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On September 19, KAC Executive Director Joon Bang spoke on President Trump's address to the United Nations General Assembly for KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO. You can find the coverage here. KAC would like to acknowledge KAC Board Member Andrew Lee for his role in founding the "Meet the City" events held by the Los Angeles Korean American Chamber of Commerce. You can read about the latest "Meet the City" event here. On September 8, KCRW featured KAC Executive Director Joon Bang and KAC intern Uriel Lee in its extended coverage of tensions with North Korea.  You can find the coverage here. On September 3, KAC Executive Director Joon Bang was interviewed by KBS World Radio on the topic of Korean American cultural identity.  You can find the coverage here.
On September 28, the Korean American Coalition (KAC) held the "Professional Wing(wo)men" mixer at Cafe Bleu. We would like to thank KAC Advisory Board members Joon Baek, Eric Kim, Lawrence Kim, Jay Hong, and Jonathan Lee for organizing the event! Over 40 community members came to mingle and network with their fellow Los Angeles professionals, while learning about KAC and the work that we do. Congratulations to Kira, the networking star of the night, who won a $25 Amazon gift card!
Find out more about this event here.  On September 23, KAC was proud to receive the Keith Soon Kim Chair Scholarship from the Korean American Scholarship Foundation. It was an honor to receive the scholarship, which is named after the founder of the first and longest-running college leadership conference for Korean Americans in the United States: the KAC National College Leadership Program. Thank you for your support!
On September 13, KAC co-hosted "Leadership Series: Entrepreneurs" with the Consul General of the Republic of Korea. The more than 200 people in attendance were able to meet, learn from, and engage with three inspiring, successful Korean American business titans and leaders like the Consul General of the Republic of Korea and Councilmember David Ryu.
Find out more about this event here. Become a KAC member to join us at more events like this! On September 5, KAC released a statement on President Trump's decision to end DACA. KAC encourages our community members to take a stand for DACA by following this link and contacting their representatives.
“We are so much more than a country that defines our neighbors by who they are on paper. The Korean American Coalition will continue to stand with our DREAMers and work with community partners to advocate on their behalf. Members of the House and Senate have the opportunity now to act with urgency and pass legislation to support DACA recipients,” said Joon Bang, KAC Executive Director. You can read the full text and see press coverage of the statement here. On September 1, KAC Executive Director Joon Bang wrote a letter to President Trump, urging him to stand with DREAMers.
You can read the press release and the full text of the letter here. |
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