History

Aug. 1978  Founded with the name, North American Association of Korean Communication Scholars.
Fall 1978 The first newsletter was published in Korean.
July 1979 Renamed as the Korean American Communication Association.
Aug. 1979 Bylaws of the Korean American Communication Association were created.
Aug. 1980  Held the first Korean-American Joint Conference on Communication in Korea in collaboration with the Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies.
July 1982 
 
Held the second Korean-American Joint Conference on Communication in Athens, Ohio in collaboration with the Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies. The conference was held as an official program of the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Aug. 1984  Held the third Korean-American Joint Conference on Communication in Korea in collaboration with the Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies.
May 1985 

 

Held the fourth Korean-American Joint Conference on Communication in Hawaii in collaboration with the Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies. The conference was held as an official program of the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
May 1986  Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in Chicago, at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
Aug. 1987  Held the fifth Korean-American Joint Conference on Communication in Yangpyong in collaboration with the Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies.
May 1995  Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in Albuquerque at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
May 1996  Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in Chicago, at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
Aug. 1996 

 

Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in Anaheim, California at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in collaboration with the Chinese Communication Association.
Aug. 1996  Became an official affiliate of the Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies, and held an official session.
Nov. 1996 Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in San Diego at the annual convention of the Speech Communication Association in collaboration with Asian-Pacific Caucus.
Nov. 1996  Became an official affiliate of the National Communication Association (formerly Speech Communication Association), and held an official session.
President Kang submitted a proposal nominating Seoul as the site for the 2002 ICA convention at the annual Business Meeting during 1996 NCA.
May 1997 Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in Montreal at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
The ICA Executive Committee announced that Seoul was chosen as the site for 2002 ICA convention at the Annual Business Meeting.
Aug. 1997  Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in Chicago at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 1997  Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association at the annual convention of the National Communication Association (formerly Speech Communication Association).
July 1998  Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
Aug. 1998 Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 1998 Held two panel sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in New York at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
May 1999  Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in San Francisco at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
May 1999 KACA Bylaws are amended.
Aug. 1999 

 

Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in Baltimore at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in collaboration with the Chinese Communication Association.
Nov. 1999  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
June 2000  Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
Aug. 2000  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in Phoenix at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 2000  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in Seattle at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
May 2001 Held three panel sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in Washington D.C. at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
President Min (Rhode Island) and Dr. Jaewon Lee (Cleveland State) were appointed as members of Planning Committee of 2002 Seoul ICA.
Aug. 2001  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in Washington D.C. at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 2001 Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in Atlanta at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
July 2002 

 

Held three panel sessions of Korean American Communication Association in Seoul, Korea at the annual convention of the International Communication Association. KACA was recognized as a co-sponsor of the convention in the opening statement and the program.
Aug. 2002  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 2002  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
May 2003  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in San Diego at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
Aug. 2003  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 2003 Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
May 2004  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in New Orleans at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
Aug. 2004  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 2004  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
May 2005  Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in New York at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
Aug. 2005  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in San Antonio at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 2005  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in Boston at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
June 2006 Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in Dresden, Germany at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
August 2006  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in San Francisco at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 2006  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in San Antonio at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
May 2007  Held an official program of the Korean American Communication Association in San Francisco at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
August 2007  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in Washington D.C. at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 2007  Held a panel session of the Korean American Communication Association in Chicago at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
May 2008  Held panel/paper sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in Quebec, Canada at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
August 2008  Held panel/paper sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in Chicago at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communicationn.
Nov. 2008  Held paper/panel sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in San Diego at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
May 2009  Held panel/paper sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in Chicago at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
August 2009  Dr. Nojin Kwak newly elected as the president of the Korean American Communication Association for a two-year term
August 2009  Held panel/paper sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in Boston at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 2009  Held paper/panel sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in Chicago at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
May 2010  Held panel/paper sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in Singapore at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
August 2010  Held panel/paper sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in Denver at the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Nov. 2010  Held paper/panel sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in San Francisco at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.
May 2011  Held panel/paper sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in Boston at the annual convention of the International Communication Association.
August 2011  Dr. Sei-Hill Kim elected as the president of the Korean American Communication Association for a two-year term.
Nov. 2011  Held paper/panel sessions of the Korean American Communication Association in New Orleans at the annual convention of the National Communication Association.

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