All posts tagged "Community"

  • Korean Society of Boston President Kim Kyung-won
    Boston Korean society regains non-profit status

    Boston’s Korean association has finally regained its non-profit status. The Korean Society of Boston previously lost its non-profit status after issues with its tax filings. After saying goodbye to its former name, the Korean Society of New...

    • Posted October 21, 2015
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  • (Courtesy of kaserviceday.org)
    Korean American Service Day to host five-city volunteer effort

    An organization of young leaders will hold Korean American Service Day across five cities Oct. 17. Volunteers will participate in opportunities by churches, community centers and other non-profits in New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Los Angeles and...

    • Posted October 12, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Police Department Captain Vito Palazzolo, third from left, State Senator Kevin de Leon staffer Ben Park, middle, deliver a commendation for outstanding public service to OK Liquor owner Lee Bong-ok Wednesday. (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)
    K-Town ‘Korean Mama’ liquor store receives commendation

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff A beloved Koreatown liquor store previously owned by “Korean Mama” Lee Young-ok, who died last year of liver cancer at age 72, was awarded a commendation Wednesday by California State...

    • Posted October 8, 2015
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  • sharing love campaign
    Safety net program for DC Korean American community begins

    A new effort to introduce a social safety net for Washington, D.C.’s Korean American community, the Sharing Love Campaign, has begun with the help of the local Korean Community Service Center and the Korea Times. The campaign...

    • Posted October 1, 2015
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  • A group of Los Angeles Korean American non-profits hold a press conference Wednesday in front of Los Angeles County's Department of Parks and Recreation calling for a community center's inclusion in a new planned government building in Koreatown.
    LA Korean American non-profits call for K-Town community center

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff A group of Los Angeles-based Korean American non-profit organizations are pushing for a community center to be included in a new county building to be constructed between 4th and 6th...

    • Posted October 1, 2015
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  • Left to right: Principal Lee Jae-hoon, Korean American Society of Virginia President Kim Tae-won, Chairperson Michael Kwon
    Virginia Korean society regains non-profit status

    By The Korea Times Washington DC staff The Korean American Society of Virginia announced Wednesday it has regained non-profit status. The organization lost its non-profit status last year on charges of failure to file taxes and was...

    • Posted September 24, 2015
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  • The current site of the Korean American Society of Connecticut's new building, at 2071 State Street in Hamden, Connecticut.
    Connecticut Korean American community hub slated for October opening

    The Korean American Society of Connecticut is awaiting the building of a new hub for the area’s Korean American community. The society said it expects to open the building in October after two to three months of...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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