Korean-American Scientists and Engineers

Association (KSEA) was founded on

December 11, 1971, at a meeting held at

Seorabol (서라벌) Korean Restaurant in the

Windsor Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

There were 69 founding members, as

follows:

Maryland (13), New Jersey (11), New York (9),

Massachusetts (8), Pennsylvania (7), Virginia

(3), California (3), Delaware (3), Missouri (2),

North Carolina (1), Ohio (1), Minnesota (1),

Rhode Island (1), Texas (1), Wisconsin (1),

Washington, D.C. (1), Colorado (1), Oklahoma

(1), and Canada (1).

The 69 founding members attended the

inaugural meeting and one observer (Mr.

Hyung Ki Kim, Korea–MOST 조정관) also

attended the meeting.