2023 - 2024 WAFL PROGRAM SCHEDULE

October 14, 2023
WAFL Orientation
Program Overview, Student Intros, Icebreakers

October 28, 2023
College Prep Seminar & Essay Writing Workshop
with Ed Kim

November 11, 2023
Film Screening and Q&A: Liquor Store Dreams
with Director So Yun Um

December 2, 2023
Asian American Narratives Workshop
with Make Us Visible NY

December 16, 2023
Our Asian America: Unpacking the Model Minority Myth
with Eri Kim

January 6, 2024
Film Screening and Q&A: Free Chol Soo Lee
with Directors Julie Ha, Eugene Yi, and Sebastian Yoon

January 20, 2024
Public Speaking Workshop: Nailing the Interview
with New York Speech Coaching

February 3, 2024
The Power of Representation: Redistricting and Voting
with Grace Pyun

February 17, 2024
Remembering the Korean War
with Sungyull Koo of the 625 Foundation

March 2, 2024
Film Screening and Discussion:
Joint Security Area (dir. Park Chan Wook, 2001)

March 16, 2024
From the Grassroots: Korea's History of Protest
with Eri Kim

March 30, 2024
LEAD Workshop
with Camp Naru

April 13, 2024
Speech Competition (Week 1)
Annual competition for cash prizes

April 27, 2024
Speech Competition (Week 2)
Annual competition for cash prizes

May 11, 2024
Career Forum
Panel of Asian American Young Professionals

May 25, 2024
WAFL Graduation
Scholarships and Presidential Volunteer Service Awards