Jane Kim

Jane Kim is an American civil rights attorney and politician, the first Korean American elected official in San Francisco. She represents San Franciscos Districton the Board of Supervisors. Districtcomprises the Civic Center, Mission Bay, South of Market, the Tenderloin, Alcatraz Island, Treasure Island, and Yerba Buena Island.

Jane Jungyon Kim was born on the island of Manhattan in New York City on July 9, 1977, to parents who immigrated to the U.S. from Seoul, South Korea, in 1971. Her grandfather was a prominent prosecutor in Seoul, and her father served the District Attorneys office in New York as a prosecutor. Kim grew up learning both the English and Korean languages. At age 14, Kim began studying taekwondo, eventually earning a black belt. She was involved with community activism, especially the issue of homelessness. She decided in high school to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegianceshe rejected the Pledge words with liberty and justice for all because that goal was not available to all Americans.

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