July 26 2020
2020 Power of Diversity: Asian 100 (11-50)
27. John Park
Executive Director, MinKwon Center for Community Action
John Park heads the Flushing-based MinKwon Center for Community Action, which provides community services and civic support to the neighborhood’s Korean American residents, including those who are undocumented. Park had another busy year, keeping residents informed through voter guides for the New York primaries, distributing pandemic relief for residents in need, and filing a joint lawsuit with other local organizations against the Department of City Planning over a Flushing waterfront development.