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.
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
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.
Media
Korea Times Article
(October 28, 2010)
Korean and Joong Ang
Daily News Articles (October 1, 2008)
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.
