Sometime in the early 2000s when investment banking was still a mystery to most of the immigrant community, a young Korean American named Dow Kim found a way to navigate the cutthroat ranks of traders and bankers to become one of the highest ranking executives on Wall Street. An understated man of few words, Kim…
New York’s celebrated chefs Junghyun Park of Atomix, David Shim of Cote, and Jihan Lee of Nami Nori gather to create a culinary masterpiece to benefit the Korean American community. Last week, top Korean American chefs from acclaimed NYC restaurants combined their superpowers to serve up an unforgettable meal, all in the name of helping…
The Korean American Family Service Center Hosts a Virtual Gala Join KAFSC’s first ever virtual gala to reflect on a year of incredible challenges and celebrate the resilience of our immigrant survivors and their children. KAFSC never closed its doors to the public and our frontline essential staff responded bravely to meet a 300% increase in…
CKA’s mission is to advance the national voice and influence of the Korean American community through collaboration and leadership development. CKA envisions a community that invests in each other and in future leaders, and aspires to a world in which Korean American leaders serve at the highest levels in society. This year, CKA annual gala will…
What do Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison, Colonel Sanders, and a humble Korean American like me have in common? We are all Rotarians! How did I become involved in this rather lofty sounding organization? You might be surprised. Have you ever thought about getting together a few of your close friends and starting a club? That’s…
The Korean American Community Foundation Annual Gala is going virtual this year on September 23 at 7:30pm. The theme is Above and Beyond, and this year KACF is honoring their 21 indefatigable grantee partners, who went “above and beyond”–often at great personal risk–serving marginalized KoreanAmerican and AsianAmerican communities as COVID19 wreaked havoc this year. KACF…
In the middle of a pandemic, it’s great to know that the organizations that exist to benefit the Korean American community are stepping up and finding creative ways to continue to push their missions forward. Most of these organizations are reliant on annual galas to raise the funds they need and while we can’t gather…