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WASHINGTON DC— Today, immigrant rights and faith leaders gather in Washington DC to welcome Pope Francis to America and call on the immigrant rights community to renew their commitment for immigration reform by joining the National Day of Prayer for Immigrant Families, Congress, and for our Nation on September 24, 2015. We stand in solidarity with the immigrant and interfaith movement at this critical time when some Presidential candidates have expressed anti-immigrant sentiments targeting the immigrant community in the United States which is contrary to the Pope’s message of compassion for immigrant families and refugees in our communities.
In response to the Texas Injunction haulting DACA expansion and DAPA, the Korean Resource Center began a petition drive targeting Orange County cities (Garden Grove, Fullerton, and Buena Park). Also, we have met with city councils from these cities to adopt a resolution in support of DACA/DAPA.
Garden Grove's Mayor Bao Nguyen has been a great supporter and champion for immigration reform. He was the first mayor to really embrace the resolution and put the resolution to a vote at the last city council meeting (July 28).
KRC moved its LA office on March 9th from its temporary location at 8th and Westmoreland to Wilshire and Hobard. The address is:
3660 Wilshire Blvd #408, LA CA 90010
Our phone number, 323-937-3718 remains the same.
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.
KRC's Los Angeles and Orange County offices are closed from December 24th until January 4th.
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.
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
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
(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.
(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.