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Chicago Korean association elects first female president

July 21, 2015
Jin Ahn-soon was elected to head the Korean American Association of Chicago Sunday.

Jin Ahn-soon was elected to head the Korean American Association of Chicago Sunday.

By The Korea Times Chicago staff

Chicago’s Korean American community has elected its first female leader.

Jin Ahn-soon won the race for the presidential seat of the Korean American Association of Chicago Sunday with 56.3 percent of votes over her opponent, Kim Hak-dong, who received 43.1 percent.

A reported 5,440 community members voted in the election.

Jin becomes the 32nd president of the association, which was founded in 1962.

“Currently, there is a lot of work to be done in finding cooperation within the Chicago Korean American community,” Jin said. “We plan on programming a variety of events and inviting opinions to help bring about harmony.”

A majority of voters were comprised of those in their 50s (23 percent), 60s (26 percent) and 70s (23 percent), while only 1 percent and 4 percent of those in their teens and 20s, respectively, participated.

According to the association, the Korean population numbers at about 150,000 in the city and in surrounding areas.

One Comment

  1. Brandon Jhin

    December 18, 2015 at 1:04 PM

    Great article!! But the name is spelled Jhin, not Jin.

    Regards

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