ABOUT US

our mission
The Korean American Coalition – Los Angeles (KAC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1983 to promote the civic and civil rights interests of the Korean American community. KAC endeavors to achieve these goals through education, community organizing, leadership development, and coalition-building with diverse communities.


To promote and advocate for the civil and civic rights interests of Korean Americans, increasing civic and legislative awareness and the general social consciousness of the Korean American community.



To maintain a viable working organization composed of first, second, and third generation Korean Americans.


To serve those in the low to moderate income brackets.
HISTORY
Milestones
Throughout the years, KAC has developed various programs aimed at empowering and educating the community. Over the course of 39 years, KAC has assisted over 40,000 immigrants to become U.S. citizens and registered voters; co-founded the Black Korean Alliance in 1988, and launched the 4.29 Center in 1997 to provide dispute resolution and inter-ethnic outreach; coordinated victim relief efforts after the 1992 Los Angeles Riots; successfully lobbied for erroneous bilingual voter registration forms and sample ballots in California; conducted redistricting outreach campaign to unify Koreatown into a single city council district by organizing community town halls, and forming coalitions with other diverse Los Angeles-Based organizations; conducted various community outreach and education campaigns to raised awareness of COVID-19 and vaccines; trained more than 800 college students in leadership development and community organizing; and sponsored over 200 college internships. KAC has continued to work closely with government agencies and elected officials to promote more responsive governance and policy making that impact the community. KAC also developed broad coalitions with other ethnic communities around shared concerns. In 2017, KAC was recognized as a Non-Profit of the Year honoree, becoming the first Korean American organization to receive this honor in California.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Susie J. Oh Board Chair
Senior Vice President & Private Client Advisor
Bank of America Private Bank
Robert J. Kang, Esq.
Vice Chair
Director & Associate General Counsel for Cybersecurity Law
Meta
Garrett Lee, Esq.
Secretary
President
Jamison Properties, LP
Albert J. Jang, CPA
Treasurer
Managing Partner
Kim & Lee, LLP
Robert Lee Ahn, Esq.
Attorney
President
Los Angeles City Cannabis Commission
Joyce Kwon
Director of Human Resources & Senior Vice President
Citizens Business Bank
Joone Kim-Lopez
General Manager
Moulton Niguel Water District
Commissioner
CA Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission
James Santa Maria
President and Founder
The Santa Maria Group
ADVISORY BOARD
Alex Cha, Esq.
Attorney and Founding Partner
Law Offices of Alex Cha & Associates
Dr. Cameron Chang, M.D.
Physician and Partner
Golden State Hospitalists
Physician Advisor
Kern Family Health Care
Hon. Gregory C. Hill
Principal and CEO
Radiant Financial Group
Alexander Kim
Principal and CEO
Three Kings Public Affairs
Charlie Kim
President
Kim Yong Hwan Foundation
Jay Kim
Managing Director
AAAZA, Inc.
Keith Kim
Founder of KAC
Retired Engineer & Author
Paul "PK" Kim
Regiona Talent Acquisition Manager
Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc.
Standup Comedian, MC
Robin Kim
Founder and Trustee
Robin-Hwajin Yoon Kim Foundation
President
R. H. Kim. Inc.
Theo Kwon
Partner – Private Equity
Apollo Global Management
Daniel Lee, Esq.
Attorney
Lee & Oh, A Professional Law Corp
Jeanne Min
Chief of Staff
Office of Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McOsker
Woo-Jin Shim
Finance Director
Cloudbeds
Crystal Williams
Community Relations Manager
Southern California Gas Company
HONORARY BOARD
Dr. David Lee & Dr. Miki Nam
Jamison Properties, LP
Yong Hwan Kim
President of the Kim Yong Hwan Foundation
The late Yong Hwan Kim was a remarkable community advocate and a long-time supporter of KAC. We celebrate the life and legacy of Mr. Yong Hwan Kim who deeply cared for the next generation of young Korean American leaders.
STAFF

Eunice H. Song, Esq.
Executive Director
4.29 Alternative Dispute Resolution Center Director

Ireh Yoon, Esq.
Assistant Director
Ronald Lee
Strategic Development
Senior Manager

Jeany Choi
Operations & Program Manager
Dohyun Kim
Development Coordinator
Mindy Yi
MUN Lead Advisor
Jinhee Lee
Volunteer
Joon-Hyung Noh
Volunteer
THE KAC LUMINARY AWARD
