Position:
Executive Director at MinKwon Center for Community Action
Location:
Greater New York City Area
Industry:
Nonprofit Organization Management
Work:
MinKwon Center for Community Action
since Jan 2009
Executive Director
YKASEC - Empowering the Korean American Community
- Flushing, NY Sep 2007 - Jan 2009
Program Director
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
- New York, NY Sep 2004 - Sep 2007
Director, Korean Workers Project
Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center
- Jamaica Plain, MA Feb 2004 - Jul 2004
Student Attorney
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
- Los Angeles, CA Jun 2002 - Aug 2002
Intern, Anti-Discrimination Unit
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
- Flushing, NY Jun 1999 - Aug 1999
Policy Fellow
Education:
Harvard Law School 2001 - 2004
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
University of Hawaii at Manoa 1998 - 2000
Master of Arts (M.A.), Korean Studies
Stanford University 1994 - 1998
A.B., History
Skills:
Legal Writing, Non-profits, Legal Research, Litigation, Civil Rights, Fundraising, Public Speaking, Immigration Law, Public Interest, Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Nonprofits
Awards:
2012 “Best Lawyers Under 40,” National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Individual)
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Award given to recognize talented APA lawyers under the age of 40 who have achieved prominence and distinction in their fields of endeavor and have demonstrated a strong commitment to civic or community affairs.
2012 Fredrick Douglass Award (Organization)
North Star Fund
Award given by the North Star Fund honoring grassroots activists striving for equality, economic justice and peace.
2010 “Toward Change” Leadership Award (Organization)
Beautiful Foundation
Inaugural Award given by the Beautiful Foundation USA to recognize outstanding initiative, inspiration to others, and significant impact made toward change in our community.
2010 “Community Service Award" (Organization)
OCA-NY
Award given by Organization of Chinese Americans, New York Chapter for leadership in uniting Asian American groups and organizing 50 buses from New York to attend historic 2010 march to D.C. in support of immigration reform.
2010 “Community Justice Award” (Organization)
Manhattan Borough President’s Office
Award given by the Manhattan Borough President’s Office to recognize efforts to mobilize the organization’s efforts to mobilize the Asian American community for immigration reform and civic empowerment.
2006 Skirnick Public Interest Fellowship
Harvard Law School
Competitive fellowship given to Harvard Law School graduates and outstanding public service lawyers, designed to develop public interest law leaders and practitioners of tomorrow.
2004-2006 Skadden Foundation Fellowship
Skadden Fellowship Foundation
Competitive 2-year national fellowship given to approximately 30 law school graduates to design and implement a legal public interest project providing legal services to the poor in conjunction with a sponsoring organization.
2001-2002 Harvard Law School APA Alumni Award
Harvard Law School APA Alumni Association
Competitive scholarship given to a Harvard Law School student who has demonstrated a commitment to the Asian American community, for summer work in an Asian American legal organization.
1999-2000 Donald C.W. Kim Graduate Scholarship for Korean Studies
Center for Korean Studies
Competitive scholarship given by the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai'i (UH) to a top graduate scholar doing research in the field of Korea-related studies at UH.
1998-1999 Center for Korean Studies Graduate Scholarship
Center for Korean Studies
Competitive scholarship given for full-time graduate students at UH who demonstrate a proven commitment to the field of Korea-related studies.