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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: Korean American Pioneer Council records
Creator:
Korean American Pioneer Council (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: 3321
Physical Description:
4.73 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1995-2018
Abstract: This collection contains records of the Korean American Pioneer Council (KAPC) in Los Angeles, California, dating from 1995
to 2018. Records include by-laws, meeting minutes, member directory files, brochures and brochure drafts, newsletters, exhibition
boards, and files related to projects KAPC was involved with and events KAPC hosted.
Language of Material:
English
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The Korean American Pioneer Council (KAPC) was established in 1995 in Los Angeles, California, by descendants of the "first
wave" of Korean American immigrants. KAPC was initially formed to help the new Korean American Museum (KAM) collect Korean
historical materials. KAPC founders and early officers included Rev. Lester Kim, Col. Young O. Kim, Ralph Ahn, Dr. George
Kim (vice president), Joe Lyou (president), Helen Chen (secretary), and Lloyd Hahn (treasurer). In 2002, KAPC began assisting
the Korean Heritage Library at the University of Southern California to acquire materials. It later expanded its mission to
more broadly "preserve the legacy, record, and promote the education, understanding and appreciation of the experience and
history of the Pioneer Generation of the Korean American community."
This collection contains records of the Korean American Pioneer Council (KAPC) in Los Angeles, California, dating from 1995
to 2018. Records include by-laws, meeting minutes, member directory files, brochures and brochure drafts, newsletters, exhibition
boards, and files related to projects KAPC was involved with and events KAPC hosted. The meeting minutes are digtized in the
USC Digital Library as part of the larger Korean American Digital Archive (see link under "Digital Material").
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Korean Heritage Library
at eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Korean Heritage Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Irvin Paik, 2019.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Korean American Pioneer Council records, Collection no. 3321, Korean Heritage Library, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Korean Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Korean Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography
Korean American Pioneer Council (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archives