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Korean
American Coalition - Washington DC Chapter and the
Korean-American Association of Washington Metropolitan
Area Present:
"Koreans
in D.C. Metropolitan Region: A Comparative Perspective"
by Dr. Eui Young Yu
Date:
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Reception at 6:30 pm
Location: KAAW Office, 7004-L Little River Tnpk,
Annandale, VA 22003
KAC-DC
in conjunction with KAAW will be holding a forum on
the state of Korean-American population in regards to
the 2000 census. Dr. Eui-Young Yu will illustrate the
common and differing perspectives on growth and patterns
of development of the Washington, DC area Korean-American
population.
Eui-Young
Yu (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1969), Professor
of Sociology at California State University, Los Angeles.
He holds the position of Directorship of the Center
for Korean American and Korean Studies (CKAKS) at the
university, which he established in 1978. His academic
specialty is demography, Korean American studies, and
urban sociology. He was awarded Outstanding Professor
of University in 1985.
Since
December 2000, Dr. Yu has been directing the Korean
American Coalition - Census Information Center (KAC-CIC)
in Los Angeles. KAC-CIC is one of the 58 CIC's designated
by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in order to disseminate
census products to underserved communities in the United
States. He has been analyzing and disseminating 2000
census products to Korean media, community organizations
and concerned individuals. His analyses are available
for on the Cal State LA web site: www.calstatela.edu/centers/ckaks/.
Dr. Yu also served as an officer or board member of
various community organizations.
Dr.
Yu's list of publications includes 100 Year History
of Korean Immigration to America (editorial supervisor
- Los Angeles: Korean American United Foundation, 2002),
East to America: Korean American Life Stories (coauthored
with Elaine H. Kim - New York: The New Press, 1996),
and Serving the Community: Seventy Year History of Dorim
Presbyterian Church (Seoul: The Presbyterian Church
of Korea, 1997). Additionally he has authored over 100
articles and books on Korean and Korean American studies.
The
Korean American Coalition is a national membership-based
nonprofit community service, education and advocacy
organization established in 1983 to facilitate the Korean
American community's effective participation in civic,
legislative, political and community affairs. KAC was
founded in Los Angeles, home to the largest number of
Korean Americans in the nation. KAC's Washington, D.C.
Area Chapter, formerly known as the Korean American
Alliance, began operations in January 2001.
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