Korean American Young Professionals Forum
Session 1: Increase the Political Power and Participate in U.S Politic
Congressman Andy Kim was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 and re-elected in 2020. He represents the Third Congressional District of New Jersey
In his first term, Congressman Kim passed bills into law that help military servicemembers and their families find economic opportunities and stopped the use of harmful chemicals that impact New Jersey’s water by the U.S. military. In addition, Congressman Kim has held more than two dozen town halls and has helped constituents by resolving more than 4,300 issues with federal agencies.
Congressman Kim grew up in South Jersey, the proud son of Korean immigrants, where he attended public K-12 schools before becoming a Rhodes Scholar.
As a member of the House, Congressman Kim serves on the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis, the House Armed Services Committee, and the House Committee on Small Business.
Session 2: My founder's story and Korean-American background
Tim Hwang is currently the Founder and CEO of FiscalNote. The company owns media and news company CQ Roll Call Group, which it acquired from The Economist Group in 2018 and creates a technology platform that combines award-winning journalism along with products and services that provide access to large quantities of data, news, and analysis for all levels of government.
The global company with offices across DC, NYC, Baton Rouge, Seoul, India and Brussels is the largest privately held company in the legal analytics and regtech space and powers over 4,000 of the world's largest and most influential corporations, associations, non-profits, and law firms, creating a more open and transparent society through data.
With Hwang's technology and capital partners from the likes of Mark Cuban, Jerry Yang, Steve Case, NEA, Renren and others, FiscalNote is revolutionizing access to legislation, regulations, and court cases for organizations around the world.
Performance_Piano Duo by Dr. Sangmi Lim & Dr. Dino Mulic “Christmas Medley "
Sangmi Lim, a native of the Republic of Korea, is an active performer, appearing frequently as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Piano Performance from Ewha Womans University and also a Master’s degree in Collaborative Piano and Doctoral degree in Piano Performance from Michigan State University.
Currently, Dr. Lim holds the position of the collaborative pianist at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi and is a co-director of Piano Celebration Week.
Dino Mulic, Assistant Professor of Piano, joined the faculty of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in the Fall of 2017 having previously taught at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas.
He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Piano Performance from the University of Sarajevo and Doctoral degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Mulic remains active as a recitalist, chamber musician, clinician, and adjudicator.
