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Honors Convocation

Woody Allen once said half of success in life is showing up. I have come to believe that most of the other half is showing up again and reliably.

That said, I regret very much I will miss Honors Convocation. This important annual event, which recognizes students receiving the many awards we confer, along with the generous supporters who have created those prizes, celebrates individual achievement even as it creates a sense of community.

I believe all attendees deserve an explanation of what I will be doing instead. At the risk of immodesty, then: I will be receiving an award, too. The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), an organization with which I have been associated my entire professional life, is honoring me as a “Trailblazer” at its annual convention in Las Vegas. NAPABA has been an important organization in my development as an attorney. I am humbled to be designated a “Trailblazer.”