The CKA community is an incredible group of people who are making a difference in our world every day. Below are interviews from CKA members chatting with Korean American trailblazers.
We are excited to share with you great interviews and recent webinars that CKA has organized for you to learn about fellow CKA members and supporters. Could you imagine Korean Americans on the cutting edge of innovation, creativity, and service?
Below are interviews from CKA members chatting with Korean American innovators and trailblazers.
1. Check out some great interviews from Korean Americans in the Arts
Opera
CKA Member and UCLA Professor of Music, Travis Cross, interviews SF Opera Music Director, Eun Sun Kim, about her life and career journey
Movie Making
CKA Member and Nickelodeon Producer, Chil Kong, interviews Movie Director, Justin Chon, to discuss his movie, The Blue Bayou
Media / Entertainment
CKA Member and President of Confluential Films, Charlotte Koh, interviews Actor, Daniel Dae Kim, to discuss his life and career journey
Children's Television
CKA Executive Director, Abraham Kim, interviews Woori Show Founder, Nari Kye, to talk about her series on teaching Korean culture to American culture through children's programs
Classical Music
Korean American musician, Alpin Hong, interviews World Famous Violin soloist, Jennifer Koh, about being Korean American in the classical music world
Literary World
CKA Member Stephanie Han interviews Korean American Author and Scholar, Chang Rae Lee, about identity, writing, and his recent novel, My Year Abroad
Food World
Conversation with Beverly Kim, a distinguished James Beard Award-winning chef and co-owner of the Michelin-starred Parachute in Chicago, and the esteemed Danny Lee, renowned chef and owner of multiple award-winning restaurants in Washington D.C., including Mandu, Anju, CHIKO, and I Egg You. Moderated by the esteemed Edward Lee, chef of Succotash and author of Buttermilk Graffiti.png?width=350&height=197&name=Still%20Images%20(3).png "Still Images (3)")
2. Watch an episode from our Elevate Series
CKA’s video initiative highlights Korean American trailblazers with the goal of elevating leaders for greater impact in their respective sectors. They share important wisdom about leadership, mentorship, and community service.
Chil Kong, Consulting Producer, Bossy Bear & Adjunct Professor of Theatre, Bowie University
Will Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Adweek
Suzanne Yoon, Founder & Managing Partner, Kinzie Capital Partners, LLC
3. Subscribe to our Podcast
Korean American Perspectives has dozens of interviews with leading business, civic, and economic leaders sharing about their immigrant journey, careers, and issues that they care about.
Here are some highlight interviews:
- Empowering Others Through Compassion, Relationships, & Racial Reconciliation: Steve Park, Founder & Executive Director of Little Lights Urban Ministries
- Pushing the Envelope by Following Your Bliss: Debbie Shon, Chief Strategy Officer, USA Gymnastics
- Journey to Find Meaning: Neurosurgery, Public Health, and North Korea: Kee Park, Director of Policy & Advocacy, Program in Global Surgery & Social Change, Harvard Medical School
4. CKA Membership Directory
Learn more about our curated national community of Korean American leaders!
Looking Ahead
In STEP 4, you will learn more about how to get involved in CKA