KAPS News, Nov 17th

Welcome to the November 17th, 2008 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*KAPS Volunteering - Bags of Love recap
*KAPS Holiday Party - Save the date!
*Become a KAPS Officer
*Korean American Community Center Presidential Election
*AADP Fundraising Dinner Update
*Asian Business League Holiday Celebration
*Asic Design Engineer Paid Internship
*iKAPS update

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KAPS VOLUNTEERING - BAGS OF LOVE RECAP

A contingent of KAPS members brought Bags of Love to homeless people in the Civic Center neighborhood in San Francisco this past Saturday as part of KAPS' effort to give back to our local community. It was a great opportunity to provide lunch (and in many cases, a friendly
smile) to people who need it. You can see pictures from the event at our KAPS gallery at http://kaps.org/index.php?q=gallery

A big thank you to all of our KAPS volunteers!

KAPS HOLIDAY PARTY - SAVE THE DATE!

KAPS' annual holiday celebration returns on Saturday, December 13th (more information to follow). Make sure you reserve this night for an evening of holiday fun with your favorite KAPS folks. It promises to be a great way to close out KAPS 2008!

BECOME A KAPS OFFICER

Interested in planning a fun outing with fellow Korean-Americans? Want to meet more like-minded individuals who could double as great professional contacts? Looking to make your KAPS experience more rewarding?

Then become a part of 2009 KAPS officer team! By becoming an officer, you will have the opportunity to connect with more KAPS members, influence the Korean-American community, and develop as a leader. More importantly, you will be helping enrich the lives of your contemporaries, and you will have an overall great time!

Officers are responsible for creating the overall direction of KAPS and planning various KAPS community service, professional, and social networking events. Positions include President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Community Service Chair, Professional Chair,
Public Relations Chair, Social Chair, and Webmaster.

New officers are appointed by the existing officer slate. You must be (or become) a KAPS member to become an officer and have a positive, team-first attitude.

If you're interested in becoming or officer or would just like to learn more, please contact KAPS President Andrew Ko at andrew@kaps.org.

KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

The Korean American Community Center (www.sfkorean.org) is an organization heavily involved in the San Francisco and the greater bay area Korean American community; responsible for organizing various events such as the Annual Korean Day Festival in SF Union Square.

The election for the next KACC president will be this Saturday, November 22nd. Current KACC president Mr. Paul Suk Chan Lee has endorsed Mr. Jun Il Hyun (#2 on the ballot) to become the next KACC president. KAPS is excited about the opportunities to partner with Mr. Jun, who would like to proivde more opportunities for KAPS members to
partner with first generation Korean-Americans. To learn more about Mr. Jun's qualifications and ideas for KACC, please visit www.koreanjun.org

Polls open at 7:00 am and close at 6:00 pm. You MUST bring either your passport or green card to vote and you must have at least partial Korean heritage. You can cast your vote at the following locations:

Korean American Community Center, 745 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Samwon Galbi restaurant, 2600 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612

There will be a special election party for Mr. Jun hosted by Andy Choi, owner of Jubili, winner of the Best Frozen Yogurt venue by multiple San Francisco publications. Please join other KAPS members for an afternoon of food, yogurt, networking, and voting at 1515 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94115.

To learn more about the KACC, please contact Mr. Lee at
eylee49@hotmail.com. If you'd like more information about the election party, please contact Andy Choi at andy@jubili.com.

AADP FUNDRAISING DINNER UPDATE

Come join our friends of the Asian American Donor Program (AADP) as they celebrate their 19th annual fundraiser dinner, Fantasia 2008.

AADP is a non profit organization dedicated to saving lives of those with blood cancers (i.e. leukemia or lymphoma) in need of marrow/stem cell transplants. Because matching is dependent on genetics, and with the severe shortage of minority donors on the National Registry, its
very hard for a patient with a diverse ethnic background to find a life saving match. Out of the 7 million registered donors, only 0.9% are Korean, while the Asian community, as a whole, only represent 7%. AADP has worked hard to increase the minority representation so that
every searching patient has a second chance at life.

Come support all the work that AADP does by attending Fantasia 2008 After Dark Mixer (with open bar) featuring an exclusive viewing of the exhibit: Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul, henna artists, palm readers, and live performances!

Saturday, November 22, 2008
San Francisco Asian Art Museum

Reception and Private Showing at 6:00 pm
After Dark Mixer, open bar at 8:30 pm

Reception and Private Showing: $125*
After Dark Mixer, open bar: $30* (NEW lower price!)

*Entry must be purchased beforehand. No money is to be exchanged at the Museum.

To purchase tickets, contact Glenna Lee at 510-568-3700 ext 101. Don't forget to mention that you're a KAPS member!

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ASIAN BUSINESS LEAGUE HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Please join Yul Kwon, the winner of CBS's reality show, Survivor, and Janelle Wang from ABC News along with friends and colleagues from APAC community for an exciting evening to celebrate the holiday season at Asian Business League of San Francisco's Annual Holiday Celebration: Lead with Style! Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at The Hilton Financial District San Francisco.

Fashion Show featuring designer Monique Zhang of CICADA's evening wear collection & leading handbag designer Goldenbleu's fall '08 collection
Hear from keynote speaker Iris Chan, Executive Vice President and Head of National Commercial Banking, Wells Fargo Bank
Featuring Carol Chen Miss China Town USA 2005 along with other professional models and beauty queens
Splurge at our silent auction and win exciting raffle prizes!

Date: Thursday, Nov. 20th, 2008
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Place: Hilton Financial District
Tickets: $55 member/$65 non-member/$75 membership + admission/$45 group of 10
There is a ONE-DAY ONLY special $45 registration price but you must register TODAY by 11:59 pm to take advantage of it.

To register: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=zfyfv

Stay tuned for the ABL's new website launch, coming soon! www.ablsf.org

Auction & Raffle Items

12 bottle Wine Collection from ABL-Board
Shu Uemura at Neiman Marcus Basket of Beauty Products
Benefit Cosmetics- Beauty Bash with 15 - 20 friends. Includes eyebrow wax or eye lash tint and complimentary make over plus tips while enjoying drinks and hors d'oeuvres
iFly indoor skydiving for 4 people
Golf Lessons from Ross Kroeker
Derma Solutions Skin Consultation, Custom Caviar Facial and a Make-up session
Wag Hotel: Puppy Package (3 nights in mini luxury suite, free bath and one day walk)
Goldenbleu luxury handbag ('08 fall collection)
Goldenbleu luxury clutch ('08 fall collection)
and much more!

For questions about this fun filled night, please contact Natasha Geraghty-Medved at NatashaGM@ablsf.org

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ASIC DESIGN ENGINEER PAID INTERNSHIP

Uniquify is a provider of leading edge ASIC design services, focusing on complex multi-million gate System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. The company provides a wide range of services from chip architecture and methodology consulting through physical design implementation and
verification.

Uniquify's completely US-based design team provides compelling design solutions through innovative flow automation, timely execution, experience with industry leading tool solutions, and a seamless project management methodology to ensure the timely success of your next chip design.

Uniquify is seeking a sharp and highly motivated person whom our experienced ASIC design team can teach and train into an excellent ASIC design engineer. Candidate will work closely with our industry experienced physical design and/or logical design ASIC team developing multi-million gate state of the art System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. Candidate will gain understanding and assist in the development effort including but not limited to RTL design, synthesis, simulation and verification, static timing analysis as well as physical implementation and verification.

Pay Description: Based on Experience

All parties interested in submitting their resume or learning more should contact KAPS' very own Christine Kim at ckim1024@gmail.com.

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iKAPS UPDATE

www.kaps.org/ikaps

Introducing iKAPS RSS Feeds
There are tons of news articles, editorials, blogs, etc. that are about Korea, or written by Koreans. Our goal is to bring them all to you in one place: The iKAPS RSS Feed Center. Currently we have RSS feeds about Korean News, but more are still to come!

iKAPS Polls
We're hoping for some more feedback from all of you with the current residence poll. If you haven't participated yet, go vote now!

iKAPS Blogs
New blog entries:
"Wonmi" - Booneeki+
"The GMAT" - MBA 4 Hana

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INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE INVOLVED IN KAPS?

KAPS is always on the lookout for people interested in getting the most out of their KAPS experience. We are looking for volunteers to plan social events, coordinate community service events, serve as guest speakers, monitor the website, and improve the overall KAPS member experience. We are also looking for contributors to our newsletters and website, in the form of job postings, professional advice, and relevant news.

If you are interested in becoming an officer, contributing to newsletters, or assisting with an event, please contact andrew@kaps.org.

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The Korean American Professional Society (KAPS) is a nonprofit organization that is devoted to the professional and social development of Korean Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide a forum for networking, community service, and political involvement.

To learn more about KAPS, our members, and our events, or to join the KAPS community, please visit our website at www.kaps.org