The Korea Daily reported on the Hallyu Madang Arts Festival as a major Los Angeles event marking 120 years of Korean immigration. The article named Korean American Dance Association as a co-host and organizer alongside the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles.
The September 23, 2023 program at the Wilshire Ebell Theater was presented under the theme “Streams of Blossoms”. The report quoted President Kim Eung Hwa explaining that the festival was organized to share Korean immigrant history through the arts and to build a positive identity for second-generation Koreans.
This coverage is important because it places the association clearly in Los Angeles civic culture. It frames KADA not as a New York festival platform, but as a community arts organization using Korean dance to tell history, strengthen identity, and build inter-organizational collaboration in Southern California.