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Boston Korean society gets new name, leader

May 6, 2015
The Korean Society of Boston gathered to induct its new president Saturday.

The Korean Society of Boston gathered to induct its new president Saturday.

The Boston Korean American community is off to a fresh start this month as its flagship association changes its name and brings in a new president.

The Korean Society of Boston, previously known as the Korean Society of New England, inducted its new president, Kim Kyung-won, Saturday.

Since 2005, the society had suffered a lack of a qualified leader and problems with the organization’s tax filings involving its status as a nonprofit.

Last month, Kim met with society directors Namgoong Yeon and Ahn Byung-hak to express his interest in the role. He was voted in 9 to 1 by a makeshift committee on April 29.

The society agreed Saturday to request status as a nonprofit under its new name.

Kim is a leader of the US Taekwondo Education Foundation.