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The Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA) is a 501c(3) non-profit organization staffed solely by volunteers working together to build a sense of community among the tri-state area's Asian Pacific Americans. For more info go to www.capaonline.org.
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ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 
SEEKING CAPA FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS [May 6th, 2007, 11:00am - 6:00pm] The Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA) is hosting the 28th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival (www.capaonline.org) to kick off Asian Pacific Heritage Month. The day's events will include Martial Arts demonstrations, Arts & Crafts tables, a Mini-Film Festival, Children's Programs, Information Booths from over a hundred different organizations, and various other activities. yKAN will be again contributing to this year's event by hosting its own table. This is to help spread awareness of yKAN, give out handouts and provide entertainment. If you're still curious at what goes on at the Asian Pacific American Festival, you can find some pictures from yKAN's participation from past year's event on the yKAN website at www.ykan.org/gallery/slide.php?sid=149# www.ykan.org/gallery/slide.php?sid=106# yKAN is currently looking for people to come out, help, and have a good time. We're also looking for volunteers to help setup, distribute handouts about yKAN, and sell some goodies to the guests attending the Festival, sponsored by H-Mart. Please contact advancement@ykan.org with times that you are available to volunteer.
Advancement Committee Chair Position(s) Available, Get Involved! The purpose of yKAN is to assist the Korean-American community to become a vibrant force in all areas of American life. Through the activities of the Advancement Committee, yKAN intends to:
Thank you for your support,
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COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE REPORT DEAR FRIENDS,
Sam was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia on December 2006. He had no symptoms and the diagnosis was made after a routine blood test. Sam was enjoying a full life as a serious student, a captain of the Harvard fencing team, a member of the tennis club team and a regular volunteer at the student-run homeless shelter. In addition to academics and sports, Sam has always taken a lot of interest in helping people, including his work at the shelter and as an active tutor for underprivileged kids since high school. Sam is on medical leave from Harvard where he was expected to graduate with a Physics/Math degree this June. He finished two rounds of chemotherapy at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. His follow-up treatments will be at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. He will most likely need a bone marrow transplant to increase his chance of being cured from this terrible disease. Sam is part Korean and part Caucasian, and this makes finding a match particularly difficult. The donor registry needs more donors of all ethnic backgrounds, but minority and mixed-background donors are particularly needed. Any donor could be a match for Sam. Of course, we do not expect most donors to help Sam specifically, but there are many other patients like him. How You Can Help: JOIN THE NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM?(NMDP) REGISTRY. Every day, thousands of patients just like Sam are searching for a volunteer donor--someone like you--who could save their life. It's easy and painless, and involves only filling out a brief form and taking a simple cheek swab. To join the Registry, you must be 18 to 60, in good health and committed to helping any patient in need. There are several donor drives where you can stop by and register in person. Or you can register at anytime from anywhere online. We encourage you to contact DKMS Americas, http://dkmsamericas.org or 1-866-340-DKMS (3567) for a donor registration kit. Donation is welcome but not required. If you are fully or partially of Asian heritage, you can register for free at anytime through www.aadp.org (the Asian American Donor Program) or by calling 1-800-59-DONOR for a free kit. The registration process is very simple. Once you register online, you will receive a kit in the mail. The kit contains everything you need including kit instructions and the consent form. When you mail back the kit, your tissue is typed and we add your name to the Registry. If you are a match, the NMDP will contact you for further evaluation. RAISE AWARENESS. Please share this opportunity to save a life with your friends, family members or associates. Encourage them to join the global movement of more than 10 million volunteers who are committed to giving patients a second chance at life. OUR FRIENDS. We are working with the following non-profit organizations to raise awareness and promote bone marrow donor recruitment of all healthy people between 18 to 60 of all backgrounds:
yKAN Soup Kitchen
Thanks to all the volunteers for braving the cold, ice and sleet, to participate in the yKAN Community Service event at Father's Heart Ministry this Saturday. This community service event is a true testament of dedication to the community service spirit! Also, mucho thank you for the energy and warm professionalism exhibited throughout the organic chaos. Despite the constant running back and forth, volunteers were upbeat and did a fantastic job cooking, serving, cleaning and sharing a few words with the customers. One of the non-yKAN volunteers commented that the yKAN volunteers were outgoing, social and friendly. Thanks to all the volunteers, especially Abby Ahn, Brian Lee, David Im, Elizabeth Lee, Jane Hwang, Jaz Park, Jin Lim, Jonathon Carfield, Julie Cho, Julie Madaio, Maria Lee, Misun Woo, Sarah Wind, Seunghee Do, and Steve Lee. Special thanks to Jaz for the tour of the East Village and the fabulous recommendation for brunch at Flea Market Cafe. If you would like to view photos from the day's event, please click here. Additional thanks to Julie Cho for sharing the memories. You guys and gals rock. Sincerely,
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SOCIAL & NETWORKING COMMITTEE REPORT Cherry Blossom Day Trip to DC
Join us for a day to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms and the festivals in Washington DC. Itinerary:
Check out www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org for a list of activities in DC for the day. Suggested optional activities includes:
Thank you,
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT Membership Committee Chair Position(s) Available, Get Involved! The Membership Committee was created by the original drafters of the yKAN Constitution (Article II, Section 5-6). Drafters of the Constitution had a specific goal in mind when the Membership Committee was created:
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MARCH GENERAL MEETING RECAP "Financial Planning for Young Professionals Workshop" by guest speaker David A Frisch, CPA, CFP, PFS
Thank you to everyone who attended,
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E-BOARD MINUTES Please click on the link for the e-board minutes which took place on April 9th, 2007.
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UPCOMING EVENTS Here is the list of exciting upcoming events for next month.
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yKANer's Classifieds
Korean Community Services Public Health Program (Job Opening) Department: KCS Public Health Program (Job Opening) Job Title: Special Projects Development Manager Description: The Korean Community Services (KCS) founded in 1973 as the first community based community service agency in the Korean community, KCS is a voluntary, non-profit, 501(c)(3) community service agency supported by government agencies, foundations, corporations and concerned individuals. KCS' objectives are to develop and deliver a broad range of community services to meet the various needs of the community. In order to achieve the objectives, KCS provides various professional community services in the areas of Community, Aging and Public Health. Currently, KCS serves over 1,000 individuals a day with 12 board of directors, 25 full time staffs, 13 part time staffs, and 100 volunteers are working for making our community better in 7 different locations. (www.kcsny.org)> The Special Projects Development Manager will be responsible for the coordination of public health special projects and the development of fundraising plans with measurable objectives. The position is located at the Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. of a Public Health Program under the direction of a director. Responsibilities: Qualification: How to Apply: Bi-lingual (Korean/English) Nurse Practitioners Needed Bi-lingual (Korean/English) Nurse Practitioners Needed for Bergen Coutny, NJ Facility. Positions Available for Adult, Family or Geriatrics Nurse Practitioners Established New Jersey Healthcare Company seeks part-time and full-time Nurse Practitioners for Patient Education and Medical Counseling. Full-time $95K+ a year If you are Board Certified and have a Masters in Nursing, Please send your resume to: rschwartz@kensingtonhealth.com or call Rachel Schwartz at: (888) 544-6477 MTV's TRUE LIFE Are you about to get married to a person you don't really know? Has your spouse been chosen for you by your parents or community? How do you feel about entering a life partnership with this person? Do you trust that your elders have chosen a wise match for you? Or are you wishing love - rather than money or social status - would be the force driving your march down the aisle? If you are about to partake in or have just entered into an arranged marriage, we'd like to hear from you. If you appear to be between the ages of 18 and 28 and would like to share your story please email arrangedmarriage@mtvstaff.com and tell us what's been happening. Please include your name, location, CONTACT NUMBER, and photo if possible. *******Looking to talk with people IMMEDIATELY******** True Life is MTV's award-winning series that covers diverse topics that are important to our audience, ranging from pop culture trends to breaking news issues. Topics in the past have included hard hitting topics such as drug addiction (crystal meth, oxycontin, etc), parents divorcing, to much lighter subjects such as being a Justin Timberlake fan. True Life crews are able to blend into the background to capture life unscripted and untouched. This enables us to tell stories from the voices and points-of-view of our characters ?putting the series in a unique position of reflecting the state of youth culture at any given moment. And, since the series premiere in 1998, MTV's audience has kept wanting more ?constantly tuning in, making True Life the most popular documentary series in our channel's history. "Legit documentary-style programs about real-life families ?such as MTV's "True Life" ?will get you right back in front of the old TV where you belong," says Linda Stasi of the New York Post. If you want to post announcements on yKANSpirit Newsletter, please email john@ykan.org |
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Lanny Joon, "Saeng"
Hans Kim, "Kyuc"
On the evening of Thursday March 22nd, 2007 at the Korea Society David Frisch led an interactive discussion into broad based financial planning for young professionals. He discussed individual topics such as credit scores, insurance, debt management and wills while answering the questions based on the rooms participants. As expected the attendees were very interested in finding answers to their individual situations and David incorporated each person into the presentation. One such topic that he covered was the different types of IRA’s and the benefits to each in respect to young professionals. Most importantly David made sure to emphasize the importance of investments made at an earlier age because of the power of compounding and limited doubling periods. Overall it was a great financial education seminar for the varied group of yKAN members.