USC’s Korean Heritage Library – November 2024
USC’s Korean Heritage Library / The University Club This meeting was held on Friday, November 8th at The University Club. Alex Chang represented the KAPC at a dinner meeting held…
Message from the President – August 2024
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
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 – August 17, 2024
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
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 Initiatives in USC’s Korean American Digital Archive (KADA)
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. …
Roberta Whak Sil Chang (1931-2020)
Roberta Chang, the foremost independent researcher and chronicler of Koreans in Hawaii, passed away in October. She was the eighth of Keum Whan Chang and Do Yun Hong’s ten children…
The Men I Never Knew
As a third generation Korean American I grew up never knowing any of my ancestors, nor of their struggles in both Korea or the new world the United States of…
Message from the President
Dear Pioneers and Pioneers at heart, An-yŏng-ha-se-yo, hello! At KAPC we are reaching out to you with our newsletter, as we pray you and your loved ones continue to stay…
About the Korean American Pioneer Council (KAPC)
OUR MISSION: To preserve the legacy, record, and promote the education, understanding and appreciation of the experience and history of the Pioneer Generation of the Korean American community. Website:…