The NetKAL Program is organized by the Center for Asian-Pacific Leadership at the University of Southern California.  The Center for Asian-Pacific Leadership promotes innovative education and training for Asian and Asian-American leadership focusing on challenges facing the Pacific Rim’s future and preparing emerging leaders for global transformation. The Center's activities align closely with the USC School of Social Work's mission to strengthen communities by fostering strong leadership through our training, cross-disciplinary networking, and research programs.

The initiatives of the Center for Asian Pacific Leadership include:

1. Network Programs for Asian-American Leaders

Beginning in February of 2006, the Center launched the Network of Korean-American Leaders (NetKAL) Fellowship Program promoting civic leadership of second generation Korean-American leaders.

2. Community Needs Focused Research Programs

In 2007-2008, the Center proposed and conducted the first large-scale and truly national data study of the Korean-American Community in the United States compiling data from over 4,000 persons. The Center’s impetus to propose the study was to create a valuable open resource for researchers and community organizations which will ideally address the serious lack of evidence-based advocacy, which has hampered the Korean-American community’s pursuit of public and private resources available for the development of social services.

3. Professional Programs for Policy Makers and Non-Profit Leaders

Since its inception, the Center has provided educational training modules for Asian country leaders of social service agencies and non-profit organizations, created short-term learning seminars for delegations of policymakers and politicians, and conducted two international symposiums.

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