Archive for July, 2006

Report Back: Korean American New Orleans Solidarity Trip

Between June 19 and June 23, a delegation of Korean Americans from NAKASEC and its affiliates (the Korean Resource Center in Los Angeles, the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center in Chicago, and YKASEC in NY) traveled to New Orleans to learn about and work alongside African American and immigrant communities who are struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. 
The Los Angeles delegation will be presenting and facilitating a discussion on:
  • What happened to poor and people of color communities in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath;
  • What  the current situation is almost one year since the disaster; and
  • How the PEOPLE are empowering themselves to rebuild their lives and homes with or without government assistance.
DATE: Friday, July 7
TIME:  7:00 PM
PLACE:  Korean Resource Center (900 S. Crenshaw Blvd. LA, CA 90019)
* Light Refreshments will be Provided
If you have any questions or would like to RSVP, please email Morna Ha at mha@nakasec.org.
For more information on some of the groups that are organizing the community:
People’s Organizing Committee: www.peoplesorganizing.org
Citizens for a Strong New Orleans East: www.saveneworleanseast.org

Miles tras ciudadanía

Miles tras ciudadanía: Coalición Somos América abre masiva campaña a nivel nacional
La Opinión [1]
Jazmín Ortega
jazmin.ortega@laopin..
2 de julio de 2006

Pacientemente, José Manuel Pérez esperaba ayer su turno para hacerse ciudadano, en el Centro de Convenciones de Los Ángeles. La fila era larga, pero ya había esperado cinco años desde que obtuvo la residencia permanente para tomar este paso.

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USA all the way

USA all the way: First National Citizenship Day launched
Monica Rodriguez, Staff Writer
San Bernardino County Sun [1]
07/02/2006 12:00:00 AM PDT
(Same story published in San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Ontario Daily Bulletin, Pasadena Star News, and Whittier Daily news)

The line of people waiting to get into the west hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday morning grew by scores every few minutes.

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Undercurrent of Urgency in ‘Day of Citizenship’

Angered by rhetoric in Congress and anxious about the future, immigrants endure long lines in Los Angeles to get the process started.
By Jeffrey L. Rabin, Times Staff Writer [1]
July 2, 2006

Several thousand legal immigrants stood in line for hours Saturday in Los Angeles to take the first step toward becoming citizens of the United States.

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