On Monday, February 16, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen of Brownsville, Texas, who has previously expressed anti-immigrant views, issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks the implementation process of the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and new Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs that President Obama announced in November 2014.
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12-23-2014
KRC's Los Angeles and Orange County offices are closed from December 24th until January 4th.
11-21-2014
NAKASEC, KRC and KRCC welcome President Obama’s announcement that he will keep his promise to fix the broken immigration system through executive action. This new program will provide relief to an estimated 4.9 million undocumented immigrants, allowing them to apply for work authorization, receive temporary relief from deportation, and stay united with their families.
This is not enough. Close to six million undocumented immigrants will continue to live in the shadows and in fear that they may one day be separated from their families. Our communities demand that Congress provide a lasting solution to the broken immigration system by passing comprehensive and humane immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship.
10-14-2014
The Korean Resource Center (KRC) is seeking a committed individual to fill a full-time position as the Immigrant Rights Campaign Coordinator.
•Advocate immigrant rights issues, particularly, Legalization, Higher Education, Enforcement, and Civil Liberties on behalf of Korean American Community
•Assist with and coordinate KRC Immigrant Rights campaigns from planning to evaluation
•Educate and organize community members on issues that affects the immigrant communities
•Coordinate community members’ participation on various immigrant rights campaigns
•Assist with and develop press communications and social media
07-02-2014
We are currently experiencing some technical issues with our website that prevent us from posting on the website on a regular basis. We are in the process of renewing the website on a new publishing platform (but same URL) this year, and hope to address those issues along the way as well.
- Yongho Kim, Korean Resource Center
08-05-2013
(Allen Tu) We arrived in Houston late in the afternoon after a long drive from New Orleans. In the car, we prepared for our last community meeting presentation. It was a community meeting and dinner with OCA-Greater Houston and BPSOS-Houston. More than 70 people came.
Kevin opened and introduced the Dream Riders and the campaign. A few of the Dream Riders shared their stories. I incorporated spoken word and call-and-response into my story. I felt incredibly good about the participation from the community members. After our presentations, we held an open dialogue with the community members. I even met a rapper, Rocko Steady, who was a finalist for Kollaboration Houston. I will be performing at Kollaboration Chicago.
08-04-2013
(Kevin Lee) We arrived in New Orleans, very late on the night of August 3. The next morning, we picked up Young Sun, one of the youth directors from the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center (KRCC) in Chicago and drove to the home of Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association (VAYLA). On the way, I looked out the window was surprised to see a nearby pond with crocodiles and people fishing. We were in a neighborhood with hard working families. At VAYLA, we were warmly welcomed by Ms. Christi, a VAYLA organizer and several VAYLA youth ranging from elementary age and up.
08-03-2013
(Anna Jung) On August 3rd, the Dream Riders had a community meeting with students and professors of Freedom University at the Athens Latino Center for Education and Services. Everyone was very welcoming and supportive of us and our campaign. In contrast to yesterday’s press conference luncheon, this meeting was more intimate, reminding us of our earlier meeting with SEAC and United For the Dream, when all present shared their stories.
08-02-2013
(Dong Yoon Kim) I grew up in Georgia for most of my life. I always wanted to engage in community activism in Georgia, but was never sure. As a student at the University of Georgia, Athens, I became involved with student activism, but did not have the opportunity to do community activism specifically in my own Korean American community. Today, I got my chance to work in Georgia with our Dream Riders and address immigration issues that impact Korean American and AAPI communities.
08-01-2013
(Allen Tu) The Dream Riders had an in-district meeting with the staff of Representative Mike McIntyre who represents the 7th District of North Carolina. Representative McIntyre is a fiscal conservative focused on issues related to the agriculture industry and farm families as well as the military and veterans. We were there to share our stories and seek his support for comprehensive immigration reform.
Before the meeting even started, I was not sure how things were going to unfold. The story that I share is a story that I have carried for just two weeks.