Korean American Center - KAC

✨ Show Off Your Korean! ✨

📢 Theme: My Favorite Food or K-Food 🍗
Share your favorite K-food stories (bulgogi, bibimbap, tteokbokki, or your special food memories) in Korean!
Even if it's not perfect, we want to hear your genuine voice!

📅 Period: June 8, 2026 – June 30, 2026
👤 Eligibility: Registered learners of Nuri King Sejong Institute
🎁 Prizes: Amazon US Gift Cards (10 Winners selected!)

💻 How to Participate:
Post your entries on the Nuri King Sejong Institute website under:
👉 [Learners] > [Korean Practice] > [Speaking Practice] or [Writing Practice]
https://nuri.iksi.or.kr/front/bbs/ucc/layout1/list.do
https://nuri.iksi.or.kr/front/bbs/post/layout1/list.do

(📌 Note: Speaking must be 45+ seconds / Writing must be 3+ sentences. Genuine posts only—no AI allowed!)

Click the link in our bio to join now and win! 🚀

🎉 Spring Semester Closing Ceremony & Cultural Festival Highlights! 🌸🇰🇷✨

What a beautiful way to wrap up our Spring Semester! Alongside our competition, we celebrated our Closing Ceremony with incredible performances, delicious food, and hands-on cultural activities.

The energy was unmatched! We were treated to a mesmerizing Sogo-chum (traditional small drum dance) performance by the talented 'Muhwa' team 🥁, followed by a powerful, high-energy Samulnori routine by the OCSA team! 💥

After a wonderful community luncheon together, our students got creative in our cultural workshops, making:
📜 Mini scrolls
📿 Custom Hangeul name bracelets
🔑 Traditional Korean knot keychains

Thank you to our amazing students, teachers, and staff for making this semester so unforgettable.

☀️ Ready for your next Korean adventure? Summer Registration is NOW OPEN! 🍉
https://koreanamericancenter.regfox.com/summer-2026-kac-sejong-adult-korean-program

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🏆 Celebrating the Passion of Our Korean Learners! Speech & Writing Competition Recap 📝🗣️

We are thrilled to share the amazing highlights from our annual Speech & Writing Competition! Our students poured their hearts into preparing for this day, and their dedication truly shined on stage.

A huge congratulations to all participants, and a special shout-out to our incredible winners! 🎉

📝 Writing Category Winners:
1st Place: Nghi Ly
2nd Place: Joshua Misa
Special Award: Rachel Dressler

🗣️ Speaking Category Winners:
1st Place: Brecken Hipp
(Winner of the KSI Headquarters Invitation Training Award to Korea! ✈️)
2nd Place: Allison Freeman
3rd Place: Jen Lee

We were deeply honored to have former Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang and Darakwon USA Representative Sukju Ha as our distinguished judges. Mayor Kang shared a deeply moving message, expressing how inspired he was by our students' incredible passion for the Korean language. 💙

Thank you to everyone who stepped out of their comfort zone and shared their stories with us. You are all winners to us! 🌟