ABOUT

We began our journey as Korean Americans for Obama in 2012 as an allied group for the Obama re-election campaign. Our volunteers worked successfully to help get greater than 78% of the Korean American community to vote for President Obama – up from 64% in 2008.

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After President Obama’s re-election, we changed the name of our group to Korean Americans for Organizing. In 2016, we became Korean Americans for Hillary, and our grassroots volunteers, again, worked on critical field activities such as hosting phone banks and canvasses to bring out 84% of the Korean American community to vote for Hillary Clinton. The increasing numbers show that we helped make an impact.

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Our momentum during the presidential campaign may have started in the Capitol region, but we have had volunteers from all over the country including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Atlanta, and even abroad — Korean Americans are everywhere! We have built a national coalition of politically active and progressive Korean Americans throughout the country and we are continuing to grow.

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In 2018, we saw an unprecedented number of Korean Americans run for offices on all levels across the country. Upon filing as a PAC, we successfully tested our infrastructure and ability to mobilize by running our first small-dollar online in support of a candidate who went on to become the first Korean American Democrat elected to Congress.