Korean 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.
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Our 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
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Rather, 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.
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Korean
and Jonong Ang Daily News Articles (October 1,
2008)
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Launch of New York
Korean Americans for Political Advancement
(KAPA)
(March 30th, 2006)
Second-generation Korean Americans
launched KAPA (Korean Americans for Political
Advancement) with the objective to expand
real Korean political influence. On March
29th at Maru Restaurant in Manhattan, KAPA
hosted their launch party where they announced
that they are planning to openly support
political candidates that protect immigrants
rights
and civil liberties and promote the
political influence of the immigrant society.
Featured
in the picture from the left: Cha
Lee, Steven Choi (Co-Chair), Jennifer Kim
(Co-Chair), Hahna Kim, Grace Bae, and Songbae
Lee.
Joong
Ang Daily Article (3/30/06)
Korea
Times Article (4/1/06)
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Joong
Ang Daily Article (3/29/06)
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