2015 AAJA National Convention

There are notoriously few women in the misogynistic world of hip hop, and even fewer Asian Americans.  In the same vein, women of color are disproportionately underrepresented in the white male-dominated cutthroat world of law .  San Francisco 's Hopie discusses how her identity as a first generation Filipina immigrant compelled her to pursue two extremely challenging and seemingly unrelated paths- as a successful independent hip hop artist with four studio albums and large internet following, and as a California immigration, bankruptcy, and labor law attorney with a juris doctorate from one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. Join Hopie for a comprehensive discussion and a live performance.