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October 2025, San Francisco CA - the Korean-American Restaurant Association of San Francisco (KARA SF) will host the Restaurant Safety Infrastructure Forum 2025 to help local restaurant owners strengthen store security and improve digital infrastructure. The forum will feature technology experts from South Korea, who will share practical solutions for common challenges faced by restaurants: ● Smart Security: Optimized CCTV placement and integrated POS/video systems. ●

KARA SF Awards Scholarship to Youth Taekwondo Athlete Jude Park (Center) March 30, 2026 San Francisco, CA - the Korean-American Restaurant Association of San Francisco (KARA SF), led by President Hak Woon Kim, presented a scholarship to youth Taekwondo athlete Jude Park to support the next generation of Korean-American leaders. Jude Park was recognized for his outstanding athletic achievements: National Team: Recently selected for the official USATKD National Team. Internatio

KARA SF Receives American Red Cross Good Neighbor and Partnership Award June 2025 San Francisco, CA - the Korean-American Restaurant Association of San Francisco (KARA SF), led by President Ji Yeon Kim, received the Good Neighbor and Partnership Award at the American Red Cross Awards Ceremony in Burlingame. This award recognizes KARA SF’s dedicated community relief efforts following the Fillmore Street apartment fire in San Francisco: Food Relief: Provided over 100 warm, cult

San Wang Restaurant – 1682 Post St, San Francisco * In the color photo, President Kim Young-sam (right, in office 1993–1998); in the...