Dream Scholarship Fund
For years, Korean American youth tirelessly campaigned for the passage of the DREAM Act – tailored legislation that would provide a path to legalization for eligible immigrant students who grew up in the United States if they attend college. While we continue working towards the immediate passage of the DREAM Act, we also started to look at other barriers to higher education. One such barrier is that financially needy students are less inclined to pursue higher education because of costs. Thus, the DREAM Scholarship Fund was established and is operated under the beliefs that education is a human right and that education is key to America’s prosperity.
BlogTo Help Korean American Voters Understand Top Two Primary System, KRC Releases June 2012 Voter Guide 16 hours ago
On June 5, California voters will participate in a “Top Two Open Primary” for the first time. In order to ensure that Korean American community members fully understand the new system and promote the community’s full empowerment in the 2012 elections, the Korean Resource Center has mailed its quarterly voter guide to 20,000 voters in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The June 2012 Voter Guide is also available online at krcla.org/vote
Governor Brown Submits Tax Revenue Ballot Measure with 1.3 Million Signatures, MIV and KRC Proud to Participate 6 days ago
New Rules in the June 5th Primary Elections 3 weeks ago
KRC and the Los Angeles County Register-Recorder County Clerk Office are partnering to hold a press conference and voting technology demonstration. Date and Time: Friday, April 27th, 2012, 11:00 am White House “Champion of Change” Alum Hee Joo Yoon Meets with President Obama 3 weeks ago
Hee Joo Yoon, a Housing Counselors Champion, is the Program Director at Korean Resource Center (KRC). Founded in 1983, KRC currently serves over 11,000 community members annually, predominantly low-income Limited English Proficient Korean American immigrants. Asian Immigrants across California Overwhelmingly Support Taxing the 1% 1 month ago
APRIL CITIZENSHIP WORKSHOP 1 month ago
On the Eve of the 20th Anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest, KRC will host a FREE CITIZENSHIP WORKSHOP in hopes of engaging, empowering, and raising the voices of the Korean American community. Join us! DATE/TIME: Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 9am – 2pm For more information contact us at (323) 937-3718 or email Joseph at joseph@krcla.org We need Korean speaking volunteers! To help volunteer, please contact Hee Joo at hj@krcla.org. AKASIA to Conduct AB-540 Workshop in Los Angeles to Help Korean American Undocumented Students 1 month ago
WHEN: Saturday, April 14, 2012 3PM NEW AMERICANS: America’s Newest Leaders 1 month ago
Riding on the tide of enthusiasm for civic engagement in many underrepresented communities, the Coalition for Humane Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) and the Korean Resource Center (KRC), are partnering with The New American Leaders Project (NALP) and Wellstone Action, to host the “Ready to Lead” training April 28 – 29. WHAT: Joint Press Conference Announcing READY to LEAD Los Angeles WHERE: Korean Resource Center Office Press Room LA City Council Passes Resolution Urging KFI AM640 to Curb Hateful Speechposted by Dayne Lee, 1 month ago
 We’ll have more on this in the following days, but some encouraging news. Today, the Los Angeles City Council approved, by a margin of 13 to 2 votes, a resolution urging KFI AM640 to curb hateful speech on its radio programs and to hire more diverse staff both on and off the air. KFI AM640 is the station that hosts offensive and controversial programs such as the John & Ken Show. In January of this year, John and Ken went on a rant saying that Korean American painters were “scam artists” because Koreans were culturally inclined to scam their customers. KRC was joined by CHIRLA, KIWA, KABA, APALC, and other organizations at a Press Conference condemning this sort of … Press Conference: KRC Holds A One-Day Diner Fundraiser in Support of Immigrant Students 1 month ago
Promoting the rights and needs of immigrant students has been a core issue for KRC since the late 1990s. The DREAM Act would provide a path to legalization for eligible immigrant students who grew up in the United States if they attend college. Financially need students are less inclined to pursue higher education because of the rising costs of tuition. Thus, the DREAM Scholarship Fund was established in 2007 and is operated under the beliefs that education is a human right. WHAT: Press conference to announce KRC’s fundraiser to support undocumented students KRC High School Youth Hold Two-Week Fundraiser at Fairfax High School in Support Of KRC’s Dream Scholarship Fund 1 month ago
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For the past month, the Korean Resource Center and community organizations across California have been collecting signatures for Governor Brown’s tax revenue measure, the Schools and Local Public Safety Act. Today, Governor Jerry Brown formally submitted 1.3 million signatures. If approved, Governor Brown’s Tax Measure will be a ballot measure in the November elections.
Tomorrow, Thursday, April 26th, twelve White House Champions of Change Alumni will meet with President Obama in celebration of the program’s one year anniversary. 
San Francisco – Today a coalition of immigrant rights organizations released findings of its statewide survey of Asian immigrants, 85% who overwhelming support taxing the top 1%. The survey “Take Back the American Dream” was conducted through coalition partners Chinese Progressive Association (CPA), Korean Resource Center (KRC), Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN) and the Filipino Advocates for Justice (FAJ) as part of the Mobilize the Immigrant Vote (MIV) coalition.
Korean Resource Center (KRC) in Los Angeles, with its student group Alliance of Korean American Students in Action (
(Press Release) The Korean Resource Center (KRC) is proud to announce a school-wide competitive fundraiser organized by KRC’s volunteers at Fairfax High School in support of immigrant students pursuing Higher Education. The fundraiser started on Monday March 12 and will end on Friday March 30. Each homeroom class has a donation box, and the class that raises the most money will win a pizza party sponsored by the Korean Resource Center. All proceeds will go to the DREAM Scholarship Fund (DSF) which will award scholarships to immigrant students who face unmet financial hardships.