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Volunteer
for Health Day!
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Saturday,
October 6,
2007
Olympic
Presbyterian Church
1700
W Olympic Bl., Los Angeles CA
90015 (map)
We
are seeking volunteers to help
with filing, interpreting, etc,
on Health Day. This is a
day of free health check-ups
for hundreds of low-income community
members, such as pap smears,
mammograms, blood tests (pressure,
diabetes, cholesterol), dental
and acupuncture tests, and much
more! Contact Caroline Lee at
caroline [at] krcla.org
or 323-937-3718 [read more
about Health Day]
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Know
Your Rights:
Raids & SSA No-Match
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We
have produced materials to educate
the Korean American community
of basic rights in case of a
raid or detention, as well as
the new SSA No-Match regulations.
They are available at our centers
and online on the web.
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KRC's
Activities at a Glance
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- KRC
is providing Permanent
Resident Card renewal
services, to
meet the community demand
stemming from a proposed
regulation for cards with
no expiration dates to be
renewed.
- 8.23 Nine
community members were aided
through the free low-income
legal clinic.
- 8.24
Community Health Promoters
discussed plans to improve
language access for
Medi-Cal notice letters.
 8.25
Thousands of people marched
demanding justice for
Elvira Arellano and a Humane
Immigration Reform.
KRC & NAKASEC's poongmul
troupe joined and injected
joy in the marchers and
children. (pictures,
video,
news) 8.27
A solemn candlelight
vigil was held for Victoria
Arellano, who died in
a detention center for denial
of HIV medicine; KRC
and NAKASEC joined in solidarity
with the community. (pictures)- 8.29
KRC & NAKASEC visited
Rep. David Dreier's
office to discuss Immigration
Reform and the DREAM
Act, and delivered 50
postcards signed by district
residents.
- 8.30
KRC, ORAnGE, WiseUp!, CA
DREAM and CHIRLA met with
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard's
office, urging the Congressional
Hispanic Caucus to consider
taking up the DREAM
Act, and delivered picture
postcards.
- 8.31 Guest
speaker to the Summer
Study Group Inbo Sim
described the state of Korean
American society during
the first half of the 20th
century and progressive
movements for issues in
Korea and Korean Americans.
 9.3 The
faith community and workers
joined voices on Labor
Day Mass for workers'
rights, immigration reform,
access to higher education,
health care and affordable
housing. Green Son read
a prayer for immigration
reform and her father, Jung
Son, a painter, was blessed
along with other workers.
(pictures)
KRC & NAKASEC also joined
the Labor Day Breakfast
(pictures) 9.5
KRC held a press conference
announcing the upcoming
Health Day, introducing
new services provided this
year and inviting
the community to make appointments.
(pictures)- 9.6
KRC & NAKASEC held a
press conference announcing
the availability of informational
materials on SSA No-Match
for Workers and Employers,
as well as basic rights
in case of a raid or
detention. These are also
available at KRC's website. (pictures)
- 9.6
The community gathered at
the last session of the
Summer Study Group
to discuss and learn about
Korean American immigrant
rights and civic participation
organizing with guest
speaker Eun Sook Lee. (pictures)
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KRC &
NAKASEC
in the News
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KRC
& NAKASEC's activities were
covered by the media in the
articles below. Links to Korean
language news articles can be
found at the bottom of this
email.
- 9.7
Know Your Rights: Comprehensive
Korean Language Guides on
Raids and SSA No-Match Released
(Korea Times)
- 9.7
Enforcement against Illegal
Employment may be Postponed,
but Beware of "Investigation
of Employment Documents":
status must be checked regardless
of "no-match letter"
(Korea Daily)
- 9.6
KRC releases guides on immigrants'
basic rights and SSA No-Match
Letters (Radio Seoul, JBC
Broadcasting)
- 9.6
What does America truly
want - Humane Immigration
Reform or Political Bickering?
(Korea Times)
- 9.6
Half of Korean Americans
do not have Health Insurance:
KRC will offer free health
checkups on October 6th
(Korea Daily)
- 9.6
Free Health Checkups: "Health
Day" for the low-income
and uninsured to take place
on the 6th of next month
(Korea Times)
- 9.6
Free Health Checkups: to
take place at Olympic Presbyterian
Church on the 6th of next
month (Koreatown Daily)
- 9.5-6
"Health Day" for
Korean Americans next month
(Radio Korea, Radio Seoul,
JBC Broadcasting)
- 8.25
//cbs2.com/video/?id=46695 [at] kcbs.dayport.com">Angelenos
March In Support of Elvira
Arellano
(CBS)
- 8.25
Credit Education Materials
Distributed (Korea Daily)
- 8.23
Immigrant
Activist's Deportation Stirs
Both Sides of the Border
(Christian Post)
- 8.1
Community
Network: Keep Families Together,
Dreams Across America Tour,
Immigrant Day (KoreAm
Journal)
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Service
& Education
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- M
3pm - Senior Computer Class
- W
9am - Medicare Part D (appointment
required)
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5:30pm - ORAnGE (Youth
Group) Meetings
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7:30pm - Young Adults Poongmul
Class
- TH 1:30
pm - Legal Document Filing
/ Naturalization Application
/ Permanent Resident Card
Renewal (appointment required)
- F
- KRC is closed to
walk-ins for internal meetings
and outreach
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