Korean Americans need to keep fighting for the issues that define us.
Whether it’s making sure we have representation in Congress, or at the local level, that we keep politics out of our children’s education, or that we stay on the path of diplomacy until achieving peace on the Korean peninsula, Korean Americans must continue to find, develop, and raise our voice.
If we don’t do it, no one else will do it for us.
Past Webinars
2020 The Year of the Korean American Political Hallyu
September 29, 2020 2pm PDT/5pm EDT
The Role of Korean Americans in Shaping the United States in the 21st Century
Moderator
Panelists
Pearl Kim
Former Congressional candidate
KAPA Advisory Board member
Dr. Abraham Kim, Executive Director
Council of Korean Americans
Dr. Victor Cha, Vice Dean
Georgetown University
Dr. Taeku Lee, Associate Dean
UC Berkeley
September 30, 2020 2pm PDT/5pm EDT
Korean Americans Running for Congress: History in the Making
Moderator
Panelists
Juju Chang
Co-anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline”
Hon. Andy Kim, Congressman
New Jersey 3rd Congressional District
Hon. Michelle Park Steel
Candidate for California 48th Congressional District
Hon. Young Kim
Candidate for California 39th Congressional District
Hon. Marilyn Strickland
Candidate for Washington 10th Congressional District
David Kim
Candidate for California 34th Congressional District
Here’s why our voice matters:
42,000
Korean American “Dreamers” and adoptees undocumented, no chance for citizenship, vulnerable to deportation
300,000
Korean Americans without health insurance - highest among Asian Americans
413,000
American jobs, $60 billion worth of US exports to South Korea at stake, as part of one of the United States’ most important trade deals (KORUS)
75,000,000
Koreans on the peninsula, seven million in the Korean diaspora impacted by talks on nuclear security, economic development, and peace