membership

K
orean Americans for Political Advancement (KAPA) was founded in January 2006 by a group of Korean American New Yorkers to promote a progressive agenda of civil rights, immigrant rights, and economic justice, for Korean Americans and the broader community, through political action and education. 



O
ur goal is not simply to elect Korean or Asian American candidates to office.  Doing so will not present a qualitative resolution to the issues confronting our community, such as access to affordable housing and health care, educational inequality or funding for immigrant social services



R
ather, we are looking to mobilize the Korean American community and to maximize our political influence in support of candidates and allies who share our progressive agenda.


 
 

External Links
 

92nd Street Y

FactCheck.org monitoring of factual accuracy in news and media

Korea-is-One

NY Immigration Coalition

Real Clear Politics objective political news and coverage

WBAI 99.5 FM (Pacifica Radio - "Peace & Justice Community Radio Station")

WNYC 93.9 FM (NPR Affiliate)

 

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