SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Mary Hayashi (D–Hayward) announced today that she will present a resolution on the Assembly Floor on Tuesday, January 16th at noon to honor Korean American Day. Hayashi will present ACR 3 which recognizes January 13th of each year as Korean American Day.

Korean American Day was established three years ago and is of special significance to the Korean American community because it marks the one hundred year anniversary of Korean immigration to the United States. On January 13, 1903, the first Korean immigrants to the United States ventured across the Pacific Ocean and arrived in Hawaii.

“The annual celebration of Korean American Day allows Korean Americans to look back on over a century of community, unity and progress,” Assemblymember Hayashi said. “It has become an annual occasion to recognize the lives, history and accomplishments of Korean Americans in the United States.”

In addition to ACR 3, Assemblymember Hayashi presented a resolution to the Korean American Association of San Francisco and Greater Bay Area (KAASF). KAASF President Hong II Kim and Vice President Jeong Eun Shin were in the Assembly chambers to receive the resolution.

The Korean-American Association of San Francisco and Greater Bay Area provides services for Korean Americans and Koreans who have recently arrived in the United States by offering benefits, advocacy, counseling and assistance in accessing community services that specialize in the needs of new arrivals or those with little or no English skills.

“It is an honor to present this resolution to the Korean-American Association of San Francisco and Greater Bay Area and recognize their commitment to promote the cultural, social, education and economic progress of Korean Americans.”

Assemblymember Hayashi was born in Korea and is the first Korean American to serve in the state Assembly.