Korean Quarterly

Radically Reimagining, post-election
2025-11-28 11:58 (America/Chicago) | MN
State of Asian Minnesotans: Radically Reimagining Our Future is the title of a post-election event, sponsored by the Coalition of Asian American Leaders, a leadership and advocacy organization in the Twin Cities. The event will be held Friday, November 13, 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Zoom. Link below. This event is free and open to the public.
The invited speakers will address the results of the November 3 election and understand what the current political moment means for the future of Asian Americans. Minnesotan organizers will speak on their work to create visionary alternatives to the world as it is. Featured speakers will include: Scot Nakagawa, of ChangeLab; Nausheena Hussain, executive director of Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment; and Ananya Chatterjea, artistic director of Ananya Dance Theatre.

Adoptee Bridge
2020-09-03 18:30 - 20:00
A session with panel and discussion on Transracial Adoptees and Black Lives Matter will be held September 3, 6:30 p.m. CST as part of AdopteeBridge’s Who We Are series.
Who We Are is a series of programs intended to amplify the voices of adoptees and share their stories. The series is open to adoptees, adoption professionals, family members of adoptees and the general public.
These events are free, but a suggested donation of $10 is encouraged.
Continuing education credits will be available at specific Who We Are events. The upcoming event will include panelists who are transracial adoptees, and work in professions such as social work and racial bias consulting.

Korean Institute of Minnesota fall session
2020-09-12 09:00 - 12:00
The Korean Institute of Minnesota will begin its fall session Saturday, September 12. KIM, founded 1975, is a cultural and educational resource for Korean Americans and Korean adoptees and their families. It is designed to help Korean American children, particularly Korean adoptees, to establish connections with their heritage and community, and build a healthy self-image and identity. KIM offers classes in language/culture for preschool age to young adult, and Korean language classes (three levels) for adults. Please check for announcements about the fall session closer to the date. Email for more information at: korean.institute.mn@gmail.com

Adoptee Hub offers Birth Search Session (part 1)
2020-09-19 14:00 - 16:00
Part one of a two-part virtual offering on birth searching for adoptees will be offered by Adoptee Hub on Saturday, September 19, 2 to 4 p.m. CST. The session will feature Adoptee Hub CEO and founder Ami Nafzger who will discuss all the how-tos of a birth search, from start to finish. Registration is free, and the session will be on Zoom: please see the link.
Adoptee Hub is a service and education organization by and for adoptees, with programming for adoptees and their families. It is dedicated to building a stronger and healthier adoptee community.

Five Korean Americans running for Congress speak out
2020-09-30 16:00 - 17:00
Five Korean Americans running for Congress will speak in a panel to be held Wednesday, September 30, at 4 p.m. CDT. The event, 2020 Year of the Korean American Political Hallyu: Korean Americans running for Congress: History in the Making. The event will include three representatives running as incumbents: Andy Kim (D-NJ 3rd Congressional District); Michelle Park Steel (R-CA 48th Congressional District); and Young Kim (R-CA 39th Congressional District). The panel will also include two candidates running for Congress for the first time. Immigration attorney David Kim is running for California’s 34th Congressional District, which includes Los Angeles’ Koreatown among other minority neighborhoods. If elected, he will be the first Korean American to represent the district that includes Koreatown. Marilyn Strickland, the mayor of Tacoma, Washington, is running for Washington’s 10th Congressional District, on her record of returning economic prosperity to Tacoma through investment in jobs, infrastructure and education.
The Zoom info session is free, but registration is required. See the link.
The sponsoring organization is the Korean Americans for Political Action, which works on behalf of Korean Americans to advance public policy and elect Korean Americans to leadership in the U.S.
