Events

2012 Winter Benefit

Wednesday December 28, 2011

To reserve your spot, purchase your ticket today by visiting http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2696291681

Join us as KALCA’s Steering Committee hosts its third annual Winter Benefit at Circle on Thursday, February 2 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm with an open bar from 7 -8 pm and free appetizers.

Your generous support will enable KALCA to continue investing in the future generation of Asian American public service leaders through our Public Interest College Internship and Civic Leadership programs.

Tickets are $40 online until January 12th, $50 thereafter online and $70 at the door. For a group of five or more, you can purchase online tickets for $40 per person until February 1st.

Attendees are welcome to stay at Circle until closing. Festive/cocktail attire is strongly encouraged and for our past Winter Benefit pictures visit our facebook page.

Winter Benefit Co-Chairs
Mina Kim
Emily Louie

Steering Committee
Mike Burkholder, Fundraising/Social Co-Chair
Dan Cho, Executive Vice Chair
Kyong Chul Choi
Chris Chun
Joseph Chung
Christine Ghee
Esther Hong
Jeanette Kang
Eugene Kim
Judy Kim
Mina Kim, Fundraising/Social Co-Chair
Rose Kim
Soo Jin Kim, Alumni Programs Co-Chair
Dan Lee
Emily Louie, Executive Chair
Flora Rhim
Jennifer Shin
Rob Tsai
Bonny Tsang, Alumni Programs Co-Chair
Jonny Whang
Matthew Yang

KALCA Fall Happy Hour Fundraiser

Tuesday October 18, 2011

To purchase tickets, go to http://kalcahappyhour.eventbrite.com/

A big thank you to all of you who have attended our May Pre-Gala happy hour. We appreciate your continued support for the Korean American League for Civic Action (KALCA). On Tuesday, November 1st from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm, the KALCA Steering Committee will be hosting our Fall Happy Hour Fundraiser at Ichiumi at 6 E. 32nd Street.

Ticket price is $10 until October 31st and and $20 at the door. There are only 150 tickets available and this happy hour will sell out as we usually have over 200 people in attendance. Due to the venue capacity, there will be very limited amount of tickets sold at the door so please purchase your online ticket today. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

All funds raised will go toward our Public Interest College Summer Internship Program and our new Civic Leadership Program for high school and college students.

The KALCA College Internship Program wrapped up its 11th summer and Minje Shin, a junior at Boston College, and member of this year’s internships class reports with a first-hand perspective of the experience shared by the Class of 2011. Read the article here.

KALCA is proud to introduce the new Civic Leadership Program. In its inaugural year, 25 high school and college students explored ways in which they can contribute to the community regardless of their career goals. The program included visits to government agencies, panels for career exploration, leadership workshops on interviewing and networking, and a team community service project. Read an article regarding their experience by a Civic Leader participant Wen Hao Wang.

Drink and Food Specials until 9 pm

$3 Draft Beers
(Hite, Sapporo, Stella Artois, Blue Moon, Asahi, Guinness)

$3 Selected Bottle Beers
(Coors Light, Budweiser, Samuel Adams)

$3 Hot Sake

$5 Well Drinks
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French Fries - $3.00

Fried Gyoza - $4.00
Fresh Raw Oysters - 6 for $4.00

KALCA Steering Committee

Mike Burkholder, Fall Happy Hour Co-Chair

Dan Cho, Fall Happy Hour Co-Chair
Kyong Chul Choi
Chris Chun
Joseph Chung

Christine Ghee
Esther Hong
Jeanette Kang
Eugene Kim
Judy Kim
Mina Kim
Rose Kim, Treasurer

Dan Lee
Emily Louie, Co-Vice Chair
Flora Rhim, Co-Vice Chair
Jennifer Shin, Chair

Rob Tsai
Jonny Whang

Matthew Yang

The New Generation of Asian American Entrepreneurs and Social Responsibility Panel

Tuesday August 2, 2011

The New Generation of Asian American Entrepreneurs and Social Responsibility Panel

Tuesday, August 2nd
7 - 8 p.m.
Location TBA

Speakers

Peter Kang and Sei-Wook Kim from Barrel
Esther Mun and Tina Chang from Little Fury

This panel features the new generation of Asian American entrepreneurs in the fields of media, technology, and design who consciously give back to their surrounding communities. Peter Kang and Sei-Wook Kim of Barrel have been actively involved in the New York City Asian American community, and Esther Mun and Tina Chang of Little Fury have also exhibited social responsibility by donating 5% of their profits from Start Here Mart to healinghaiti.org and opportunity.org.