All posts tagged "Ron Kim"

  • New York State Assemblyman Ron Kim holds down a purse snatcher Thursday in downtown Flushing after tackling the thief.
    Korean American Queens legislator tackles street purse snatcher

    Purse snatchers of New York, watch out for your district assemblyman — Ron Kim (D-Flushing), the state legislature’s first-ever Korean American member, chased and caught a thief on the streets of downtown Flushing last week. The assemblyman reportedly...

    • Posted September 21, 2015
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    NY Assemblyman Ron Kim’s re-election campaign officially kicks off

    Ron “Tae Sok” Kim, the first and only Korean American elected official in New York state, kicked off his re-election campaign on Sunday to extend his tenure as a member of the state’s assembly. The event took...

    • Posted September 29, 2014
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  • Mark Keam, left,  is a third-term delegate of the Virginia state Legislature who co-sponsored Virginia’s East Sea bill. (Yonhap)
    “The first U.S. president of Asian descent will be Korean”

    Virginia State Legislature Delegate Mark Keam predicts By Jane Han NEW YORK — It wasn’t long ago that Koreans barely had a voice in American politics. Now, they’re quickly emerging as one of the most influential among...

    • Posted February 25, 2014
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