KAPC Reception – September 19, 2025 – Canceled

Events
📬 2025 KAPC Community Announcement Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Korea’s Independence Greetings Friends, Families & Descendants of Korean American Pioneers, It is with great pride that we recognize the…

Message from the President – July 2025

Updates
🇰🇷 Message from the President An-yŏng-ha-se-yo, Hello and welcome to KAPC. In 2025, we commemorate a profound milestone: the 80th Anniversary of Korea’s Independence from colonial rule. This year is…

KAPC Press Release – July 12, 2025

Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Korean American Pioneer Council Honors 80th Anniversary of Korean Independence Commemorative Newsletter, Art, and Community Campaign Replace Canceled USC Event Los Angeles, CA – July 17, 2025…

Message from the President – August 2024

Updates
An-yŏng-ha-se-yo, hello! Greetings from Korean American Pioneer Council (KAPC,).  I write this on the eve of our first get together since the coronavirus. If you are attending this event, I…

KAPC Press Release – August 8, 2024

Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Korean American Pioneer Council Hosts Luncheon Celebrating 79 Years of Korean Independence  Los Angeles, CA – August 8, 2024 – The Korean American Pioneer Council (KAPC) is…
KAPC Luncheon 2024

KAPC Luncheon – August 17, 2024

Events
Greetings, Pioneers! It has been a while, and we are hoping you are doing well. Our Council is excited to invite you to our 1st luncheon since COVID as our…
Ken Klein Honored in Retirement

Ken Klein Honored in Retirement

Stories
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…
New KAPC Initiatives

New Initiatives in USC’s Korean American Digital Archive (KADA)

Stories
Chan Hie Kim Collection:  The retired Professor of the Claremont Theological Seminary donated his substantial collection of books, journals, and extensive archival records. The collection is especially rich in Korean American church history, Korean church history, Korean democratization, and Korean history and humanities. …