The Asian American Bar Foundation of Houston, Inc. (AABF) is a non-profit, charitable, and educational affiliate of the Asian American Bar Association of Houston (AABA) that is tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). The AABF’s mission is to educate and serve Asian American lawyers and Asian American communities in the greater Houston area and surrounding counties. In furtherance of its mission, the AABF, through the grant of scholarships, stipends, and/or research funds, strives and aspires to do the following: 

• Encourage Asian American participation in the legal profession, legal scholarship, and legal support services; 
• Organize and sponsor seminars, conferences, and workshops on legal topics of interest or benefiting the Asian American community of Harris County, Texas, and surrounding areas; 
• Institute and maintain legal aid facilities benefiting the Asian American indigent or working poor in Harris County, Texas, and surrounding areas; 
• Support new immigrants and Asian American youths in Harris County, Texas, through legal and educational forums; and/or 
• Support activities that will promote and aid an improved system for the administration of justice and the improvement of the Bench and Bar in Harris County, Texas, and surrounding areas.