Lee to Lead the National Korean American Social Work Educators Association

Yeon-Shim Lee, associate professor of social work, was elected vice president of the National Korean American Social Work Educators Association (KASWEA) during its Annual Review and Planning Meeting in Dallas. KASWEA operates through the auspices of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Since its establishment in 1994, the association has represented Korean American social work educators in the United States; discussed issues of concern to social work educators and students; and promoted social work education and research of Korean Americans in the social work context. Through its many initiatives, activities, global networking, and collaborative partnerships with all CSWE diversity and social justice-related commissions and affiliated groups, KASWEA supports quality of social work education and provides opportunities for leadership and professional development so that Korean American social workers play a central role in achieving the profession’s goals of social and economic justice.

Originally published in the CHSS Connection: February 2018