In 1992, Oh gained national prominence as a spokesperson and mediator for the Asian American community in connection with the Los Angeles riots. In June 1997, she was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the President's Initiative on Race. She served as part of a seven-member Advisory Board to the President in an effort directed at examining how race, racism, and racial differences have affected the United States.[4]
Oh has also designed and made presentations for businesses and organizations seeking to prevent claims of discrimination and harassment. She has provided services as a consent decree monitor in matters involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as an external investigator for claims of discrimination or harassment in employment, and as a private consultant to leaders faced with discrimination or harassment cases in their organizations.[5]
Oh was the Chair of U.S. SenatorBarbara Boxer's Federal Judicial Nominations Committee for two years, she was a Lawyer Delegate to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, and served as a member of the Federal Magistrate Judge Selection Panel in the Central District of California, for three years.[5]
Between 1998 and 2002, Oh left the full-time practice of law to study, teach, and write. Her speeches and writings reflect the opportunities and challenges that diversity presents. Oh's lectures have taken her into both national and international arenas, including China, Korea, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, and the United Kingdom.[6]
angela, angela, eunjin, born, september, 1955, american, attorney, teacher, public, lecturer, best, known, role, spokesperson, korean, american, community, after, 1992, angeles, riots, position, president, bill, clinton, america, initiative, bornangela, eunjin. Angela Eunjin Oh born September 8 1955 is an American attorney teacher and public lecturer best known for her role as spokesperson for the Korean American community after the 1992 Los Angeles riots and her position on President Bill Clinton s One America Initiative 3 Angela E OhBornAngela Eunjin Oh 1 1955 09 08 September 8 1955 age 67 2 Los Angeles California 2 Occupation s Social and political activist writerLife and career EditOh is a graduate of University of California Los Angeles where she earned her Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Public Health degrees Her Juris Doctor J D is from the University of California Davis School of Law King Hall In 1992 Oh gained national prominence as a spokesperson and mediator for the Asian American community in connection with the Los Angeles riots In June 1997 she was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the President s Initiative on Race She served as part of a seven member Advisory Board to the President in an effort directed at examining how race racism and racial differences have affected the United States 4 Oh has also designed and made presentations for businesses and organizations seeking to prevent claims of discrimination and harassment She has provided services as a consent decree monitor in matters involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as an external investigator for claims of discrimination or harassment in employment and as a private consultant to leaders faced with discrimination or harassment cases in their organizations 5 Oh was the Chair of U S Senator Barbara Boxer s Federal Judicial Nominations Committee for two years she was a Lawyer Delegate to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and served as a member of the Federal Magistrate Judge Selection Panel in the Central District of California for three years 5 Between 1998 and 2002 Oh left the full time practice of law to study teach and write Her speeches and writings reflect the opportunities and challenges that diversity presents Oh s lectures have taken her into both national and international arenas including China Korea the Middle East Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom 6 Oh has taught at the University of California Irvine University of Southern California University of California Los Angeles and other institutions In 2002 she finished a collection of essays entitled Open One Woman s Journey published by UCLA s Asian American Studies Department 7 Oh is also an ordained Priest Zen Buddhist Priest Rinzai Sect 4 References Edit Angela Eunjin Oh Profile Los Angeles CA Lawyer Martindale com www martindale com a b Hubbell Martindale April 1995 Martindale Hubbell Law Directory Volumes 1 5 Volumes 7 9 Volume 11 Volume 13 Volumes 15 17 Martindale Hubbell ISBN 9781561601127 President s Initiative on Race Advisory Board Archived from the original on July 26 2001 Retrieved March 27 2008 a b 2004 Speakers Archived from the original on September 8 2008 Retrieved March 27 2008 a b The Center for Law and Renewal Archived November 21 2008 at the Wayback Machine Center Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Home Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center AASC Archived from the original on September 2 2006 External links EditAppearances on C SPAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angela E Oh amp oldid 1090319596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
