Board of Directors

Alex Chang, MBA

President & Chair

Alex, a member since 1999, is a 3.5 generation Korean American. He attended USC and completed his master’s degree at the Marshal School of Business in 1996. In his collage days, he was noted to have one of the largest Asian social network groups in LA during the early to mid ‘80s. His father-in-law is Emerick Ishikawa (Hall of Fame and Hawaiian weight lifter) who was on the same ‘48 London Olympic Team as Dr. Sammy Lee.

Dr. Moohay Choe

Vice President

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Irvin Paik

Treasurer

Recruited by his sister Helen Chen, Irvin attended council meetings since 1995. He holds a Master’s Degree from UCLA Motion Picture Department and is a retired member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild. His mother Rose Paik was active in the Korean Presbyterian Church. His Father Meung arrived in 1905. He inherited the KAPC member list from Daniel Park and maintains it in print and email.

Anne Kido

Secretary

A member since 1995, Anne was born and raised in LA by her parents Robert and Helen Kim. She graduated from UCLA in 1954 with a major in Physical Education and a minor in Life Science. She taught at Redondo Union High School and was in the Burbank School District for 27 years. Having been retired for 25 years, she still teaches an exercise class for seniors and volunteers at her church and missionary organization.

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Dr. Ken Klein

Board of Director

Dr. Kenneth Klein, KAPC Board member, retired as Head of the USC East Asian Library on June 30, 2020. The USC Library recorded a two-part oral history covering his life and his career at USC.  For his many contributions to Korean Studies and the USC Korean Heritage Library, he was honored with two major awards: South Korean Government’s Civic Merit Award (동백장) and the Kevin O’Donnell Award of the Friends of Korea.

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Thien A. Pham

Board of Director

Thien is a producer/director and distributor at 3388 Films with specialized experience in over 15 different languages and markets. He advocates for diversity in film and media and seeks to create stories that captivate and cross culture. He is a founder and partner of several global-focused film and media production and distribution companies.

Rod Uy

Board of Director

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