New board of the Arizona Asian American Bar Association sworn in by Judge Roxanne Song Ong, Feb. 13, 2014, Chandler, Ariz.
Four years ago, I posted a list of the nine courses (yes, nine!) served at the annual Arizona Asian American Bar Association banquet. You can read it here.
Over the (too) many years of this daily blog, I have covered that event in multiple ways—for example, here, here and here. (I’ve even included photos and a video of our now-beleaguered Attorney General Tom Horne playing the piano as the crowd chats; here’s a photo you might like).
But writers are always learning, and here is the instructive point for me: I have always and forever received the most follow-up queries after my here’s-our-meal-list post. Showing, I suppose, that food trumps most legal issues, including allegations of campaign-finance violations. The main commentary I typically receive: The list is nice, and your description of the keynote speech is swell, but why only one food photo?
The public speaks, and I listen.
So today, on Change of Venue Friday, I decided to keep the words to a minimum and to share only photos and captions of each of the dishes served last night at C-Fu Gourmet in Chandler. If you were there, you know how great it was. If you missed it, too bad for you. Remember to follow the Asian American Bar Association on Facebook, so you can keep track of when they announce next year’s banquet. You can join the organization too.
I hope you’re sated by the photos below (click to make them larger). I plan to share later some more detail about the evening’s great elements, among them the awarding of a few law student scholarships. But that’s for another day.
Have a great—and dim sum-filled—weekend.
AZ Attorney 
February 14, 2014 at 12:42 pm
It was delicious! And the scholarship recipients were all very impressive, as were the speaker, George Chen, and host, Tony King. An enjoyable event! (Just wish something could be done to get the sound system to 100% next year.)
February 14, 2014 at 10:36 pm
Oh yeah–I forgot to mention another wonderful speaker–Janina Hilgruber Walters. She was beset by microphone issues but still did a great job!
February 16, 2014 at 1:14 pm
Betty, thank you for your post. The camaraderie and support from our community for diversity inclusion in the legal community makes all the effort of putting on the banquet worthwhile. We’ll work on the sound situation for next year. In the meantime, everyone attending the banquet is encouraged to take home the leftovers.
February 16, 2014 at 2:31 pm
Amanda, thank you for your note. It’s actually my post (Tim Eigo) — welcome to my daily blog! The AAABA banquet is one of my year’s highlights. Thank you to you and the officers for all you do to create a great event.