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Sung Y Kim, 2024 New American Hero Award

American Korean Friendship Society (AKFS) celebrates its 28th anniversary with presentation of 2024 New American Hero Award and Lifetime Achievement Award. The exclusive event drew participation by Korean American community and business leaders along with invited state legislators leaders. AKFS honors Ambassador Sung Yong Kim with the 2024 New American Hero Award. Ambassador Kim is […]

Sunny K Park, Introduction of American Korean Friendship Society

The American Korean Friendship Society, Inc. (AKFS) is a national 501c(3) non-profit (81-1408283) civic organization founded in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Society is to celebrate and strengthen the unique relationship between the peoples of the Republic of Korea and the United States of America. The relationship between the United States and Republic of Korea […]

Help Julie get new lungs

https://www.gofundme.com/f/6fwwg-help-julie-get-new-lungs?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer TL;DR: Julie has a rare lung disease, cystic fibrosis, and she needs a lifesaving lung transplant. But the hospital requires her family to fundraise upfront. We can help save Julie by raising $200,000 to cover medical bills, medicine, and living expenses for Mimi and Mrs. Kim to take care of Julie post-operation. In spring […]

KAC in Atlanta, “Current Trends Asian American Leaders Need To Know”

The KAC Atlanta chapter of the Korea-U.S. Federation invited Neil Ruiz, a senior researcher at the Pew Research Center, as a lecturer on the Dec.13th to listen to the results of the survey under the theme “The Current Trends Asian American Leaders Need to Know.” The event was co-hosted by the Council of Korean Americans […]