-5754. Space is limited so please RSVP early! See the attached flier for more details!

YAPA welcomed several new members at our June Happy Hour at the Red Lion gastropub in Maplewood. Thank you to the Red Lion for extending their normal happy hour til 8pm for YAPA. Their cajun wings were delicious! Be sure to join us at YAPA’s next happy hour and meet and mingle with other Asian professionals every third Thursday of every month!

A BIG thanks to former Cardinals baseball player Kerry Robinson for hanging out with us during our 1 and half hour lunch buffet as part of Asian Heritage Day at the Ballpark. Over 120 participants enjoyed the pre-game performance and withstood the grueling heat for the big win in overtime against the Milwaukee Brewers. Thanks to the Cardinals Ball Club and the businesses and people who bought tickets supporting Asian Heritage Day! See you all there next year!

$25 for EVERYONE!
Thanks to a generous corporate donor we are able to extend the discounted $25 to everyone (member and non-members!) So no excuses! Come out and celebrate YAPA’s one year AND Asian Pacific Heritage Month! Try your hand at craps, blackjack, roullette and poker while eating fantastic culinary delights and sipping on thirst quenching drinks. We’ll be auctioning off fantastic items courtesy of our sponsors and raffling coll door prizes. See you there!

A portion of the proceeds will go to
-developing programs for the children of Dillon International, who specialize in adopting from Asia www.dillonadopt.com

AND

-helping children in Haiti fight the cycle of poverty and hunger through the great work at Meds & Food for Kids www.mfkhaiti.org .

Email info@yapastl.org to make reservations.

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($20 value) as well as a limited edition Census
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