Korean American Community Foundation of SF

It's happening! This two-hour #virtual #event hosted by Council of Korean Americans (CKA) and Korean American Coalition - Los Angeles will kick-start the #IgniteNextGen 2021 #Fellowship Program. This discussion is designed to engage Korean American college students and young professionals on the topic of #DEI and its relevance to the national discourse on race relations and anti-Asian sentiment. You will also have an opportunity to learn more about the #IgniteNextGen 2021 Sum...mer Fellowship program. Don't delay! Register today! https://bit.ly/32nfjJL #diversity #equity #inclusion #diversityequityinclusion #ignitenextgen #ing #ignitenextgen2021 #ing2021 #councilka #kacla #kacsf #koreanamerican #asianamerican #korean #asian #korea #aapi #api #collegestudent #graduatestudent #youngprofessional #postgrad #college #student #yappie #leadershipdevelopment #professionaldevelopment #careerdevelopment #leadership #aapileaders #apileaders

Do you love BTS or BLACKPINK? Do you want to deepen your knowledge about the cultural phenomenon of K-pop? If you answered yes, then this live discussion is for you! Join @AsiaSocietySouthernCalifornia and @AsiaSocietyKR on April 20 at 6pm (PST) for a discussion with three distinguished panelists: Jae Chong, a producer, artist and APAC Music Industry Executive, Tamar Herman, Senior Culture Reporter at South China Morning Post, and Youngdae Kim, music critic and author. Alon...g with moderator Bernie Cho, President of DFSB Kollective and a music entertainment executive himself, they will share their thoughts on K-Pop’s ascendancy, the cultural impact of its superstar groups, and how the genre fits into the larger South Korean pop culture juggernaut. Register now: https://zcu.io/RXqp #kpop #bts #btsarmy #army #blackpink #koreanculture #korean #bangtansonyeondan #asianculture #freevirtualevent #culture

Now in its fifth year, ROAR Story Slam is an annual competition where six selected contestants showcase their oral storytelling about their Korean American experience in front of a live audience for a chance to win a cash prize of up to $1,000. Korean American Community Foundation of SF is proud to be supporting the important work of KoreanAmericanStory.org. Typically held as a live event, they are going virtual for the first time. There will be no judges this year- because ...YOU will be the judge! So mark your calendars for April 30th at 4pm (PST) or 7pm (EST)! To learn more, visit: https://koreanamericanstory.org/roar-story-slam/ #ROAR2021 #koreanamerican #KoreanAmericanStory #korean #koreannonprofit #storytelling #storytellingcompetition #oralhistory #narrative #poetry #immigrantstory #AAPI #aapicommunity #liveevents #freevirtualevent #nonprofit

Save the date! Our Sixth Annual Gala will be held on September 25. The theme RISING TOGETHER captures our community's collective strength and renewed hope as we navigate a difficult period in unity. To learn more, visit: https://www.kacfsf.org/gala2021 Stay tuned for more announcements in the coming months! ... #kacfsfgala2021 #kacfsfgala #annualgala #gala #koreanamerican #fundraiser #philanthropy #community

Did you know? Racially motivated hate crimes against the AAPI community spiked 149% in the past year. According to Stop AAPI Hate, Korean Americans are the second-largest population experiencing racism and violence. This recent increase in Asian hate crimes has brought the urgent issues that our local nonprofit partners have already been addressing to the forefront of our minds. Korean American Community Foundation of SF continues to work to build #sustainable, #comprehensive..., and #equitable solutions for our most vulnerable populations, including assault victims, domestic violence survivors, and low-income seniors facing food insecurity. This is why your support matters. If you are looking for a way to support these efforts, please consider becoming a sustaining KACF-SF with a recurring donation. As a thank-you for your monthly gift of $21 for 2021, we will send you a pair of bluetooth wireless headphones by Harman! To learn more, visit: https://www.kacfsf.org/e-newsletters/21-for-2021 #21for2021 #fundraiser #nonprofit #philanthropy #uniteagainsthate #protectourcommunity #koreanamerican #asianamerican #community #aapi #korean

It’s #InternationalAntiStreetHarassmentWeek. For the #AAPI community, there has never been a more urgent time to raise awareness about the harm caused by street harassment. In partnership with Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, Hollaback! continues to provide Bystander Intervention Training, which prepares individuals to respond effectively in the face of xenophobic harassment while maintaining one’s own safety. Hollaback! also offers a targeted workshop for people ex...periencing anti-Asian harassment. For more info, visit: https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/ Shoutout to Em Collective for donating personal alarms to help keep our Korean elders safe. #InternationalAntiStreetHarassmentWeek #uniteagainsthate #protectourcommunity #wekeepussafe #standupagainsthate #koreanamerican #community

Do you want priority consideration for our 2021 Summer IgniteNextGen Fellowship Program? Apply by the Early Bird deadline (April 25) at bit.ly/ING21App ! ... Hosted by Council of Korean Americans (CKA) and Korean American Coalition - Los Angeles IgniteNextGen is a virtual six-week leadership program for Korean American college students, graduates, and young professionals. #ignitenextgen #ing #ignitenextgen2021 #ing2021 #councilka #kacla #kacsf #koreanamerican #asianamerican #korean #asian #korea #aapi #api #collegestudent #graduatestudent #youngprofessional #postgrad #college #student #yappie #leadershipdevelopment #professionaldevelopment #careerdevelopment #leadership #aapileaders #apileaders

Thank you to all who joined us in honoring the victims of the Atlanta shooting and to heal as a community at the Bay Area K-Coalition Virtual Vigil last Saturday. Our guest artist Kiona Medina created a mixed-media artwork during the vigil, encapsulating audience responses to the question: What is your vision for community healing? We have also captured some of the response text from the vigil’s chat box. We hope you appreciate her artwork as much we did! [Alt text availab...le] #solidarity #healing #processart #koreanamerican #asianamerican #aapi #api #healourcommunities #asiansbelong

Join our friends on Clubhouse today at 7pm (PT) / 10pm (ET) for a timely conversation with Korean American creative professionals. Our beloved Executive Director, Lina Park will be leading a community-focused conversation on creativity and Asian American identity and the power of storytelling to reveal our human connectedness. Meet our guests:... -Edwin Chang is the Director of the Pixar short film Wind. You can watch it free of charge on Pixar’s YouTube page! -Yoon Choi is the author of Skinship, a collection of short stories which will be released this fall. Also joining Lina as moderators are Youngwon Lee, Founder of the first Korean-inspired craft brewery Dokkaebier, Comedian and former KACF-SF Gala emcee PK Kim, and Jeong-Suh Choi, who is a Product Manager at Facebook. Event link: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/mW0qJlRB #KACFSFCreatives

TODAY at 5pm (PST)! Join us via Zoom tonight as we take steps toward collective healing. There is still time to register here: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_6bY9m0i6R5eXojJkCc63-g... #StopAAPIHate

We will be sharing a message from San Francisco Mayor London Breed at our vigil. Please join us! Registration is required for this event: tinyurl.com/4jaf57nn #StopAAPIHate

We will be sharing messages of hope from Representatives Marilyn Strickland and Andy Kim during our virtual vigil. We hope you can join us. Register here: tinyurl.com/4jaf57nn #StopAAPIHate

This (virtual) space for healing and sharing is open to all in the AAPI communities as well as allies. Let's gather in solidarity against hate. #StopAAPIHate

This is our awesome 2020 Community Grants Committee. Our participatory grantmaking process invites interested and engaged volunteers to learn about the issues in our community and help advise on where to invest our resources for meaningful impact. Thank you, CGC!

Be sure you, your family, and friends are registered to vote! The deadline to register to vote is MONDAY, Oct. 19. We're teaming up with kavote.org to inform and engage our community in English AND Korean. Click for more info and share! https://mailchi.mp/kacfsf/september-2020-newsletter-2871326

On this harvest moon, we honor those who came before us and send a message of gratitude to all of our supporters and frontline partners: Thank you for being part of our community. Songpyeon, half-moon shaped rice cakes, are traditionally eatenduring the Chuseok holiday and celebrate the year's harvest. They can be stuffed with sweetened ground sesame seeds, chestnuts, or mung beans, and are steamed on a bed of pine needles for a sweet and aromatic taste. They are one of our favorite Korean treats!

What a moving watch party and Q&A with @jeronimomovie filmmaker @pgjoejuhn3 last week with Council of Korean Americans (CKA)! His next film project? A documentary that raises the story of Korean Americans who have 'chosen' to serve the country by entering the world of politics. Get a sneek peek and support his new project, CHOSEN! bit.ly/3clbuZT

Leadership summit starting at 10 today! Let's dialogue. Presenting "A Pivotal Moment for Asian & Black Communities: A Dialogue about Racism & Solidarity"

Census 2020. Do it For Your Future. Go to my2020census.gov. It's only 9 questions!

Korean American Community Services is holding a CENSUS RELAY! Either fill out the Census or send this flyer to 5 of your friends (or both!) to be entered to win one of these prizes. Detailed instructions and text number below! Be a Census Hero!!!

Be engaged. Learn more. Join Silicon Valley's Asian American & Pacific Islander Civic Leadership Summit in addressing the Anti-Asian hate, AAPI & Black relations, educational access & affirmative action, and community mobilization for the NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. RSVP and share with your friends! ... https://www.facebook.com/events/329448768408645/

Show the world you count! Add this frame to your fb profile by going to facebook.com/profilepicframes and searching for Census Pledge Korean It’s the very last month to complete the 2020 Census. Take 10 minutes to shape the next ten years at my2020census.gov. #wecount

Your response will impact the next 10 years for you, your parents, your kids, and your community. That's $675 billion in funding. Don't have your Census ID? Register with your address. Did you move? You count based on where you lived on April 1. Babies Count! College students count too! ... Go to 2020Census.gov and fill out only 9 questions.

Kollaboration is holding a virtual town hall TOMORROW. Conversations. Performances. Call to Action. Giveaways. CENSUS. Register by clicking below! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/be-counted-asian-america-a-vir

Many Asian Americans are quietly struggling. Read the most recent McKinsey study on how disproportionately Asian Americans have been affected by the pandemic. https://www.mckinsey.com//covid-19-and-advancing-asian-ame

Interested in learning about our history in the Bay Area? Oakland Asian Cultural Center is presenting "San Francisco Beginnings of Korean Immigration 1902-1920," a FREE virtual exhibition on display at www.oacc.cc from August 8 to October 4, 2020. This exhibition will launch on Saturday, August 8th at 1PM with a special talk featuring curator Rosemarie Nahm and guest Gail Whang who will virtually walk you through the exhibit contents! For more information, visit www.oacc.cc... --

Let's make sure our communities get critical dollars and representation! The Census Bureau announced that they are ending their count efforts one month early, on 9/30. It takes minutes to complete - my2020census.gov. Check out the Korean blog from our KBS correspondent and our very own Associate Board member, Karim Kim, on why we need to complete the Census for our community and our families.... Share this link with your Korean friends and family! https://brunch.co.kr/@kimkarim99/21