Submitted by Stephen Dunne on January 27, 2023 - 8:30am
Any student interested in uplifting the Korean American community through active civic engagement is eligible to apply to the KAGC Congressional Fellowship program.
- Sandra Kim (Boston College) in the office of Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
- John Kim (Yale) in the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission under Co-Chair Chris Smith (R, NJ-4)
- Robin Gwak (Rutgers) in the office of Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D, NJ-5)
- Kate Lee (Wellesley) in the office of Rep. Josh Gottheimer (District office)
- Henry Song (Columbia) in the office of Rep. Josh Gottheimer (District office)
- Jae Joon Lee (Columbia) in the office of Rep. Bill Pascrell (D, NJ-9)
- Abigail Jung (Southern Methodist) in the office of Rep. Randy Weber (R, TX-14)
- Irene Kim (Boston University) in the office of Rep. Joaquin Castro (D, TX-20)
- Kaitlyn Lee (Brown) in the office of Rep. Bill Foster (D, IL-11)
- Anna Lee (Grinnell) in the office of Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D, CA-34)
- Soho Cho (University of Arizona) in the office of Rep. Susan Davis (D, CA-53)
- Yvette Han (Harvard) in the office of Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D, TX-35)
- Abigail Jung (Baylor) in the office of Rep. Joaquin Castro (D, TX-20)
- David Jung (Columbia) in the office of then-Rep. Gil Cisneros (D, CA-39)
- Ciara Timban (University of Michigan) in the office of Rep. Charlie Crist (D, FL-13)
- Ketzia Lee (Mount Holyoke) in the office of Rep. Gregory Meeks (D, NY-5)
- Rebecca Kwon (The George Washington University) in the office of Rep. Adam Smith (D, WA-9)
- Averi Suk (Columbia) in the office of Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D, CA-34)
- Julia Chun (Clark) in the office of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D, TX-18)
- Joy Alessi (Penn State) in the office of Rep. Joaquin Castro (D, TX-20)
- Jason Yoo (Harvard) in the office of Rep. Bill Pascrell (D, NJ-9)
- Andy Hong (Brown) in the office of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D, TX-18)
- Stephanie Cho (West Virginia) in the office of then-Rep. Ted Poe (R, TX-2)
- Esther Choi (Brown) in the office of Rep. Bill Pascrell (D, NJ-9)
- Esther Kim (Mount Holyoke) in the office of then-Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R, FL-23)
- Paul Yoon (UC Berkeley) in the office of Rep. Brad Sherman (D, CA-30)
- Jessica Shin (NYU) in the office of Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
- Daniel Pak (Rochester) in the office of Rep. Bill Pascrell (D, NJ-9)
- Ye Bin Kwon (NYU) in the office of then-Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R, FL-23)
Enrichment Opportunities
Applicants accepted to the KAGC Congressional Fellowship, before their interviews with the host offices, are provided with webinars and one-on-one coaching on resume revision, cover letter writing, and interview preparations. They are also provided with webinars on the overview of the U.S. Congress, legislative process, and budget process. For those placed in a congressional office through the KAGC Congressional Fellowship program, KAGC hosts panel discussions with current Hill staffers, social events open to other interns on the Hill and across Washington, D.C., meet and greet events with leaders in public service, and education programs on the key issues of the Korean American community. For the summers of 2020 and 2021, such events took place remotely via Zoom. All of these events provide our Fellows a speaking role and are open to any students wishing to participate.
Please find below a few examples:
2021 Weekly Meet & Greet Series (virtual)
- Yong Jung Cho: Organizing Director, Green New Deal Network
- Rep. Daniel Pae: Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Rep. Francesca Hong; Wisconsin House of Representatives
- Congressional Korean American Staff Association
- Danielle Moon: Legislative Assistant, Office of Rep. Joaquin Castro (D, TX-20)
- Weekly Fellowship meeting #1 and #2
2020 Weekly Meet & Greet Series (virtual)
- Dr. Julie Kang: Director of Professional and Continuing Education, Seattle University
- Jane Kim: former political director, Bernie Sanders for President; former member, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco
- Rep. Sam Park: Georgia House of Representatives
- Grace Jang: former communications director, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Republican)
- Congressional Korean American Staff Association
- Darwin Pham: Deputy National Press Secretary and AAPI Media Advisor, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- Jeff Naft: former communications director, Rep. French Hill (R, AR-2)
2019 Programs
Included below is an example of our 2022 application for consideration. Should you require any additional information, I would be happy to provide it upon request. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
