When you go to Room D-100, you will be greeted by the teacher and students saying “Annyeong Haseyo” 안녕하세요 (Korean ). When you enter the classroom, you will see a wall of Korean vocabulary, posters, Korean has come to South Gate. While it may seem an unlikely combination to some, the Latino and African-American students at The Visual and Performing Arts High School at the Legacy High School Complex, are now learning Korean--- and loving it! The 60 seats for the new Korean classes at VAPA High were all filled within 2 days. The new Korean Language program, funded in part by the Foundation for Korean Language and Culture, is a perfect fit for VAPA. “I had thought about bringing Korean to VAPA after participating in the Foundation’s summer educational trip for administrators. While I knew we could not fund a full-time position as a small school, I knew that ½ Korean and ½ another content area would work. When we searched for a choir teacher to take over the choral program and free up our instrumental music teacher to teach music technology, the search was on for someone who could teach Korean and music. And we found that in our new teacher, Karla Kim. She teaches piano, 2 choir classes, and 3 Korean classes. And it is a great fit for us! Our students are into K-Pop and K-Drama, even though they don’t know the language, so why not take it to the next level? Now they will understand what they are seeing on TV and the music they are listening to!”