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Representatives of several community organizations located in, or aligned with, Little Tokyo, will protest the White House’s plans to use Fort Sill in Oklahoma as a detention center for immigrant children and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention practices, in general, on June 27, 2019, at 7 p.m. on the plaza of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo.
We demand a Pride that centers LGBTQ+ voices, needs, and power. We demand a Pride where LGBTQ+ people — especially those who have been marginalized based on race, class, immigration status, ability — feel safe and can be their whole selves. Pride is not only about radical queer resistance, but it is about envisioning and enacting a radical queer future where we all are liberated from the shackles of oppression. Until then, police presence within our presumed safe spaces will continue to be seen as violent, hostile, and traumatic. To reach that future, we demand that the LGBT Center OC reconsider inviting uniformed police officers to this year’s Pride Parade and to proactively serve the LGBTQ+ community. We demand that the LGBT Center OC host open dialogue and community town halls about how to bridge relationships between law enforcement and the LGBTQ+ community.
Myung-Sook Cha, at age 19, was one of the young people who joined the May 1980 GwangJu Democratization Movement in South Korea. She was eventually captured by the military police, charged of being a North Korean spy, tortured and imprisoned for two years. She was subsequently exonerated and, after years of silence, decided to tell her story at events in Korea and among Korean diaspora communities to raise awareness about what happened at Gwangju and its role in the broader struggle for democracy in South Korea. She joined Jerome to talk about her role in the Gwangju movement, with executive director of the HANA Center Inhe Choi translating.
President Trump on Saturday delayed plans for nationwide raids to deport undocumented families, but he threatened to unleash Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in two weeks if Democrats do not submit to changes in asylum law they have long opposed.
On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, Trump threatened to arrest and deport “millions” of undocumented immigrants in a speech delivered at his re-election kick off campaign in Florida. That same day, Trump took his threats to Twitter, allowing his xenophobia to be spread widely, causing anxiety and fear for undocumented immigrants. Whether these threats are empty or not, NAKASEC & affiliates - Korean Resource Center (KRC) of Southern California, HANA Center of greater Chicago, and NAKASEC VA, would like to assure our undocumented community members that we are with you and we encourage people to know their rights. It has been reported that ICE will carry out mass enforcement actions in major metropolitan cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and DC this weekend, and will be targeting individuals who did not show up to a hearing or were ordered removed but are still present in the U.S.
Currently in the US, there are 28 states in which there are no protections for LGBTQ+ folks from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations. We believe that LGBTQ+ communities deserve protection and safety like everyone else and should not be left vulnerable due to who they love and who they are. The Equality Act would provide consistent and explicit non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people across key areas of life, including employment, housing, credit, education, public spaces and services, federally funded programs, and jury service. Passing the Equality Act is an AAPI issue! Click here to support the Equality Act!
FOREground was made to empower young people to become organizers within their own community. Each Wednesday, we break bread with youth of color and discuss social issues within our community. Throughout the program, they were taught about privilege, race, immigration, allyship, and their own identity.
Service Learning seeks to introduce students to social justice work and community activism. Every week for ten weeks, 17 students from CSUF attended KRC for 3 hours a week to learn what it means to be part of a community and help work on our campaigns. Our final week ended the last week of April and the class was wrapped up on May 13.
KRC is researching and providing to our members a list of apartments that have open waiting lists. We also help people fill out the waiting list applications - to make an appointment, please call 323-937-3718
KRC organizes a group of 60 Korean American seniors (previously known as Community Health Promoters) who meet monthly to learn about health, community issues, and to take action and bring change to the community. Join us at our next meeting on June 28, 2019.