The Korean American Grassroots Conference (KAGC) is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization with a mission of uplifting the Korean American community through active civic engagement and, in turn, bolstering the U.S.-R.O.K alliance. Each summer, we host a cohort of undergraduate students in Washington D.C. and prepare them to work in congressional offices, and as of 2017 we have hosted a total of 25 students from 19 schools in 17 Democrat and Republican offices. Each Fellow is equipped with mentorial, financial, and programmatic support for the duration of their congressional internship. Below is information related to their past cohorts and related offices.
- Sandra Kim (Boston College) in the office of Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
- John Kim (Yale) in the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission under Co-Chair Chris Smith (R, NJ-4)
- Robin Gwak (Rutgers) in the office of Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D, NJ-5)
- Kate Lee (Wellesley) in the office of Rep. Josh Gottheimer (District office)
- Henry Song (Columbia) in the office of Rep. Josh Gottheimer (District office)
- Jae Joon Lee (Columbia) in the office of Rep. Bill Pascrell (D, NJ-9)
- Abigail Jung (Southern Methodist) in the office of Rep. Randy Weber (R, TX-14)
- Irene Kim (Boston University) in the office of Rep. Joaquin Castro (D, TX-20)
- Kaitlyn Lee (Brown) in the office of Rep. Bill Foster (D, IL-11)
- Anna Lee (Grinnell) in the office of Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D, CA-34)
- Soho Cho (University of Arizona) in the office of Rep. Susan Davis (D, CA-53)
- Yvette Han (Harvard) in the office of Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D, TX-35)
- Abigail Jung (Baylor) in the office of Rep. Joaquin Castro (D, TX-20)
- David Jung (Columbia) in the office of then-Rep. Gil Cisneros (D, CA-39)
- Ciara Timban (University of Michigan) in the office of Rep. Charlie Crist (D, FL-13)
- Ketzia Lee (Mount Holyoke) in the office of Rep. Gregory Meeks (D, NY-5)
Enrichment Opportunities
Applicants accepted to the KAGC Congressional Fellowship, before their interviews with the host offices, are provided with webinars and one-on-one coaching on resume revision, cover letter writing, and interview preparations. They are also provided with webinars on the overview of the U.S. Congress, legislative process, and budget process. For those placed in a congressional office through the KAGC Congressional Fellowship program, KAGC hosts panel discussions with current Hill staffers, social events open to other interns on the Hill and across Washington, D.C., meet and greet events with leaders in public service, and education programs on the key issues of the Korean American community. For the summers of 2020 and 2021, such events took place remotely via Zoom. All of these events provide our Fellows a speaking role and are open to any students wishing to participate.
Please find below a few examples:
2021 Weekly Meet & Greet Series (virtual)
- Yong Jung Cho: Organizing Director, Green New Deal Network
- Rep. Daniel Pae: Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Rep. Francesca Hong; Wisconsin House of Representatives
- Congressional Korean American Staff Association
- Danielle Moon: Legislative Assistant, Office of Rep. Joaquin Castro (D, TX-20)
- Weekly Fellowship meeting #1 and #2
2020 Weekly Meet & Greet Series (virtual)
- Dr. Julie Kang: Director of Professional and Continuing Education, Seattle University
- Jane Kim: former political director, Bernie Sanders for President; former member, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco
- Rep. Sam Park: Georgia House of Representatives
- Grace Jang: former communications director, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Republican)
- Congressional Korean American Staff Association
- Darwin Pham: Deputy National Press Secretary and AAPI Media Advisor, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- Jeff Naft: former communications director, Rep. French Hill (R, AR-2)
More information about the KAGC Congressional Fellowship can be found here: https://kagc.us/programs/kagc-u/
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