Word: ksa
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard has not seen a unified Korean student organization since 1989, when Koreans of Harvard-Radcliffe (KOHR) split into KSA and KACC...
...KACC also started a traditional drum troop. After the split, the remaining members of KOHR renamed themselves the Korean Students Association. The KSA coordinated a mentoring program in addition to organizing frequent social events...
After the split, the groups developed very different reputations on campus. Ryou says the perception was that KSA was too social, and KACC not social enough...
...former president of KSA, Jaehyuk Choi '98, says the group's image has been distorted by stereotypes and misperceptions. The purpose of KSA, he says, was never meant to be exclusively social...
...highest objective was to foster a sense of community amongst the Korean students at Harvard. I had hoped that most Korean students could participate in KSA activities, share the Korean culture, and together get involved in any capacity on issues that affect Koreans politically," Choi says. "Some people use the term KSA to refer to a social clique, a Korean drinking group; it was never meant for that purpose," he says...