The Jeong Project is built for Korean American and Korean diaspora young adults, generally ages 19–26, who want a structured, immersive path back to their heritage.
Young adulthood is when identity questions become most urgent: old enough to ask them seriously, early enough that the answers still shape what comes next. It's the same window similar heritage-journey models have built around for decades, and for the same reason: this is when an immersive experience has the best chance of becoming a lasting part of who someone is, not just a memory of a trip they once took.
We're explicitly building this for everyone in the diaspora, not just those who grew up steeped in the culture, including mixed-heritage participants, adoptees, and families navigating this identity together. If you carry Korean heritage and feel the distance this program is meant to close, this is built for you.
Think you might be eligible? Find out in under a minute
This isn't an application, just a quick, informal way to check whether you're likely to be eligible before applications open.
Do you identify as being of Korean heritage or ancestry?
This includes adoptees, mixed-heritage participants, and multi-generational diaspora, not just people who grew up immersed in Korean culture.What's your date of birth?
The Jeong Project is generally built for ages 19–26.Have you ever been to Korea?
Have you traveled to Korea on a peer program since you turned 19?
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Aigoo, not quite a match!
Looks like The Jeong Project isn't built for you right now. But Korea is incredible, so go visit the land of kimchi and K-pop anyway. We won't stop you.
This starts with people who believe it matters.
We're building something that doesn't exist yet, and we're building it early enough that the people who join now will help shape what it becomes.