Deputy Consul General Seoung-ho Cho, County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and members of Korean American community organizations participated in the celebration. (photo by Diandra Jay/L.A. County)

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, 5th District, recognized Korean American Day at the start of the Board of Supervisors’ Public Hearing meeting on Jan. 27. The board recognized Korean Americans across Los Angeles County and Barger presented commemorative scrolls to Korean American community organizations.

“Korean Americans are an extraordinary force for good in Los Angeles County – strengthening our communities as entrepreneurs, innovators, artists, service members and civic leaders,” Barger said.

Barger was joined at the ceremony by community leaders and special guests including Deputy Consul General Seoung-ho Cho, of the Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles; T.C. Kim, president of the Korean American Foundation of Glendale; and Steve Park, president of the Korean American Federation of North Los Angeles. The event also featured a traditional Samulnori percussion performance by the Korean American Federation of North Los Angeles.

Korean American Day commemorates the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States on Jan. 13, 1903. More than 2 million Korean Americans currently live in the United States.

For information, visit lacounty.gov/government/board-of-supervisors/kathryn-barger.