Korean American Youth Foundation, 164-01 Northern Boulevard 2nd Floor, New York, NY (2026)

07/22/2025

Are you or a student in your life interested in building up their leadership skills and joining a student community of young Asian Americans? If so, then apply for WAFL today!

We Are Future Leaders (WAFL, pronounced like the breakfast food) is KAYF’s nationwide program to empower the next generation of Asian American community leaders.

Great leaders have a deep sense of purpose, open-mindedness, and empathy for others. Through the WAFL Program, we strive to cultivate daring leaders who dream big, build passion for their visions, and know what it takes to make a lasting impact for others.

We are currently accepting rising 9th and 10th graders for the 2025-2026 school year. Join our community today and apply at www.kayf.org/apply or clicking the link in our bio!

ABOUT THE WAFL PROGRAM:

The WAFL Program is 100% free for admitted students. The program is run online during the school year for 16 bi-weekly sessions from October to June. WAFL focuses on developing our students’ personal growth with the following programming:

- Public speaking workshops
- College preparation seminars
- Group discussions on Asian American identity, social issues, and civic engagement
- Annual speech competition for cash prizes
- Career fair to meet young professionals from various sectors
- Scholarships and Presidential Volunteer Service Awards

The deadline to apply is September 1, 2025. If you have any questions about the WAFL Program, the application, or KAYF, please send an email to [email protected]. Thank you!

11/20/2024

On November 9, the WAFL Program had its annual College Prep Seminar and Essay Writing Workshop with friend of KAYF Ed Kim (VP of Education, Code Ninjas.) Swipe to read our student testimonies! 🎓📝✨

11/05/2024

Throwback to the WAFL Orientation Camp! This is the first time we've been able to host the camp since 2019, and we had an absolute blast 🥳 check out the full re-cap and photo gallery in the ✨link in bio✨

Thank you to all of our friends who supported the camp and our students with all of your generous donations - we couldn't have done it without you!

07/02/2024

Are you or a student in your life interested in building up their leadership skills and joining a student community of young Asian Americans? If so, then apply for WAFL today!

We Are Future Leaders (WAFL, pronounced like the breakfast food 🧇) is KAYF’s nationwide program to empower the next generation of Asian American community leaders.

Great leaders have a deep sense of purpose, open-mindedness, and empathy for others. Through the WAFL Program, we strive to cultivate daring leaders who dream big, build passion for their visions, and know what it takes to make a lasting impact for others.

To learn more, visit the link in our bio or www.kayf.org/apply. 🇰🇷🇺🇲✨

03/25/2024

It's that time of year again! Join us for the annual KAYF Golf Tournament and show your support for the work we do! Check outour linktree for more details 🤗✨

Event Info:
2024 KAYF Golf Tournament
Monday, May 13, 2024
Engineers Country Club
55 Glenwood Road, Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576

Foursome $2,500 | Individual Player $650 | Dinner Only $200

Register online at www.kayf.org/golf or email us at [email protected] 👏

01/23/2024

On January 6 WAFL had a film screening of Free Chol Soo Lee and a special Q&A with director Julie Ha and narrator Sebastian Yoon! Swipe to read our students' testimonies 🤗

Free Chol Soo Lee (dir. Julie Ha and Eugene Yi) is a PBS documentary about Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1973, and the subsequent movement to advocate for his justice. Although this is an often-forgotten part of AAPI history, the Free Chol Soo Lee movement was significant as an early moment of Asian American mobilization that reckoned with racial profiling in the criminal justice system. Lee was exonerated of the 1973 murder ten years later as a result of the Free Chol Soo Lee movement.

01/04/2024

OUR ASIAN AMERICA: Swipe for our students' testimonies! ✨

ABOUT THE SESSION: The session opened with a discussion on stereotypes of Asian people in the United States, and how the students experienced these stereotypes in their day-to-day lives. In order to understand where these stereotypes come from and how they are perpetuated through history, the students learned about various aspects of AAPI history from the earliest laws restricting Asian immigration to the murder of Vincent Chin. The students also learned about examples of Asian American social movements and discussed how the model minority myth is used to create divisions between marginalized groups. The session concluded with a discussion on how Asian Americans have a history of protest and how its enduring legacy impacts our lives today.

12/18/2023

Thank you to our friends at for the Asian American Narratives Workshop! In this session, we discussed the benefits of learning AAPI history in school and the importance of developing our narratives as young Asian Americans. Keep swiping to read our WAFL students' testimonies 🧇✨

11/27/2023

On November 11, the WAFL Program 🧇 had a film screening of Liquor Store Dreams (dir. So Yun Um) and a special Q&A with the director ! Swipe to read some of our student testimonies 🤗

Directed by So Yun Um, Liquor Store Dreams tells the story of two Korean American children of liquor store owners as they confront the complex legacies of LA’s racial landscape, particularly the 1991 murder of Latasha Harlins and the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. The students used the WAFL discord server to give live commentary on the film as they reflected on their own experiences as young Asian Americans.

The students were later joined by director So Yun Um for a special Q&A, where she took questions ranging from the filmmaking process to the need for minority creators to tell their stories for themselves.

11/22/2023

Thank you Dr. Richard Park for your inspiring words as this year's keynote speaker! Check out the full keynote speech and the gala recap in the ✨link in bio✨

11/22/2023

On November 11, the WAFL Program had a film screening of PBS documentary Liquor Store Dreams.

Directed by So Yun Um, Liquor Store Dreams tells the story of two Korean American children of liquor store owners as they confront the complex legacies of LA’s racial landscape, particularly the 1991 murder of Latasha Harlins and the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. The students used the WAFL discord server to give live commentary on the film as they reflected on their own experiences as young Asian Americans.

The students were later joined by director So Yun Um for a special Q&A, where she took questions ranging from the filmmaking process to the need for minority creators to tell their stories for themselves.

11/20/2023

Do y'all ever just get really hyped over a good raffle? We sure do! 🥳✨
Major thanks to everyone who donated raffle and auction items, and a shout out to our WAFL volunteers who worked extra hard selling raffle tickets at our gala! 🥰

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