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The past 10 days since November 8, 2016, NAKASEC and our affiliates, the Korean Resource Center in Los Angeles and the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center in Chicago have dedicated our full resources to holding urgent and heartfelt conversations with our membership and wider community.
WASHINGTON, DC – Despite the results of last night’s presidential election, the 2016 national Asian American Election Eve poll reveals that Asian Americans overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, 75% to 19% – a significantly higher margin than was suggested by the exit polls. The survey also showed that 56% of Asian Americans now identify as Democrats, a marked jump from 49% in the same poll four years ago.
There are many concerns about what could happen to the DACA program – and DACA recipients – once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump said during his campaign that he intends to end the DACA program, though he has not said exactly if, how or when this might actually occur. We also won’t know until after Trump takes office on January 20, 2017, what Trump administration officials might do with the information that DACA applicants have submitted on their applications. The National Immigration Law Center has released a set of recommendations for DACA recipients or future DACA applicants, which we recommend as well.
President-elect Donald Trump launched his candidacy on an anti-immigrant sentiment and has vowed to repeal a key Obama administration program that shields hundreds of thousands of people from deportation. Now, many immigrants in the country illegally, or with relatives who are, fear deportation and separation from their families. In immigrant-heavy areas like Los Angeles and Phoenix, activists are scrambling to provide informational meetings for immigrants to help them protect themselves from deportation. Others want legal immigrants to apply for citizenship so they can eventually obtain legal status for relatives. Here are stories from some immigrants who fear what a Trump presidency could bring.
WASHINGTON, DC — On November 9th NAKASEC, KRCC and KRC held a telebriefing to call on community members to unite during this uncertain time and urge the President-elect to uplift our country’s values of keeping families together and respect for all regardless of immigration status. We ask the next administration to protect the over 11 million undocumented immigrants living as second-class citizens in the United States from living with the fear of deportation.
LOS ANGELES, CA - On Thursday, November 3rd, the Korean Resource Center (KRC) invited members of the press to catch staff and volunteer phone bankers in action in its Crenshaw office. Since September 6th, volunteers ranging from youth to seniors made calls to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities all over Southern California to encourage them to register to vote, remind registered voters to get out the vote, and answer any questions voters had about ballot initiatives or the voting process. To date, all three KRC offices in both Los Angeles and Orange County have contacted over 75,500 potential and registered voters. Even in an era of technology platforms with the ability to reach masses of people including email and Facebook, KRC understands the value of the human voice connecting over the phone and plans to reach over 100,000 people by November 8th.
7,648 voters registered, with over 90% being eligible this November. (The remaining 10% are high school students under the age of 18) We are so proud of our team for accomplishing such amazing work for our community. There are 12 days left. Join us as we get closer to election day. For any questions around the election or if you want to volunteer, call: (323) 937-3718.
LOS ANGELES, CA – On Thursday, October 20, 2016, the Korean Resource Center (KRC) hosted an Early Vote Town Hall at Trinity Central Lutheran Church in Koreatown for over 200 Korean speaking senior citizens and other new immigrant voters to navigate the voting process, understand ballot initiatives and candidates, and provide assistance with completing vote-by-mail applications.
On Thursday, October 20, 2016 the Korean Resource Center (KRC) will host an Early Vote "Town Hall" for 200 to 300 Korean speaking senior citizens and other new immigrant voters to help navigate the voting process, understand ballot initiatives and candidates, and provide assistance with completing vote-by-mail applications. Inspired by KRC's experience of the last 10 years, during which we assisted thousands of Korean-speaking, senior, and first time voters seeking help about the voting process, specific candidates and ballot initiatives, KRC is organizing this town hall to educate, empower and turn out the Korean American vote.
Los Angeles, CA – On September 27th, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, alongside the Korean Resource Center (KRC), LA Youth Vote and Next Gen Climate held a kick-off press conference at John Francis Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley as part National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), a nationwide, nonpartisan effort to register hundreds of thousands of voters across Southern California. Embraced by a host of celebrities, bipartisan elected officials and organizations, NVRD leverages the collective impact of thousands of community partners, including hundreds of our youth leaders across Southern California.