Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach will hold its 36th anniversary celebration, “Treasuring Our Connections: Strengthening Lives, Building for Our Future,” 6 to 9 p.m., at the St. Mary’s Conference Center, 1111 Gough St. in San Francisco. Guest speaker will be U.S. District Court Judge Edward M. Chen. The event will honor Chinese for Affirmative Action, the Vietnamese American Bar Association of California and Jimmy Nguyen. More info: (415) 567-6255 or visit www.apilegaloutreach.org.