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After 36 days and 1,784 miles, the Dream Riders have arrived in San Diego and finished the #Journey2Justice bike tour on September 5th, the one year anniversary of President Trump rescinding DACA. Watch the livestream of our closing rally here! On this journey, our young people visited 33 cities and spoke with over 1,000 community folks about the importance of full citizenship for all 11 million undocumented immigrants and 35,000 intercountry adoptees.
This is only the beginning!
The Journey to Justice Bike Tour may be over, but NAKASEC & Affiliates' campaign for #Citizenship4All has only just begun. We will continue organizing, mobilizing our base, and amplifying our message for a pathway to citizenship and basic human rights for all non-citizens.
A conservative judge in Texas refuses to issue an injunction, so unauthorized immigrants currently protected from deportation will still be allowed to renew.
NAKASEC celebrates the decision made today by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas to not block the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. What this ruling means is that for the time being, the federal government will continue to accept DACA renewal applications. Our young leaders have been at the forefront of organizing and advocating for undocumented immigrants since the threat to DACA first became public. Two NAKASEC DACAmented leaders submitted testimony as part of a counter lawsuit led by MALDEF. We encourage DACA recipients to renew NOW.
"I believe that drumming is not only a great way to blow off steam, but a physical way to take up space. Taking up space is something that is hard to do, especially as a woman when we are so aware of the space that we are given and how we navigate through the world. Growing up, I used to not be too confident in myself and struggled to be assertive. I was aware of every movement I made and limited the space I took up in public spaces and conversations. But, when I was drumming, I felt so strong being able to take up space in constructive ways and even lead the group at one point." - Nicole Swayne.
Check out this awesome piece written by our own #LeadersOfTheNewSchool participant Nicole as she reflects on learning pungmul with our program and what it meant to her, especially as a womxn of color.
Since the beginning of August, Dream Riders have been on the Journey2Justice Bike Tour to advocate for Citizenship4All across the West Coast. They are riding border to border from Seattle to San Diego, so join us as they make a pit stop in Los Angeles at the Korean Resource Center Crenshaw office! Register online
Former Army Spc. Yea Ji Sea, whose abrupt discharge two weeks ago at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston after 4½ years of service left her vulnerable to deportation, learned Friday that she’ll become a U.S. citizen.
KRC supports Assembly Bill (AB) 3179, which will require state agencies, bureaus, boards, and commissions to increase bilingual services and language access by modifying the definition of “substantial number of non-English speaking people” from 5% to 3% or more of the people served by the statewide or local office or facility of a state agency.
KRC is hiring a Los Angeles Organizing Director, who will coordinate, supervise and support staff who are organizing youth, immigrant parents, and Community Health Promoter members. Through community organizing, KRC members will 1) become a member of KRC, 2) build trust and relationship with the organization, 3) learn about issues, organizing history and leadership development, and 4) be empowered to participate and lead in campaigns.
Our time over the past 35 years has been an amazing journey for the Korean Resource Center (KRC), one that has only been made possible with your support. Not only has our scope of work expanded but we are still committed to the same mission that has always grounded KRC, and this would not have been possible without your contributions. On behalf of KRC and our community, I thank you. I also have exciting news to share: KRC’s Orange County Director Jonathan Paik has stepped up his role and will be taking on the position of Executive Director.