Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods and Constituent Services - Liason to the Korean-American Community
The function of the Liaison to the
Korean-American Community is part of the Mayor's Office of
Neighborhoods. Recognizing the importance of the
Korean-American community, the Korean-American Liaison is a full-time
member of the Mayor's staff.
The immediate components of the work
program for the Liaison to the Korean-American Community
will include:
- Outreach to Korean business
community
- Creation of a database of Korean
business owners
- Working to strengthen the relationship
of Korean-owned business and the neighborhood
where the businesses are located.
- Translation of the Neighborhood
News Flash and Taking Care of Business into
Korean and distribution to the Korean community
- Working with organizations and
leadership such as such as KAGRO (Korean-American
Grocers Association of Maryland) http://www.kagromd.com/ , and the Korean-American Society.
- Working to increase the number of Koreans that choose to live in Baltimore City.
- Working the City's Commercial
Revitalization Division and the Baltimore Main
Streets Program
James Kwak is the Korean-American Liason.
james.kwak@baltimorecity.gov
Sat. May 17, 2008