Eugene Kang Explained

Eugene Kang (born 1984) was the Special Projects Coordinator and Confidential Assistant to President Barack Obama.^[1]

Eugene Kang is an Ann Arbor native who attended Greenhills School before enrolling at the University of Michigan. At Michigan, Kang made a 2005 bid for the Ann Arbor City Council.^[2] He later worked on Senator Amy Klobuchar's (D-Minn.) 2006 campaign.^[3] During Obama's Presidential campaign he worked in the political division.^[4] A second-generation Korean American,^{[5] [6]} he was also a part of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders National Leadership Council.

Kang has been described as a "close confidant to President Obama"^[7] and has played eleven rounds of golf with the President from the time he took office through 2013.^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: Ann Arbor native is at Obama's side. Deb. Price. The Detroit News. 2009-05-02.
2. Web site: In Ann Arbor, he was an Unlikely Candidate, but Passionate for Change. Lin. Lydia. IMDiversity.com. 2009-01-19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081113152046/http://www.imdiversity.com/Villages/Asian/politics_law/pc_kang_michigan_0705.asp. 2008-11-13.
3. News: 365 Days, and Not a Single Cute Kitten. Kamen. Al. December 23, 2008. The Washington Post. 2009-01-19.
4. News: Obama's People. The New York Times Magazine. 2009-01-19.
5. http://www.detnews.com/article/20090417/POLITICS03/904170383/Ann+Arbor+native+is+at+Obama+s+side
6. Web site: Obamas Korean-American Advisor Got Game. 23 December 2008.
7. News: Obamas Korean-American Advisor Got Game. The Korea Times. 2009-12-23. 2009-05-22. Ha. Michael.
8. News: Infographic: Obama Accepts Rare Outsider Into Golf Game. Time Swampland. 2014-01-03. 2014-01-04. Wilson. Chris.