KAPS News, Aug 25th

Welcome to the August 25th, 2009 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*Community Service Event: SF Food Bank
*September Kappy Hour
*KAPS Labor Day BBQ
*RECAP: KAPS Guide to B-School!
*IIC Event: Movie Screening of "200 Pound Beauty"
*ABL-SF Event: Asian Pacific Americans in Politics
*Korean-American Music Supporters Association (KAMSA) Concert

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COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT: SF FOOD BANK

Please join your fellow KAPS members on August 29th from 9am - 12pm at 900 Pennsylvania Avenue in San Francisco. We will be working with the SF Food Bank and helping them assemble and prepare donated goods for distribution. Please read below for more information about the SF Food Bank. There are only a couple volunteer spots left! Contact Christine at christine@kaps.org if you're interested to reserve your spot. Carpool will be arranged and further instructions emailed to confirmed participants.

Being a broad, professional society KAPS can easily fall into an "et cetera" category. While one of our biggest strengths is our breadth of members as we pool from a wide range of professional backgrounds, it is also one of our biggest challenges. Some optimists may label this group a jack-of-all-trades; one day we hope to achieve this title -- and not just euphemistically. For now, we embrace being a generalist group that provides a platform for everyone. We hope to parlay KAPS' diversity not just in the professional and social sector but in the community service arm as well.

In the past, KAPS has partnered with various organizations around the Bay Area. We've participated in events ranging from sprucing up community gardens to building homes and distributing bagged lunches to the hungry. This year we want to maintain this breadth while becoming more focused. We've always believed a central theme or campaign would create a more substantial impact in the community but were a bit reticent in picking one charitable orgainization to work with lest we compromise our broad and diverse structure. Looking back at our past events we noticed a common thread. This year, we would like to take that pattern a step further by assisting organizations that are dedicated to distributing provisions to those in need of bare necessities like food and water and shelter and clothing; but we can't do this alone.

The San Francisco Food Bank works to end hunger in San Francisco. We provide donated and purchased food to over 600 non-profit agencies, enabling them to give nutritious meals or supplemental groceries to thousands of low-income families and individuals in our community. These agencies range in size and mission, from the city’s largest soup kitchens to smaller agencies such as after-school programs, AIDS service providers, battered women's shelters, child care centers, food pantries, health clinics, homeless shelters, residential programs for people in recovery or transition to independent living, senior lunch programs, and street outreach programs. We are the largest distributor of food to non-profit agencies in San Francisco; for many agencies, we are their only source of food. This year, we will distribute nearly 33 million pounds of food, or enough to provide 70,000 meals a day.

SEPTEMBER KAPPY HOUR

Get ready for our September Kappy Hour! Come join us on Thursday, September 3rd at 7:00pm. We got an awesome deal for everyone - $20 for members and $25 for non-members for all you can drink and eat! There will be an open bar and delicious pizza. What's even better is that this Kappy Hour is a fundraiser for your favorite Korean American organization, KAPS! 10% of the proceeds will go back to KAPS so we can put on bigger and better events for our members.

Each of our Kappy Hours offer a great opportunity to network with fellow Korean-American professionals, meet up with old friends, and learn about what's going on in KAPS.

Where: Palio D'Asti (640 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94111) - Look for the KAPS sign as we'll have our own private area in the back of the restaurant
When: Thursday, September 3rd at 7:00 pm
Cost: $25 for non-members and $20 for members
Benefit: All you can drink and eat, meet fellow KA professionals and also give back to KAPS

Interested in seeing pictures from past Kappy Hours? Please visit http://kaps.org/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=4987

Want to become a member and pick up your t-shirt at Kappy Hour? Join or renew online at http://www.kaps.org/membership09

We have some very exciting upcoming events, so make sure you don't miss out!

KAPS LABOR DAY BBQ

Come join us for our annual Labor Day BBQ on Monday, September 5th! Meet, eat, and drink with us at Greer Park in Palo Alto we celebrate Labor Day! It'll be a great day to have some fun in the sun to celebrate the 3-day weekend.

KAPS will be providing yummy BBQ food. The cost will be $20 for non-members and $10 for members.

We will meet at Greer Park (1098 Amarillo Ave at West Bayshore Palo Alto, CA) at around 1:00pm, food will start to be served at 2:00 pm. Bring out your sunblock lotion, your sports accessories. We'll play football, eat good food, and lounge around for the afternoon, enjoying the last days of summer.

Where: Greer Park - 1098 Amarillo Ave at West Bayshore Palo Alto, CA
When: Monday, September 7th at 1:00 pm
Cost: $20 for non-members and $10 for members

Please RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120795058534. If you have any questions, please contact Jinuk Shin at jinuk@kaps.org.

RECAP: KAPS GUIDE TO B-SCHOOL

Thank you to all the panelists and attendees who made the KAPS Guide to B-School an informative, fun event! We hope everyone learned a lot from the panelists. Good luck on your MBA journey!

Missed out on the event? Check out the photos from the professional event: http://kaps.org/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=6770

IIC EVENT: MOVIE SCREENING OF "200 POUND BEAUTY"

The Intercultural Institute of California for Korean language, arts,
and culture is hosting an informal movie night - all are welcome!

IIC Summer Movie Night
Movie: 200 pound beauty (comedy)
Wednesday, August 26th, 6-8pm
1362 Post Street, Room G-1
Light snacks and drinks provided

Here are some links to the movie:

Synopsis and Movie Poster:
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_200_Pounds_Beauty.php
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj4ZGKanyJ4
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/200_Pounds_Beauty

For further info, please contact : Gyongnam Nam at gnam@iic.edu

ABL-SF EVENT: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN POLITICS

Overview
With last year’s historical U.S. Presidential election still fresh in our memory, we cannot escape the sense that this is a time of unprecedented cultural and political change. One visible symptom of this unprecedented wave of change has been the increasing number of new faces on the political landscape, which for the San Francisco Bay Area has included a surge in the number of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) elected to political office. With the Asian Business League of San Francisco’s (ABL-SF’s) longstanding track record for promoting leadership in the APA community, ABL-SF is proud to present a panel featuring some of these new APA leaders so that they can share with us what this change means to our community and how we can nurture the leadership role that comes with political empowerment.

We are honored to have the following distinguished public officials address this change in the local political landscape:

Joanne F. del Rosario, Mayor, Town of Colma
Jane Kim, Vice President, Board of Education, San Francisco Unified School District
Fiona Ma, Assembly Member and Majority Whip, 12th Assembly District, California State Assembly
Moderator: John Chiang, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Pacific National Bank; and Council Member, City of Piedmont

Date
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Place
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Auditorium
245 Market Street San Francisco, California

Time
5:30 pm to 6:00 pm Registration & Networking
6:00 pm to 7:15 pm Presentation
7:15 pm to 7:30 pm Q&A
7:30 pm to 7:45 pm Closing

Cost
Advance Registration
ABL-SF Members - No Charge
Non-Members - $10.00

At the Door - $15.00

CLICK HERE to register

KOREAN-AMERICAN MUSIC SUPPORTERS ASSOCIATION (KASMA) CONCERT

You and your friends are cordially invited to the 20th anniversary Youth Orchestra Concert with world renowned Maestro Nanse Gum from Korea. His concerts include interesting musical commentaries and are well loved by young and old generations. Please join us to celebrate our 20th Anniversary with great music.

When: Aug. 29th (Saturday), 8 PM

Where: Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94102
Reception follows at The Cafe in the Opera House, next to Herbst Theatre

Ticket Sales: City Box Office 415-392-4400
Seoul Books (Sunnyvale) 408-246-2300, (Oakland) 510-452-2100

Ticket: General $25 / Senior & Students $15
**Special discounted KAPS rate of $15 for general admission. Please contact Mrs. Oh below and mention KAPS**

Group Tickets: Mrs. Eun Oh, 408-781-2237, esleeohtaemino@yahoo.co.kr

KAMSA is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote the careers of young Korean-American musicians. Since its formation in 1989, KAMSA has sponsored debut solo recitals by notable, up-and-coming Korean-American musicians and has established the country’s only Korean-American Youth Symphony with its own annual concert schedule. In addition, KAMSA has developed a Young Musicians College Scholarship fund to assist graduating high school seniors who have excelled in music and made a significant contribution to KAMSA. www.kamsa.org

We hope you will be able to join us for the 20th anniversary Youth Orchestra Concert, and look forward to your company on August 29th, 2009.

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