Back in 2009 we highlighted some of the Korean Americans making an influence on President Barack Obama‘s administration; Christopher Kang, whose Korean name is Kang Jin-Young, was one of these remarkable people. He was a part of Obama’s legislative affairs staff, but the Korean Herald recently shared that, as of last week, Kang is now senior counsel to Obama for legislative affairs.

The 34-year-old University of Chicago and Duke University School of Law graduate gained a lot of experience from working with Illinois Democratic Senator Richard Durbin for seven years prior to joining the administration, and is ready to take on the task of being in charge of judicial nominations.

Being a part of politics seems to be a family affair; Kang’s father, Kang Young-Woo, served on the National Council on Disability during George W. Bush’s administration. Kang shared with his alma mater, Duke: “It’s a great job, and it’s an honor to have the opportunity to play a small part in trying to move this country in the right direction.”

[Photo: Korean Herald]