Author: Jini
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![[Event Recap] KAC 2016 Lunar New Year Potluck](https://kconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12695065_10103703860091514_6621449982880285089_o.jpg?w=1024)
[Event Recap] KAC 2016 Lunar New Year Potluck
What a great time to be had by all. Full room with standing room only as we met new friends (even Skyped with friends in Korea) and networked with others (San Diego Korean Language Exchange, Asian Real Estate Association, Jindo Tales author, SDSU students and more). We ran out of time to play Yutnori but we’ll have the…
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Feb 14, 21, 28 (12-3pm) House of Korea Fundraising Info Session 한국의 집 모금 계획 설명회
Feb 14, 21, 28 (12-3pm) House of Korea Fundraising Info Session 한국의 집 모금 계획 설명회-한국의 집 커티지 건립 모금 계획 설명회- Time: Feb. 14, 21, & 28 (Sunday) noon-3 pm Place: Balboa Park Hall of Nations (Address for GPS: 2294 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101) House of Korea is holding an info session @…
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Event Recap of KAC National Convention (1/30/16) by James Pham
So I asked James Pham, one of KAC-SD’s board members, how his trip to the KAC National Convention was like. Here is his account: (thanks, James!) Recently, I attended the KAC National Conference where Korean Americans from all over the country gathered to inspire, lead and unite together to share their stories, contributions and American success…
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2/10/16: (Post!) Lunar New Year Event
KAC-SD’s Post-Lunar New Year Event (cuz we probably won’t get enough of Lunar New Year) Please RSVP by leaving a reply on this post! (scroll all the way down) Hi, Jini here. So 3 years ago, a Lunar New Year gathering was held at the Korea Daily building as a part of “Team Sejong / K-Konnect” event. We haven’t…
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A special lecture by Dr. HAN Hong-gu: Discussing Korean modern history through the film “The Assassination”
(Stumbled across this event info from a post on Sdsaram.com) Dr. Hong-gu Han of Sung-gong-hwe University in Seoul, Korea, is coming to San Diego to give a lecture about looking at the Korean modern history through the recent Korean blockbuster film “The Assassination”. It will be held at the San Diego Taiwanese Cultural Center hall on…
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SD Kpop Flash Mob to Perform at Lunar New Year Tet Festival
Did you know San Diego has its very own “Kpop Flash Mob”?! Since 2011, this group has been roaming the city surprising folks with their killer Kpop choreography. Here’s an update about their upcoming performance at the Lunar New Year Tet Festival. Below is from the Facebook event page: The San Diego Kpop Flash Mob will be dancing…
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[News] San Diego Declares January 2016 as Korean American Heritage Month
The city of San Diego recently declared the month of January 2016 as “Korean American Heritage Month”. Thank you to all the community members that worked hard to make this happen! I couldn’t find any media coverage of this in English, just Korean newspaper articles. Here’s a clipping from Korea Daily San Diego: And here’s the evidence…
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[Hul~] Congressman Peters’ Korean American Day Statement from 2015 and 2016 are Almost Identical
Along with many other politicians, Congressman Scott Peters made a cordial statement celebrating January 13th as the Korean American Day through the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) website. He did it again this year, but the almost identical nature of the two statements are very intriguing. The only difference is that two extra words “rich heritage” is added to…
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A Petition to Establish a Korean Class at Torrey Pines High School
It is time for San Diego to also have a Korean class offered at public schools! Recently, a group of Korean Americans from San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles, are working together in hopes of establishing a Korean language class as one of the world languages offered at Torrey Pines High School in La Jolla. Click Here for the…
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SD News Establish the Convoy Banner District!
The Convoy district is on the verge of establishing a banner! Tomorrow, January 12th, 10am, the San Diego City Council meeting will be presenting the item to propose banners to be placed in the Convoy district to mark it as an official tourism neighborhood of San Diego, and asking the council for approval. Please join…
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