KAPS News, Jan 6th

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

In this issue:
*KAPS 2010 Kick Off Meeting
*Community Service Events: Upcoming Events
*KOLLABORATION SF 2010: Calling all Talents!
*KCCSF: Volunteer at the Korean Cultural Center!
*KCCSF: Korean Cooking Class
*Job Posting: Part-Time Teachers Needed

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KAPS 2010 KICK OFF MEETING

Ring in the new year with the KAPS Kick Off Meeting on Thursday, January 21st at 7:30pm! See old friends and meet new ones as you learn more about what KAPS has in store for 2010. We have lots of exciting events planned and new staff members to introduce to you.

What: KAPS Kick Off Meeting
Where: Merrill Lynch, 600 California Street, San Francisco
When: Thursday, January 21st at 7:30pm
Light refreshments will be served.

Contact Jean at jean@kaps.org if you have any questions.

COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS: UPCOMING EVENTS

KAPS would like to kick off the new year by serving the community. Please join us on Saturday, 1/30/10 from 9am - 12pm at Glide Memorial to pack bagged lunches.

Can't make this event? KAPS is still partnering with the SF Food Bank and will be volunteering again on 2/20/10 from 9am - 12pm.

Please email christine@kaps.org for more information or to register for either of the events.

KOLLABORATION SF 2010: CALLING ALL TALENTS!

Kollaboration San Francisco is holding a talent competition and we want you and your group's members to audition! Kollaboration is an official non-profit organization and an annual talent showcase specifically for the empowerment of the Asian American community. It has been established for several years in cities like LA, NYC, Chicago, Houston, and more, and has finally arrived in the beautiful and talented SF Bay Area - home to the country's 3rd largest Asian American population!

Kollaboration’s mission and efforts have been focused on encouraging the Asian American community to express themselves artistically and break through media stereotypes while coming together as a community. We are hosting our first annual show on Saturday, April 10th at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, where we hope to feature amazing local talent in all genres. The show will basically be a talent competition with a grand prize of $1000. There will also be other cash prizes for audience favorites and freestyle competitions.

We want you to join our movement by:
1. Auditioning
2. Spreading the word to the community and local talent encouraging them to audition
3. Attending our April show and volunteering

If you want to audition, go to our website and fill out the form at: http://kollaborationsf.org/audition.php by Jan 7th. If you are selected, we will invite you to our live audition on Saturday, January 23rd. For details please refer to our website.

If you would like to volunteer in our various community service opportunities, please sign up by emailing: kaitie.wong@kollaborationsf.org.

Support us by following us on Twitter @Kollabsfbayarea and become our Facebook fan at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kollaboration-SF-Bay-Area/119472599197?ref.... You can find footage of past Kollaboration shows on YouTube by searching "Kollaboration."

KCCSF: VOLUNTEER AT THE KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER

The Korean Cultural Center of San Francisco (KCCSF), founded in 2006, is a private; community based non- profit organization in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our mission is to foster the better understanding and wider appreciation of Korean and Korean American art and culture in the United States.

Interested in Korean art and culture? Please consider volunteering for the KCCSF! We are always looking for people to join our volunteer team. If you are interested in helping the Center, please send a brief email listing what hours you can volunteer and your resume to joanne@kccsf.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

KCCSF: KOREAN COOKING CLASS

The Korean Cultural Center of San Francisco is hosting its Korean Cooking Class series with a “Kimchi Mandu” class where you’ll learn to make a variety of Korean dishes using Mandu -- ‘Tteokmanduguk’ (rice cake dumpling soup), ‘Gunmandu (fried mandu)’ and ‘Mulmandu’ (steamed mandu). Anything you make, you get to keep and take home too, so please mark your calendars and be a part of this great day of fun!

Kimchi-Mandu Making Class
Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 11:00am – 2:00pm
Sarangbang, KCCSF (1480 Ellis Street San Francisco, CA 94115)
Cost: $30.00 (Lunch included)

For more information, contact info@kccsf.org

JOB POSTING: PART-TIME TEACHERS NEEDED

Summit College Prep is an educational services entity located in Berkeley that provides SAT preparation classes, college application guidance, consultation for extra curricular activities and college majors, along with tutoring for school subjects such as math and English.

We are looking for qualified teachers to help us expand our existing offerings. We offer great opportunities for anyone interested in earning part-time income, getting teaching experience, and/or making a difference in the lives of young students.

Since founded by two UC Berkeley graduates in late 2004, Summit College Prep has helped hundreds of high school students reach their maximum potential in both the SAT Reasoning Test (previously known as SAT I) and SAT Subject Tests (previously known as SAT II). Summit College Prep has also been successful in helping a select group of junior high students become elite students in their respective high school by focusing on their strengths to stir academic interest.

With the support of our parents, students and local community, we are proud to inform you that Summit College Prep is expanding to a new level of entity with variety of classes, to better serve our teenagers academically and nurture them culturally.

We would like to offer as many classes as possible that will enrich our students’ experiences – fine arts, video/computer game programming, music, traditional/modern dance, chemistry, physics, biology, economics, entrepreneurship, legal studies, career adaptability programs, math, English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean, as well as SAT preparation classes.

We do realize that this task won’t be easily accomplished and we ask for your help – please join us for this exciting opportunity to make differences in young lives! Teaching experience is preferred but not required. Any expertise will be considered to create an educational opportunity.

If you or someone you know is interested in teaching, please contact Soojin Jang at Soojin.Jang@gmail.com or 510 717 7751.

We look forward to bringing you on to the Summit College Prep team!

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