About Us

Who We Are
The Hwarang Foundation, a Non-Profit Organization Established in 2020 to recognize and to honor our Korean American Community Heroes and Legends. Our "Heroes" are ordinary perosns who provided extraordinary contributions and services to our Korean American Community. Our "Legends" are the ones with significant professional achievements that made a tremendous impact on our society, community, and peace. Our younger generations, Hwarang Youth memebrs and its committe, will carefully research, review, and select our monhtly heroes and legends by focusing on their visions, perspectives, and understandings to recognize the greatest example of inspiration and motivation
Our Mission
Heroes and Legends Awards' mission is to recognize and to honor our Korean American community Heroes and Legends. Our "Heroes" are ordinary persons who provided extraordinary contributions and services to our Korean American community.


Purpose
The Hwarang Heroes and Legends Award is an international award bestowed in several categories including but not limited to: science, medicine, environmental service, humanitarian service, international relation, and education
Founder of Hwarang

For a Better and Peaceful World
The Hwarang Youth Foundation is a youth non-profit organization program that seeks to instill pride in its members, develop and train future leaders, and contribute to the community.
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First and foremost, Hwarang is a service organization; its members help out not only the nearby community but also the world as a whole, with various initiatives to send medical supplies to third-world countries, conduct educational outreach programs, and provide optical assistance to the visually challenged.
Hwarang members are also committed to helping the environment to the benefit to the community: they participate in activities like cleaning up waterways, planting trees, and protecting the ocean. Such service to the community not only helps others, but is also a valuable training source for future leadership roles.
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Howard Park
Born on February 4, 1952
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Founder of Hwarang Youth Foundation, Save Our Society, and Hwarang Foundation
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HISTORY OF HWRANG YOUTH FOUNDATION AND HEROES AND LEGENDS AWARD
2006
Established in December of 2006 with 208 members by Howard Park
2007
Palos Verdes and San Fernando Valley Chapters are chartered
2008
Burbank and Chino Hills Chapters are chartered
2009
East Land, Redondo Beach, and Gateway Chapters are chartered
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2010
Glory, Hancock park, South Bay, and Beverly Hills Chapters are chartered
2011
2012
2013
2014
Green Valley Chapter is chartered
KOCEN (Koreatown Central) Chapter is chartered
Torrance, Amerige, and East Hills Chapters are chartered
Torrance, Amerige, and East Hills Chapters are chartered
2015
Sunnyridge, Fleo, Spectrum, and Healers Chapters are chartered
2016
2017
2018
2019
Socal, Westridge, Sena(Korea), Guatemala, and El Salvador Chapters are chartered
Hwarang Youth Foundation celebrates its ten year anniversary
Pioneer, Ukraine, New Zealand, Korea Chadwick, Boston, and Hawaii Chapters are chartered
Hwarang Youth Foundation held its First Annual Charity Gala
Palo Alto, San Jose, Saratoga, Cupertino chapters are chartered in Northern California
AdLPHS and Busig-on Chapters are chartered in the Philippines
First Hwarang School is established
Jungsoori Chapter is chartered in Ukraine
South Pasadena High School charters a Hwarang Chapter
2020
Hwarang Foundation is formed
The first Hwarang Heroes and Legends Awards are awarded