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UCLA lawyer-in-residence Angela E. Oh will share her observations and experiences as an appointee to President Clinton’s Initiative on Race at 6 p.m. May 10 in the Institute of the Americas Auditorium at the University of California, San Diego.

"An Evening with Angela E. Oh" is being presented in conjunction with Asian Pacific American History Month. A reception will follow her talk. Both are free and open to the public.

The idea for the President’s Initiative on Race was introduced by President Clinton during his 1997 commencement address at UCSD. Oh served on that initiative from June 1997 to September 1998. As an outgrowth of that effort, Oh has written essays, including Moving Beyond Self-Interest, and a book, True to Ourselves – A Celebration of Women Making a Difference. She also lectures throughout the country.

Oh is currently a lecturer and visiting scholar, as well as lawyer-in-residence, at UCLA. She also serves as a commissioner on the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission, a trustee of the Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute, and a board member of the Korean American Family Service Center, a domestic violence prevention program.

Oh received her Juris Doctor from UC Davis. Previous activities have included serving as president of the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California, a board member of the California Women’s Law Center and a founding member of the Multicultural Bar Alliance.

"An Evening with Angela E. Oh" is sponsored by UCSD’s Associated Students Government, the Librarians’ Association Cultural Diversity Committee, the Cross Cultural Center, the Women’s Center, the Korean American Students Association and the Chinese Students Association.