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You Are Invited to Attend the NAPIPA Leadership Conference For Free – May 30-31, 2025

Posted: May 14, 2025

Minnesota is hosting the NAPIPA (National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association) Leadership Conference. This event will be held on May 30th and May 31st, 2025. We are delighted to have students attend, network, learn and ask questions of several prominent members who work in Government, Elected Offices and Community. We have four distinguished Elected Prosecutors joining the conference!

  1. Lessa Manion first Asian American Korean female Elected King County Attorney (Seattle).
  2. Thien Ho first Vietnamese Asian American Elected Sacramento County Attorney, California.
  3. Sim Gill Indian American Elected District Attorney from Salt Lake County Utah.
  4. John Choi First Elected Asian American Korean Count Attorney, Ramsey County Minnesota.

Of significance, there are about 2,396 Elected District/County Prosecutors in the country, of this large number of electeds only about 10 of them are of Asian Descent. Four of which will be at here at our convening.

Please use the QR code attached to the flyer to formally register for the event. There is zero cost to attend the conference and CLE credits are being applied for as well.  That said on behalf of the National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association (NAPIPA), thank you for your participation in the upcoming NAPIPA Leadership Conference taking place on May 30–31, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We are honored to have your support and engagement as we bring together leaders from across the country to promote collaboration, mentorship, and meaningful dialogue on public service and justice.

The Leadership Conference and events will be held at St. Thomas School of Law located at 1101 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN 55403. The event is free. For those coming from out of town, we have secured a hotel block reservation at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center Hotel, conveniently located nearby the law school at 30 S 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402. Please use the following reservation link to secure the event rate of $169/night – 2025 NAPIPA Leadership Conference Hotel Booking link. The hotel block rate is for May 29-31.