KAPS News, Apr 6th

Welcome to the Apr 6th, 2009 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*Career Strategies for Turbulent Times
*SF Giants Game - Korean Heritage Night
*April Kappy Hour Recap
*Register Now for the KACC Golf Tournament
*Spend This Summer in Korea Teaching SATs
*Announcing the Monthly KAPS Newsletter Cartoon

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CAREER STRATEGIES FOR TURBULENT TIMES

Are YOU any one of the following:

Looking for a job?
Wondering if you will soon have to look for one?
Exploring a career change yet wondering how in such a dire economic environment?
Wondering if a graduate degree is the best next step?

So many important questions yet who has the answers?

KAPS is pleased to announce Career Strategies for Turbulent Times – featuring great speakers to help you answer those questions.

When: Wednesday, April 22nd at 7:00 pm
Where: Merrill Lynch's Franklin Conference Room (600 California St, 7th Floor,
San Francisco, CA 94108)

Entrance fee is $5 for non-KAPS members but will be FREE to KAPS members.

For more information, please contact KAPS Professional Chair Min Lee at min@kaps.org.

SF GIANTS GAME – KOREAN HERITAGE NIGHT

Join KAPS for our trip to the 3rd annual Korean Heritage Night with the SF Giants! The Giants will be celebrating Korean culture and community impact at their game against the New York Mets on Thursday, May 14th. There will be very special pregame and in-game entertainment and everyone who attends will get special Korean Heritage seating and a free Korean-themed souvenir!

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased now by sending $20 via Paypal to webmaster@kaps.org.

To check out pictures from last year’s event, please visit http://kaps.org/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=1595

To reserve your ticket or with any questions, please contact KAPS Vice-President Jean Park at jean@kaps.org.

APRIL KAPPY HOUR RECAP

Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for the April installment of the Monthly Kappy Hour. It was great to see some old faces and many new ones. Pictures will be on the website shortly at www.kaps.org/gallery, so make sure you check back soon!

REGISTER NOW FOR THE KACC GOLF TOURNAMENT

KAPS is proud to partner with the Korean-American Chamber of Commerce (KACC) of Silicon Valley to present the 2009 Golf Tournament at Boulder Ridge Golf Course (one of the finest private golf courses in Silicon Valley).

This event will bring local businesses and players together for a day of golf and entertainment.

You will enjoy a day full of golf and social activities including:

18 holes of golf (including cart)
Lunch and Dinner
Goodie Bag
Drinks
Raffles and prizes
Putting Contest
Long drive Contest
Closest to Pin Contest
Hole in One Contest

The 2009 event will be held Monday, May 18th at the Boulder Ridge Golf Club (1000 Old Quarry Road., San Jose 95123).

Registration, putting contest, and golf lessons from the PGA professional starting at 10am with a shotgun start at 12pm.

The cost for this event is only $150 which will go toward entry into all events, 18 holes of golf, riding cart, lunch, dinner, wine and prizes. Additional activities are available (at cost) including a 100 yard pitching contest and games at various holes.

Awards presentation and dinner directly after golf at the main dining room. To help us properly plan for this event, please pre-register by going to http://www.kacc-sv.org

You can also submit a sign-up for a 4-person scramble by clicking here.

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities or have questions, please contact KACC president Charles Yun at 408-221-8056

SPEND THIS SUMMER IN KOREA TEACHING SATS

Kudos Educational Consulting is a subdivision of Chosun Daily’s Education Media offering specialized international education consulting services. Our consultants and educators are honest, well educated and highly qualified in their fields; thus, our motto is “Honest international education consulting” and our services are fairly priced compared to most other educational consulting agencies. For more information about Kudos Consulting, visit its website at www.kudosedu.com.

Kudos Educational Consulting is executing a new SAT Boot Camp program in the summer. The camp is designed to guide high school students in Korea to enhance their test taking skills as well as a focused math, reading comprehension and writing curriculum to better their test scores. The program is also designed to prepare the students for college applications by providing pre-designed extra-curricular activities. In order to provide our students with an excellent education and college preparation, we are seeking individuals who will be able to teach and guide the SAT and AP exams as well as become mentors for the students.

Instructor prerequisites:

1. 4-year college degree
2. Ivy league school graduates or top 15 US college graduates preferred
3. A GPA of 3.6/4.0 or higher preferred
4. 2 to 3 years of experience teaching and tutoring SAT I and AP subjects

Subjects to be taught:

SAT I Critical Reading and Writing
SAT I Math
AP Physics and Chemistry
AP Calculus

Teaching Period and Location:

6/15 ~ 7/31 (7 weeks), 8 hrs. a day, Mon-Sat.
Seoul, Gangnam, Dogokdong, South Korea

Benefits:

Accommodation and meals provided
Round-trip flight provided
6,500,000 ~ 7,500,000 KRW

Contact:

Email: kudossatcamp@gmail.com (Please attached resume and cover letter)
After review of resumes, select candidates will be contacted for further interview

ANNOUNCING THE MONTHLY KAPS NEWSLETTER CARTOON

KAPS is proud to announce that beginning this week, KAPS will be featuring a Korean-American cartoon once a month in our newsletter. These cartoons are brought to us by Jungmin Charles Joo, a Korean-American magazine cartoonist (http://joocartoon.weebly.com), residing in Connecticut.

Jungmin’s cartoons have been published in Commonweal, First for Women, Medical Economics, Saturday Evening Post, Sun, Woman's World, Z magazine, and others. He has published three books, Letting Life Pass You By, Need a Bailout, and Heaven and Hell, which can be purchased through Lulu.com (http://stores.lulu.com/joocartoon) or by contacting him at chuckjoo at yahoo.com.

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