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Membership increases at SCKCSA

SCKCSA has been the unifying factor for all KASAs and KSAs over the past 30 years. We have tackled issues concerning the Korean American community, been involved in community service, created social and networking opportunities, and fought for political awareness.

SCKCSA has always strived to unify students, provide community service and create cultural awareness. We are blessed to have an organization that allows us not only to unify Koreans at our own individual schools, but all over Southern California.

In the past years, SCKCSA has had its share of ups and downs. School membership has never been quite stable. At its peak with over 30 schools, it has now dwindled down to nine schools. But it looks like that may be changing soon.

Jameen Kim from Loyola Marymount University and Jon Lee from Cal Poly Pomona contacted me earlier this year and showed great interest in forming KASAs and joining SCKCSA. Their e-mails are below.

In addition, SCKCSA is proud to welcome back Occidental College and Cal State Fullerton. We hope that more schools continue to show interest in the Korean community and that the membership of SCKCSA will grow in the years to come.

Jonathan Lee from Cal Poly Pomona wrote:

My name is Jonathan Lee. I was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. I am currently a freshman attending California Polytechnic University, Pomona. Our school does not have any sort of Korean club or organization that can bring the Korean community together. That is why I am putting together a KASA. I would like the Korean community at this school to be able to get together and interact. I came up with the idea of starting a KASA because I was a former president and vice president of the Korean Club at my high school. A few more reasons why I would like to create a KASA for this school is because KASAs help Korean students become aware of issues surrounding the Korean American community. I heard from previous KASA members that it creates many new friendships and bonds that last a lifetime. In addition to this, KASAs also provide many valuable services to the surrounding community. KASAs are involved in many community service projects in the surrounding area as well as in the Koreatown district of Los Angeles. I hope that starting a KASA here at Cal Poly Pomona will create a stronger bond to the Korean community at this campus. It will be a fun and great learning experience for me and the future members.

Jameen Kim of Loyola Marymount University wrote:

In April 2001, I took the opportunity to visit Loyola Marymount University’s open visit. I had just finished making a decision to attend LMU over the Rhode Island School of Design. I had wanted to go school in L.A., but never applied to UCLA nor USC. Nonetheless, I felt that I would get the same type of deal and life that UCLA/USC students get.