Korean American Communities - Economic Forum
June 3rd, 2009 at 7:00 PM
At: KOAM-TV
Opening Remarks by:
KOCHAM President, Kim Yong Min
MC: Kim Yong Jae

Forum Panel Chair
by
ROK Consul General Lee Ha Ryong

4 guests panel

Dr. Chang Mook Shon:
Served Executive Director, Washington Economic
and Revenue Forecast Council
Trustee, Group Health Cooperative,
Board Member, KCTS Channel 9 Public Television,
founder and Board Chair, Pacific Internation Bank

Lee Chang Ryal - Exec. Director (Uni Bank)
Yoo Koon Yal, New Star Realty President
Tony Jang, President (Quintet Mortgage)

Major discussion: Economic starts from the Communities for the bright future - invited only 100 people to discuss among the KA community leaders about 70 people participated in and out during the panel discussion.

"Save the Economic Crises"

The economic crises started from the financial crisis - credit companies and expended troughout the global economic crises. many financial crises were associated with banking panics, and many recessions coincided with these panics.

The emphsised to support in order to recover financial crisis which we need unity work of communities, small businesses and big corporates to support bank, mortgage, credit lines. When the financial companies become stronger foundation then the word bank will be remained in safe spread to the global economic system in order to be harmonized balance for the local economic and world economic.

Major Sponsored by:

Korean American Chamber of Commerce, WA,
ROK Consul General, Lee Ha Ryong,
Radio HanKook, Korean Air, H-mart
And
KOAM TV

Photos by Sandra Englund

Sim Soo Bong Concert
June 4th, Thursday, at 7:00 PM
Tacoma, New life Center
Photos by Sandra Englund

Korean Women's Association
Scholarship Award
June 11th, 2009
at

The Korean Women's Association of Multicultural Community Center
Scholarship Award led by KWA Chief of Staff Eunice Chong
KWA President, Susan Koh and KWA Board Chair, Sulja Warnic emphsized to continue to keep their dreams in order to achieve their goals and be the future of the community and national leaders.

Lee Hyn Jin recited her essay "We are not Alone"
We cannot walk alone. "I Know that we are not alone in this world and that we have a creator who is the embodiment of love. My dream is to share that love.

Grace Pak (Park Un Hae) recited her essay "My Dream"
"Life is like a box of chocolate"
My dream is to double major in International Relations and Economics and advocating peace. I love working with people and solving problems, and also the feeling that I am making a difference in the world would be a great feeling.

I hope to be able to fullfill my dream one day and look back and to be able to say that I made the right decisions and that I did well. Also I will remember all the help and kindness I am getting from so may people and my community and give back.


Photos by Sandra Englund

June 23rd, 2009

At
The KOAM TV Banquet Room

NW National Unification Advisory Community Meeting with ROK Consul General Lee Ha Ryong: Consul General, Lee Ha Ryong Appreciated their service for the unity of community support as a community leaders also expressed special appreciation to President, Synn Kwang Jae for two years of service: great work and dedication as a President and community leader.

Photos by Sandra Englund