KAPS News, June 16th

Welcome to the June 16th, 2009 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*Asian Art Museum Matcha: Kampai! Sake + Tea
*Engaging North Korea Event
*BAKAs Wine Tasting Event - Save The Date
*KAPS Member of the Month: Daniel Lee
*KACC Presents the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement
*For the Love of Ramen
*Final Days of JeongMee Yoon's "The Pink and Blue Projet"
*Job Posting: Marketing/ Corporate Strategy Consultant
*REI Circle Presents: Residential Real Estate Investing 101 Seminar
*Follow KAPS on Twitter

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ASIAN ART MUSEUM MATCHA: KAMPAI! SAKE + TEA

Thursday, June 18, 5-9pm
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco
FREE for KAPS members, $10 for non-members

The Asian Art Museum is proud to present their annual mixer series, Matcha: Kampai! Sake + Tea. With live performances, gallery tours, and art activities, this event will present a great opportunity to mingle with friends over cocktails.

In addition to the special exhibition, Lords of the Samurai, showing throughout the summer, the June Matcha event will also have a special tasting of refreshing sakes and teas. Sommelier Miwa Wong, manager of True Sake, will be available to answer all of your sake related questions. Observe the meticulous "Way of Tea" ritual, talk to historians and curators, and get a full blast of Asian culture this night!

After enjoying the galleries, join KAPS at the Cafe terrace where you can enjoy great weather and great company!

This opportunity is FREE for members of KAPS. Non-members need to pay $10. RSVP to your friendly neighborhood social chair, JinUk at jinuk@kaps.org

If you aren't yet a member, go to www.kaps.org/membership09 and sign up - it takes just two minutes. By signing up for membership, you're supporting the group, plus you get discounts to great events (like this one) and a free KAPS t-shirt! Members who have not yet picked up their t-shirt can pick it up at the museum.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact JinUk at jinuk@kaps.org

ENGAGING NORTH KOREA EVENT

The Korea Policy Institute will be hosting an event on June 23, "Engaging North Korea: Human Rights, Nuclear Weapons and a Plan for Peace in the Obama Era, at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Two international experts will address these issues:Dr. Suh Bohyuk, Professor at Ewha University in Seoul Korea and the former Senior Researcher at the ROK National Human Rights Commission; andDr. Hazel Smith, Professor of Resilience and Security at Cranfield University in the UK, author of numerous books and formerly in North Korea with the United Nations.

Given the timeliness and complexity of these issues, Drs. Suh and Smith will help us understand the current international standoff and potential train wreck we are approaching over North Koreas nuclear program, and share possible pragmatic solutions to break the nuclear deadlock and improve the human rights situation in North Korea.

For More information, please contact Christine Ahn at christineahn@mac.com.

BAKAS WINE TASTING EVENT - SAVE THE DATE

KAPS is proud to announce the 6th annual BAKAs wine tasting, hosted in conjunction with Korean American Bar Association (KABA), Korea Information Technology Network (KIN), Korean American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco (KACC) and Korean American Society of Entrepreneurs (KASE).

When: Friday, September 18th at 6:30 pm
Where: Golden Gate Room, Fort Mason, San Francisco
Admission: $10 for public, FREE for KAPS members

Last year's BAKAs Wine Tasting event was a great success with over 400 people and 15 organizations in attendance. We anticipate a turnout of 500 or more this year with even more Korean-American and Asian-American organizations involved. This is a great event to come meet, network with, and learn about various professional and civic Korean American and Asian American organizations.

To view pictures from last year's BAKAs wine tasting, please visit http://www.kaps.org/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=2032

If you have questions, are interested in volunteering, or know anybody who might want to sponsor or donate to this event, please contact KAPS Vice-President Andrew Ko at andrew@kaps.org

This is going to be the best BAKAs event yet, so make sure you save the date now!

KAPS MEMBER OF THE MONTH: DANIEL LEE

Each month, we get a hold of a KAPS member for a short interview so that we can better get to know them. This month, we caught up with Daniel Lee.

Click here to view Daniel's interview!

KACC PRESENTS THE UNITED STATES-KOREA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

Please join the Korean American Chamber of Commerce of the North Pacific Coast for a very special event entitled, The United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement:How It Will Benefit Both Countries

Speaker: The Honorable Bon-Woo Koo, Consul General of the Republic of Korea, San Francisco

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.

Place: Osha Thai Restaurant, Four Embarcadero Center, San Francisco (near Drumm and Clay streets and the Hyatt Regency; phone, 415-788-6742)

Cost: $30 per person (covers a very nice lunch -- please send check payable to the Korean American Chamber of Commerce to the address below)

RSVP: By TODAY to Margie Colin, Morrison & Foerster LLP, 425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 (415-268-7660; email, mcolin@mofo.com)

Parking: Validated parking at a reduced rate in the Embarcadero 4 parking garage (entrance on Drumm between Sacramento and Clay)

About the Speaker: Consul General Koo has been posted to San Francisco since April 2007. He previously served as Director-General of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and led the Korean team in negotiating the Trade in Services for Doha Development Agenda. He has also served in the Korean Missions in many countries, including Mexico City (2003-2004), Paris (1999-2003), Brussels (1992-1995), Montréal (1984-1986) and Ouagadougou (1984-1986). He is a graduate of Seoul National University and studied international relations at the Institut National d?Administration Publique in France. Consul General Koo is an avid hiker and has walked much of the San Francisco Bay Trail during his two years in San Francisco.

The Republic of Korea is the seventh largest trading partner of the U.S. and the fifth largest trading partner of California. The United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement has been signed by both countries and is currently being considered for ratification by the Korean National Assembly. Consul General Koo will explain how ratification will benefit the economies and citizens of both countries.

FOR THE LOVE OF RAMEN

All of us have benefitted from the quick and easy goodness of ramen. From the desks of salary workers to the dorm rooms of college students, from famous noodle shops to supermarket shelves, ramen's many incarnations have tangled their way into our hearts and minds as much as they've filled our stomachs.

A panel of noodle experts will explore how a dish born of extreme need after World War II was transformed into a meal of luxury, endless regional specialties, and then, finally, an iconic convenience food.

Come join the conversation with:
Eric Nakamura, publisher and co-editor, Giant Robot magazine
Andy Raskin, author, The Ramen King and I
George Solt, assistant professor of history, New York University
Thy Tran(moderator), director, Asian Culinary Forum

$20 General Admission
$15 Full-time Students with ID

WHEN:
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm

WHERE:
San Francisco Ferry Building

CONTACT:
www.AsianCulinaryForum.org

FINAL DAYS OF JEONGMEE YOON'S "THE PINK AND BLUE PROJECT"

Jenkins Johnson Gallery presents…
JeongMee Yoon: The Pink and Blue Project
jenkins johnson gallery
464 sutter street · san francisco, ca 94108
415.677.0770 · f. 415.677.0780 · sf@jenkinsjohnsongallery.com
www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com

Jenkins Johnson Gallery announces a solo exhibition of South Korean photographer JeongMee Yoon’s Pink and Blue Project, which is a photographic portfolio that looks at possessions of children, specifically girls’ pink objects and boys’ blue. The exhibition will be closed after June 20, 2009.

One would be mistaken to assume The Pink and Blue Project is frothy or light. Analysis of the images provokes conversation sensitive to issues in modern society that resonate on consumerism as well as how we define femininity and masculinity. Yoon scrutinizes the adage “pink for a girl, blue for a boy” as an examination of gender specific colors and how a modicum can cross-culturally imbed itself in buying patterns and identities. A recent study at Newcastle University released findings that biological causes might be a key factor in gender color preferences. It could all lead back to hunting and gathering days when men went out to find the meat and women looked to gather fruits and vegetables, which typically have a red toned hue when ripe. Moreover, an interesting switch occurred after WWII. Until that juncture, blue was commonly held as a color for girls due to its tranquil qualities and pinks and reds for boys because red signified power and strength.

Yoon realized the weight of the issue when shopping for her son and daughter. The choices in products from clothes to toothpaste to books are limited by the predetermined standard of society and manufacturers. Companies enforce trends with stylized advertising and pervasive commercials swamp our daily lives. Often children and tweens are the targets because it is they who influence adults’ pocketbooks. Although aware of this power, consumers viewing Yoon’s work realize how even the most conscious buyer striving to avoid falling into the pitfalls of mass marketing suddenly seem less in control than they think. The robust difference between girls’ and boys’ color choices is predictable, but nonetheless astounding in its universality. Yoon has captured a diverse group of children from various parts of Asia, Europe and America. Overall, Yoon’s sensibility highlights our vulnerability to conformity and makes you wonder what your belongings would say about you if they were laid out for all eyes to see.

JeongMee Yoon began this series during graduate studies at the School of Visual Arts, New York and continues to explore this theme working in South Korea. She was a smash success at Scope Hamptons 2007, Scope Miami 2008 and Pulse New York 2009. Yoon received the commendation of South Korea’s prestigious Daum Prize in 2007. The series has received international attention by mass-media and critics in Russia, Israel, France, London, and Spain; just to name a couple, Telegraph.co.uk and Russian Esquire. Last year she was reviewed in the New York Times for her solo exhibition at Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York. The series was featured in the New York Sun and on the cover of Life Weekend Magazine. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston included her in their 2007 fall acquisitions exhibit and her work has been acquired by the Library of Congress and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Pink and Blue Project is currently on view at the San Francisco Airport Museum and the Bolinas Museum and was recently on view at the Children’s Museum of the Arts in Manhattan. Yoon is the recipient of numerous awards, grants, and fellowships. Her work from this project has been widely published in the U.S., Europe as well as South Korea in addition to being included in numerable international group exhibitions.

JOB POSTING: MARKETING/ CORPORATE STRATEGY CONSULTANT

Requirement: Bilingual Korean/English MBA

(Position based in Sedona, AZ; domestic and international travel required)

Rare opportunity to work directly with a successful and well known global business leader. The CEO you will report to is world renowned for his work, and now seeks an exceptionally bright, savvy, and hard working marketing and strategy whiz to join his small team and quickly move into a leadership position. Few opportunities of this caliber exist, and the right candidate will have an unlimited future in this CEO’s global organization. A substantial portion of the workload will be conducted in written or spoken Korean. Fluent Korean and English Mandatory.

Initial core competencies required of the successful candidate will be providing superior financial analysis to the CEO on the global economy as well as the CEO’s portfolio of businesses around the world. Strategic Planning experience will be very valued, as the CEO’s worldwide business interests are expanding on an aggressive timetable. Government relations/and or political experience will be helpful, as the successful candidate will be communicating directly with global business and governmental leaders on behalf of the CEO. Domestic and international travel as the “right-hand” for the CEO will be required, and may be extensive at times.

This challenging opportunity will allow a hard-working and exceptionally astute MBA with an incredible opportunity to learn from a global leader. In this role, you will have the opportunity to provide substantial input and critical leadership to a strong and expanding global business network. Must have first-in-class written and verbal communication skills, get along well with others, and have a flexible results-driven approach to work.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Key Member of small CEO staff, providing expert guidance and recommendations in the areas of global Strategic Planning, Business Operations, and Business Development:

Assist the CEO in evaluating existing global business unit strategic plans against established business targets, and develop and implement change management recommendations;
Act as the CEO’s Communication Ambassador with global business and governmental leaders;
Review global budget structure against business plans, and act as change agent to develop and deliver resource management plan; and
Provide leadership, direction and management for global marketing activities with emphasis on market impact, brand utilization, effective product management, customer and market research, clear communications, and organizational leadership.

Education and Experience:

MBA (marketing and corporate strategy concentration preferred);
2 to 5 years of experience in similar or comparable role in global company;
Strategic Planning, Marketing, and Management experience in a global business setting is preferred. Excellent management and organizational skills required;
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as polished people skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people from around the globe;
Willing and able to travel with the CEO both domestically and internationally while concurrently managing substantial workload as well as several direct reports;
Strong computer skills, such as mastery of all MS Office tools (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, etc.); and
Exceptional marketing and corporate strategy expertise and background.

BR Consulting, Inc. is an educational innovation and management consulting company that shares powerful brain-focused educational business with companies and organizations around the world. BR Consulting believes that the future of humanity depends on using the brain well. Our vision is to promote global health, happiness, and peace, through brain education. To realize our vision, we develop brain educational business, manage trainer instruction, and provide management consulting for brain educational client companies worldwide. (www.BRConsultingGlobal.com)

Interested applicants should immediately email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements to:

BR Consulting, Inc.

Email: hr@brconsultingglobal.com

REI CIRCLE PRESENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTING 101 SEMINAR

Learn what you can do today to position yourself to profit in this economy! Discover the steps to get started in your real estate investing!

This session will be taught by Donald Kung and Dan Rogers, two successful residential real estate investors in the Bay Area. Find out how Donald made $1M in one year without using his own money. This meeting is packed with educational information. There is no better time to get started in investing in real estate, so don't miss out on this event!

Date	Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Location	Paragon Real Estate Group, 1160 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111 (Entrance on Courtyard level @ Levi's Plaza East)
Time	7:00 pm - 9:30pm
Cost	$15 in advance. Registered by 6/17 no later than 5pm, $20 at the door (Registered REI Circle members : only $10, Premium Member / ICRG Member Free)

* REI Circle registered members - Click here to Register! Register now and save $ 10!
** Non-members - Click here to register!
*** Premium Member / ICRG Member - Click here to register!
At this event, you will learn from investing in:
Opportunities in real estate with paper assets
How to locate the deals
How to contact the homeowners
How to draft the contract
How to determine your exit strategies

All attendees get discounted admission to the 1-Day Seminar - Advanced Residential Real Estate Investing 202 on June 20.

About the Speaker
Donald Kung - Founder and President of Reliance Realty Group, a real estate brokerage; Portfolio Lending, Inc., a private money lender and mortgage brokerage; Donaldson Homes, Inc., a real estate renovation and construction company; and Reliance Real Estate Opportunity Fund, LLC, an investment fund generating profits for investors through the purchase of real estate assets. Donald has been involved in thousand of residential and commercial real estate transactions as a Broker, Buyer, Seller and private money lender.

Dan Rogers - Sr. Mortgage Analyst with Reliance Realty Group. His expertise is crunching real estate data and communication. Since 2006, Dan has closed dozens of short sales, saved numerous homes from foreclosure and facilitated the purchase of millions of dollars of real estate. In mid 2008, Dan and Donald created the Mid Peninsula Investing Club to support other investors. Dan's teaching style is based around each investor's target goals and building the confidence to create action. Dan's success in real estate comes from identifying the least complex part of a problem and then developing that skill or knowledge base. Dan's goal for his students is to experience positive results through measurable actions.
If you have any questions, please email event@reicircle.com.

FOLLOW KAPS ON TWITTER

KAPS is now on Twitter! You can follow all the latest KAPS news and event updates, as well as keep track of some of the latest Korean and/or Korean American newsworthy events!

To follow, visit our Twitter page at: http://www.twitter.com/KAPSbayarea and click the "follow me" link at the top left of the page.

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