Here is an image of the founding board members of KAFA in 1992 with jurors Henry Hopkins, Suzanne Muchnic, Josine Ianco-Starrels, and our first awardee Yun-Dong Nam.
The year 1992 was a historic and tumultuous year in Los Angeles. It was the year of the 1992 Uprisings (formerly referred to as the 1992 Riots). KAFA carried on with its duties, selecting an awardee and mounting an exhibition of his work. These photographs offer a glimpse at the complexities of conducting business during that time.
(top image: left to right, Dr. Indong Oh, Chairman of the Board of the Korean American Coalition and KAFA, Jessie Jackson; bottom image: Mr. Haksik Son, Selection Committee Chair, Yun-dong Nam, Awardee, andDr. Indong Oh, President)