We are hiring! Korean American Story (KAS) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to capture, preserve and share stories of the Korean American experience. We started in 2010 with our first series, Legacy Project, with the goal of documenting stories of first-generation Korean Americans who immigrated in the 1970s and 1980s. The organization has expanded to capture stories across generations and communities, as well as producing community events like ROAR Story Slam and our annual gala. We value storytelling as a way to humanize our experiences while celebrating the diversity of our community, and we are looking to hire an Operations & Project Manager and Events Manager to join our team.

Help Us Create, Share, Preserve Korean American Stories. Dear friends of Korean American Story, as we close out another remarkable year together, we want to say thank you. Your support — your views, comments, shares, and donations — has made it possible for Korean American Story (KAS) to continue uplifting the voices, memories, and experiences of our community.

SAVE THE DATE! 15th Annual Gala in NYC. Friday, October 17th, 2025 at Tribeca 360 in New York City.

In April of this year, my father, Dr. Byoung G. Choh, passed peacefully in his sleep after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He survived the Japanese occupation, escaped North Korea during the Korean War, and immigrated to Ohio in 1972 with his wife and three children. When thinking about his remarkable life, I’m so thankful we were able to capture his stories through KoreanAmericanStory.org’s Legacy Project and will cherish and preserve his video for our family’s history.

Storytelling is a powerful too. It helps us fight prejudices and biases by connecting each and everyone of us through our shared humanity.

We are thrilled to announce our winners from our first sticker contest! Thank you to everyone who submitted and shared with us their Korean American story. It was amazing to see the different things that inspired you and to have them interpreted into a sticker.

KoreanAmericanStory.org will be recording its second installment of our miniseries Legacy Project: #MeToo, featuring the powerful and unheard stories of Korean American survivors of sexual assault and/or harassment.

We are excited to announce our first ever sticker contest! Ever since the beginning of our existence, we have worked significantly to capture and share the stories of the Korean American experience through various events and published content. We want to encourage you and other Korean American students to get creative and further explore your identity and community.

Hi! I’m Sam and I recently graduated from the University of Connecticut with a major in Political Science.