Roar Story Slam

Finalists: Kyle Chang, MJ Kang, Alexander Jun, Lowell Rojon, Sora Seung-Hyun Chung, Minzi. Judges: Phil Yu, Minji Chang, Ien Chi, Amanda Suk, Kyung B. Yoon. Emcee: Ellie Lee. Performer: Year of the Ox

The LA Story Slam, hosted by Ellie Lee, will feature a musical performance by Year of the OX and six storytelling finalists will be competing live for cash awards with a distinguished panel of judges.

Six fantastic storytelling contestants [Stephanie Kim, Sam Yu, Cassie Chee, Deb Kim, Steve Han, Kris Kim] competed at our first Chicago ROAR Story Slam. Panel of Judges: David Rhee, Sue Pak, Ji-Yeon Yuh, Jin Kim, Kathy Im. Emcee: Mia Park. Performer: Eunji Kim

The Chicago Story Slam, hosted by Mia Park, will feature a comedy set by Eunji Kim and six storytelling finalists will be competing live for cash awards with a distinguished panel of judges,

We had an amazing time at our second ROAR Story Slam of the year held in Los Angeles. Special thank you to all our judges (Roy Choi, Doug Kim, Minji Chang, Eric Kim, and Sandra Kang), our host Lyricks, music artist Rekstizzy, story coach Sheila Traister, our volunteers, and planning committee for making the night possible.

The LA Story Slam will be hosted by rapper Lyricks from YOX, feature a musical performance by rapper Rekstizzy and six storytelling finalists will be competing live for cash awards.

We had an amazing time at our first NYC ROAR Story Slam on Wednesday. Special thank you to all our judges (Grace Wuertz, Paul Juhn, Vivian Lee, Mike Hale), our emcee Daniel K. Isaac, music artist Heesun Lee, volunteers, and planning committee for making the night possible. Of course, a big congratulations and thank you to our storyteller finalists who shared incredibly touching stories that resonated with all of us, making it a magical evening.

The NYC Story Slam will be hosted by TV/Film Actor Daniel K. Isaac, feature a musical performance by hip hop artist HeeSun Lee and five storytelling finalists will be competing live for cash awards.

As part of the National Summit on Saturday, October 21, 2017, CKA and KoreanAmericanStory.org​ co-hosted a storytelling contest to shine a spotlight on the significance and range of Korean-American narratives. Thank you to the six Finalists who shared their stories, journeys, and emotions. Congratulations to David Choi, winner of 2017 ROAR Story Slam.