In 1997 he was the only Korean student (and in fact the only Asian)
in USC's Summer Superintendent Seminar. Probably because the
large-scale immigration of Koreans to the L.A. area is a relatively
recent phenomenon, few ethnic Korean educators hold executive
positions in the L.A. area.  His students at the Montclair satellite campus included not only Korean-Americans domiciled in the L.A. area but also young Korean nationals who wished to enroll in American universities. 
Some were troubled kids whose prior academic achievement did not qualify them for admission to high-ranking schools.  The universities
to which Dr. Kang's students were subsequently admitted include
Harvard, Cornell, USC, UCLA, and Boston University.