Minnesota Association for Korean Americans (maka)

Applications for the MAKA 2024/2025 Scholarship are now open!

Our Mission. MAKA was formed in 1995 as the Mothers Association for Korean Americans to serve the young Korean American community in Minnesota. In recognition of it primarily serving the state of Minnesota and, more importantly, the significant service of fathers in the organization, it was officially renamed the Minnesota Association for Korean Americans at the end of 2006.

Encouragement. To promote and encourage young Korean Americans to learn about and take pride in Korean Culture.

Our History

MAKA was formed in 1995 as the Mothers Association for Korean Americans to serve the young Korean American community in Minnesota. In recognition of it primarily serving the state of Minnesota and, more importantly, the significant service of fathers in the organization, it was officially renamed the Minnesota Association for Korean Americans at the end of 2006.
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Our Impact

$385K+

TOTAL AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS

29+

Years Serving communities SINCE 1995

373+

TOTAL NUMBER OF AWARDEES

Our Scholarship

The Minnesota Association for Korean Americans (MAKA) is awarding a limited number of scholarships to Minnesota high school seniors of Korean origin/heritage who plan to pursue a higher education.

These scholarships are intended to enhance the self-esteem of students of Korean heritage and to encourage their pursuit of a college degree. All interested individuals are encouraged to apply.

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Erin Kim, MAKA Scholarship recipient, 2018

Thank you so much for awarding me with the MAKA scholarship. It means so much to me and I am very grateful to have this scholarship to help me accomplish my dreams. I will be attending college at the University of California, Los Angels next year and studying Life Sciences. It was a pleasure to be able to meet and have dinner with the MAKA members. Again, thank you and I wish the best for MAKA.

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Laura Oh, MAKA Scholarship recipient, 2016

I am honored to be one of the recipients of the MAKA Scholarship, and I appreciate your willingness to help me advance my studies. With the help of the MAKA scholarship, I can discover and take honor in my cultural background as a young Korean American. I hope to make MAKA proud and epitomize MAKA’s ideals. Thank you so much for investing in my future.

Our Team

Our team consists of volunteers who share MAKA’s mission. MAKA is open to anyone interested being part of our great team.

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The Minnesota Association for Korean Americans (MAKA) invests in exceptional high school students who are dedicated to leadership, service, and action that positively affects others.

For more than two decades, MAKA scholarship awardees have refreshed the world. These extraordinary leaders have filled our communities with bolder action, more amazing technology, bigger advancements, healthier futures and exponential possibility.

You can help make it possible. We are profoundly thankful for every gift that helps our Scholars further their dreams.