"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.