About Us

Mission Statement:

To promote and encourage young Korean Americans to learn about and take pride in Korean Culture. 

MAKA seeks to achieve its Mission by:

 ** Providing scholarships and grants to deserving young Korean Americans

 ** Facilitating connections and ties between the Korean community and the Korean adoptive community.

MAKA welcomes anyone interested in advancing our goals to joins us.

For further information, please contact President:

Mrs. Hyun Sook Han  (651-493-7911)

We appreciate any contributions and involvement.

MAKA is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)3 charity organization.

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MAKA was formed in 1995 as the Mothers Association for Korean Americans to serve the young Korean American community in Minnesota. In recognition of its primarily serving the state of Minnesota, more importantly, the significant service of fathers and others  in the organization, it was officially renamed  the Minnesota Association for Korean Americans at the end of 2006.

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MAKA Officers, Board and Committees

Officers

Hyun Sook Han: President

Beth Brody: Secretary 

John Palmer: Treasurer

Cheryl Heley: Executive Vice President  

Misuk Palmer: Executive Vice President 

Brian Boyd: Executive Vice President

 

Board of Directors (all above officers also Board Members)

Regina Aufderheide

Suni Chun

Kim Dalros

Sue Kim

Mary Kwon

Jung Kyu Lee

Patty O’Neill

Mary Lou Peterson

Jai M. Suh

Shinjae Suh

 

Scholarship Selection Committee:

Cheryl Heley: President             Hyunsook Han:  Reader

Kim Algor: Secretary                 Mark Kim: Reader

Kim Dalros                                  Mary Kwon: Reader

Sue Kim                                       Phoebe Moon: Reader

Mary Kwon                                 Shinjae Suh: Reader

Jung Kyu Lee                              Suni Chun: Reader

Misuk Palmer

Kara Peterson

 

Newsletter:

John & Misuk Palmer  

 

Advisors:

Mark K. Kim

Sung Kyu Kim

Youngsun Kim

H. Phoebe Moon

James Olson

Libby Pomroy

Dave Redmond