Roar Story Slam

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.

The ROAR Story Slam is back! Sponsored by CKA and produced by yours truly, KoreanAmericanStory.org. This time, we have two categories: Narrative Story & Poetry/Spoken Word. For both categories, we seek entries in which you share your personal Korean American experience. We’d love to hear your story!

We are so excited to present our finalists’ stories from ROAR Story Slam, which took place on October 15 at the Ronald Reagan building in Washington D.C. Shout out to Council of Korean Americans (CKA)! And thank you Minsoo Kang for being our dynamic MC!

The Council of Korean Americans and KoreanAmericanStory.Org invite you to enter the inaugural ROAR Story Slam: Celebrating Korean-American Voices for the chance to present at a national gathering of Korean Americans and win a cash award. The entry deadline is Monday, Sept. 12, 2016.