Posts Tagged ‘events’

Korea Daily’s Annual Charity Festival in December

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

KOREATOWN’S CHARITY EVENT OF THE YEAR AT RFK SCHOOLS

Korea Daily, the country’s largest Korean-language newspaper, is holding its annual charity festival on December 11 and 12 on the grounds of the new Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in Koreatown.

The event will feature a bazaar where businesses as well as families can sell their wares for the benefit of charity; live stage performances with both traditional Korean and urban American entertainment; activities for children and their families; and the iconic food trucks of Los Angeles.

The organization that Korea Daily has set up to directly manage and benefit from the event is the Korean American Volunteer Corps (KAVC), a group that has been helping minority communities through various programs since 2001. The hallmark event of KAVC is the charity festival they hold every year that is the largest such event in Koreatown.

This year, the festival is for two days, Saturday and Sunday, and will be from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Also distinctive this year is the participation of food trucks, including Komodo, The Sweets Truck, India Jones Chow Truck, Mighty Boba, The Place LA, Kogi™ and KO Tacos.

Further excitement is provided by the venue, which is the wide, inviting space at the newly opened Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in Koreatown.  Located at 701 South Catalina Street, the complex of schools was designed for 4200 students, many of whom will be attending the KAVC festival.

More details and the full press release in English will be released in the coming days. For questions: email CharityEvent2010@visitkoreatown.org

Koreatown Fetes Olympic Medalist Simon Cho

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LA’S KOREATOWN WELCOMES OLYMPIC MEDALIST SIMON CHO

Los Angeles, CA (July 29, 2010) – Olympic bronze medalist Simon Cho was welcomed with a special dinner in the Koreatown district of Los Angeles last night, with the short-track speedskater feted by locals and joined by a few lucky fans at a Korean barbecue restaurant.

The 18-year-old Korean American’s participation in the recently concluded Vancouver Olympic Games earned the U.S. team the bronze in the 5000-meter relay event, and has been a source of pride for Asian Americans everywhere.

Currently a resident of Salt Lake City, Cho is visiting Los Angeles during a week-long hiatus from his rigorous training schedule.  He spoke with a group of entrepreneurs in Anaheim and did an interview in downtown Los Angeles earlier in the day before slowing down to relax and enjoy an evening in Koreatown.

Olympic Bronze Medalist Simon Cho with Fans

Tiger Joo, owner of LA Hanin Fitness, sponsored the event and coordinated with the Twitter account of the Koreatown community to gather residents of the Los Angeles area, including a select group of fans, who were interested in meeting the athlete. Among the attendees were singer Paul Kim and actor Richard Chiu.

Paul Kim, who is most recognized for his being a finalist in the sixth season of American Idol, casually chatted about future opportunities with Cho after the athlete expressed interest in entering the entertainment industry. Actor Richard Chiu was eager to meet the Olympian after cheering him on during the Winter Games and described him as “a fantastic young gentleman.”

Simon Cho appeared to have appreciated  the warm welcome, describing Koreatown as “comforting” and “a familiar setting.” He explained that coming to Los Angeles was not purely for business reasons, but was also because of a fondness for the atmosphere and variety that the metropolis has to offer.

Cho said, “Salt Lake City isn’t very diverse, whereas when I come to Los Angeles, I see people from very different kinds of backgrounds. I really love Los Angeles.”

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