Welcome to the Korean American Perspectives Podcast. My name is Abraham Kim and I am the host of this podcast. For those of you who are joining us anew, welcome. And those who are returning listeners, we also welcome you to our third season.

Abraham Kim

This year, 2021 marks the 10th anniversary at the Council of Korean Americans. As we launch a new chapter, we have so many exciting new programs and initiatives. One of the progress we have made over the last 12 months has been our digital outreach to our community. One of the new things we wanted to introduce to you, our podcast listeners is this videocast of our podcast. Now you’ll have two options to consume this content. You can watch videos of our interviews as well as simply listen to us as well.

Abraham Kim

With this platform, we want to bring a new season of interviews with Korean Americans exploring new themes for discussion. One theme is on arts, culture, entertainment, and sports. We call it ACES for short. We’ll be talking to trailblazers who are making a huge impact as Korean Americans in shaping these sectors and making a significant contribution to their communities and the world. Like in previous episodes, we dig into the personal and immigrant lives of these leaders talking about growing up Korean American in the United States as well as explore their career journeys and examine the issues that they are passionate about.

Abraham Kim

A second theme we’ll be exploring is related to diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI). As you know, the issue of race and representation has been one of the foundational conversations over the last year in this country. We’ll be connecting with Korean American leaders and how they are engaging on these issues both professionally and personally. Plus, we will talk about what wisdom and insights can these thought leaders offer our listeners to navigate the current environment.

Abraham Kim

So we are super excited to bring you 10 episodes over the next few months. So if you haven’t subscribed, I encourage you to subscribe to our podcast and you can do that on any platform that you tune in on. But more importantly, we would love to get your feedback. Give us 5 stars if you like what you’re hearing, but also give us your comments on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all the other platforms that you are listening to this show.

Abraham Kim

With that, thank you for your attention and we look forward to speaking to you over the next season through our interviews.