(Brandon Licuanan) I peered over the edge of my bunk bed at 6:45 a.m to find that I’m the last one in my room to wake up. The D.C. sun began to shine through the window. In no time, I was showered and dressed in business casual attire; ready for the day’s events. Everyone else was also dressed to kill, and I became excited about participating in my first press conference as a Dream Rider. We checked out of the hostel together and waited for Dong Yoon to drive us to the Capitol Hill at the House Triangle.
English
07-30-2013
(Simon Jun) Yesterday, I saw DC for the first time. It was definitely different from Los Angeles.
Early in the morning, at 10:30 AM, we did market outreach to register Korean Americans and AAPIs to vote and to ask them to sign a petition in support of immigration reform. Sae Hee, led a training session at NAKASEC’s new office in Annandale before we started. I started to get nervous. Speaking to strangers has never been easy for me. Thankfully, I had my fellow Dream Rider, Anna Chung, and together we started asking people to register to vote and to sign our petition for immigration reform.
07-29-2013
(Kevin Lee) Today we arrived in Washington DC on an overnight flight at 8:00am EST. We ate breakfast in the car and watched the beautiful DC sunrise inside the van. The Dream Riders which included Simon Jun, Anna Jung, Ga Young Chung, and I visited the Eisenhower Building next to the White House for the AAPI Interns briefing. We were all very nervous as it was our first scheduled event as Dream Riders. I introduced the Dream Riders and asked participants to share their stories. I was surprised that so many people in the audience were either children of immigrants or were immigrants themselves.
06-10-2013
Inside: Stories from our Community: Andrew Jung, a US Citizen, shares his story of being separated from his deported parents by our broken immigration system; Political Update: During May, AAPI Heritage Month, President Obama met with AAPI leaders including NAKASEC Executive Director Dae Joong Yoon; Call to Action: Stand with Families, AAPI Mobilization for Immigration Reform in Washington DC June 5th, 2013
05-24-2013
Now with our second ever English & Korean bi-lingual "콩그리시" "Konglish" episode!
Jenny and Green review Davis Guggenheim's new documentary film "The Dream is Now" - Watch for yourself at http://www.thedreamisnow.org/documentary
Political Update - Senate Immigration Reform Amendments
The Good, Bad, and the Ugly
Call to Action - check out and donate to our America is our Home campaign at www.krcla.org/now
05-23-2013
The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) seeks a hardworking, talented, and committed individual to serve as the Policy Director. This position will be based in Annandale, VA.
NAKASEC is a dynamic grassroots-based organization founded in 1994 by local community centers to project a progressive voice and promote the full participation of Korean Americans within the social justice movement. NAKASEC maintains offices in Los Angeles and Annandale, Virginia. NAKASEC has affiliates in Los Angeles (Korean Resource Center) and in Chicago (Korean American Resource & Cultural Center) and works in partnership with local community based organizations across the nation. Major program areas include: Immigrant Rights, Civic Engagement, Civil Rights, Financial Empowerment, Youth Organizing, and Technical Assistance.
05-21-2013
Washington, D.C. – Kevin HyunKyu Lee, a recent DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient and organizer with the Korean Resource Center in Los Angeles, met with President Barack Obama this morning as part of the national Keeping Families Together Campaign. He joined 6 other DREAMers who have received DACA and U.S. citizen family members of undocumented immigrants who are directly affected by our nation’s broken immigration system. They shared their stories with President Obama and Vice President Biden to highlight the importance of passing immigration reform.
04-25-2013
The Korean Resource Center (KRC) is seeking a Housing Counselor. The Housing Counselor is responsible for foreclosure prevention counseling services and educational workshops as well as some administrative responsibilities. This position requires the ability to work independently and thoughtful decision making skills.
To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to Hee Joo Yoon, Program Director at the Korean Resource Center, at yoonheejoo [at] krcla.org
01-03-2013
The Korean Resource Center is seeking an intern for the Winter/Spring of 2013 in the area of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Rights.
This internship position is for college students, recent college graduates, or high-school graduates with two or more years of work experience after high school. This is a part-time position (20 hours/week) from January to May 2013. Work-hours are flexible.
The intern will work out of KRC's office in Los Angeles, CA, alongside KRC staff. The intern will be coordinated by Dayne Lee, Civic Engagement Coordinator, and will assist with KRC's Civic Engagement and Immigrant Rights program areas.
Application Deadline: Tuesday January 22, 2013.
06-14-2011
In this issue:
- "Eat & Greet": Korean Diner Fundraiser
- Deadlines Approaching! Dream Scholarship, Summer Youth
Empowerment