The Korean American Institute aspires to be a source for accurate, credible, and discerning analysis on issues facing Korean American communities.We welcome individuals and organizations to join our network of experts and stakeholders to share your thoughts, develop ideas, and educate the public on issues of importance to Korean Americans.
Vision.
A democracy where Korean Americans matter.
Mission.
The Korean American Institute produces insightful and actionable research to improve decision-making on issues facing Korean Americans.
Values.
The Institute informs with integrity and independence.
About Korean Americans.
Korean Americans have been in America for nearly half of the time that the United States has been a nation.
For almost 125 years, Korean Americans have contributed to America’s history in many ways: as workers and laborers and entrepreneurs and job-creators; as educators and researchers and scientists and engineers; as healthcare providers and emergency workers and military leaders and law enforcement officers; and as artists and entertainers and policymakers and elected officials.
From the first group of immigrants in Hawaii to the over 2.2 million Americans who trace their ancestry to Korea today, Korean American stories, struggles, hopes, and aspirations deserve to be spotlighted and understood.
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About Us.
The Korean American Institute was established in 2022 as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Federal Employer Identification Number 88-1060189).
The founders and leaders of the Institute have decades of experience working on a wide range of causes and issues within the Korean and Korean American communities. While numerous organizations work with Korean Americans throughout the nation, there is a need for a dedicated institution that solely focuses its research on and generates relevant actionable information about this community.
That is why the Korean American Institute collects, catalogs, creates, analyzes the histories, data, experiences, achievements, and challenges of and about Korean Americans.
Through expert curation and original research, the Institute seeks to be an authoritative source of information, educating policymakers and the public on the needs of this growing community.