riKu matsuda at KPFK 90.7 FM interviews with Joann Lee, Directing Attorney at LAFLA, and Yongho Kim, Immigrant Rights Project Coordinator at KRC
[audio:http://krcla.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/kpfk-10-4-07.mp3]
kpfk-10-4-07.mp3
Media Coverage
10-04-2007
10-01-2007
S. Korea native fights for rights of immigrants
Chung-Wha Hong
New York Immigration Coalition
New York Crain, Feature Story "100 Most Influential Women"
http://www.newyorkbusiness-risingstars.com/100women/index.php/womens/vie...
09-24-2007
Undocumented Korean American Students Receive AB540 Exemption and Enroll in UC: KRC and NAKASEC help out
USA Edu News 9-24-07 A27
(translation from Korean article)
09-21-2007
[Photo News] KRC Holds Press Conference on "Right to Public Education"
(translation from Korean article)
Korea Daily 9-21-07 A5
Reporter Han Jeon
09-21-2007
Colleges are Not Abiding by the AB540 Law: some even deny admissions
(translation from Korean article)
Korea Times 9-21-07 A3
Reporter Jung Dae Yong
09-21-2007
Community Urged to Defend Right to Attend College Regardless of Immigration Status: in-state tuition is guaranteed by law, denial of admissions by UCSD is unfair
Koreatown Daily A2
(Photo) Morna Ha, Youth Department Coordinator at NAKASEC, says "Undocumented students also can legally study in the U.S. while paying in-state tuition through the AB 540"
09-20-2007
Undocumented Students Now Can Get Tuition
(translation from Korean article)
JBC Broadcasting 9-21-07
Sixteen Korean American applicants, who had been admitted to UCSD in June but had been denied in-state tuition support for their undocumented status, will be able to enroll in school.
09-20-2007
Public Schools also deny admissions and check on status when accepting students: denials spread through outlying school districts, Korean Americans are affected
(translation from Korean article)
Korea Daily 9-20-07 A1
Reporter Nicole Chang
The number of public schools that refuse to admit undocumented students is on the increase.
09-13-2007
Community Network
NAKASEC
KoreAm Journal September 2007
Youth Power
Camp Pride for Korean Adoptees
Celebrating a Visionary
Participants of the Summer Youth Empowerment program mobilize the community in support of the DREAM Act.
07-25-2007
UC Tuition Benefit Audit Becomes Tougher, Undocumented Students Face Difficulties
(translation of Korean article)
Korea Daily 7-25-07 A1
Reporter Nicole Chang
AB540 is a California state law that allows undocumented students who had attended high school for 3 years or more to allow them to pay tuition for California residents when they enroll in a public university. The application of this law has become much tougher.