KeJia Sista
Dec 25th, 2004, 11:06 PM
YKASEC Media Coverage 한글본문은 아래부분에 있습니다.
1. ëSuspension Orderí, DMV started to issue the suspension order of driver license requesting the verification of the social security number to 60,000 immigrants with commercial driver licenses (Korea Times, 2004-12-16)
New York State DMV started to issue the suspension orders to those immigrants who lack the social security numbers or with inconsistent information. Last week DMV has issued 60,000 warning letters to those who have commercial driver license stating if the drivers do not verify their social security numbers to the given period of time the DMV will suspend their driver licenses. On December 15, YKASEC and other immigrant right organizations held a rally in front of Governor Patakiís Manhattan office urging the withdrawal of the social security verification policy and demanded an urgent response.
2. AALDEF Internship Program (Korea Times, 2004-12-14)
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is seeking for interns between undergraduates, graduates and law school students. AALDEF is offering an opportunity to participate in programs to protect and promote the legal rights of Asian Americans through litigation, legal advocacy and community education.
The internship includes the Korean Workers Project, a direct legal services on employment-related claims to Korean immigrant workers, as well as community education and advocacy in collaboration with YKASEC - Empowering the Korean American Community.
3. The year-end meeting of the Korean American Open Forum Network (Korea Daily, 2004-12-10)
The Korean American Open Forum Network held its year-end meeting to evaluate its activities during this year and resolved to expand the joint project and secure more fund during the upcoming year. Participants agreed that the network has been promoting important issues to the Korean American community according to its original purpose, but also agreed on expanding the role of the network by joint projects among its member organizations.
4. Yu Soung Mun, the ED of YKASEC will be attending the National Immigration Forum hosted by Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) in Washington D.C. (Korea Times, 2004-12-07)
Yu Soung Mun, the ED of YKASEC attended the National Immigration Forum in Washington D.C. during December 5th to 6th. During the meeting hosted by Fair Immigrant Reform Movement (FIRM), Mun will analyze the immigration policy of the Administration and the Congress and participate in the debate for the content and activity goal of the immigrant right organizations. FIRM is national coalition of the grassroot community organizations and devoted to the immigrant rights and immigration reform.
5. ëBINARIí Korean American Cultural Troupe (Korea Times, 2004-12-03)
BINARI is also identified as ëGOSASORIí, a song sang during the ancestral ceremony and itís composed of ëaec-purií to drive out the evils from the house or village during the year, or well-wishing remarks or ësal-purií exorcising an evil spirit.
YKASEC is home to BINARI ñ Korean American Cultural Troupe. Every year during Lunar New Year BINARI visit small business owners in Koreatown to wish them a happy healthy new year. BINARI was the first one to introduce poongmul (Korean traditional repercussion) to the Korean American community.
6. The New York Immigration Coalition appointed Yu Soung Mun, the ED of YKASEC as one of its Board members (Korea Daily, 2004-12-06)
The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) appointed Yu Soung Mun, the ED of YKASEC as one of its Board members. The NYIC is the representative of the immigrant right organization in New York founded by the coalition of all civil rights organization in New York. There are 25 board members and each serves for two years.
Mun stated that the re-election of President Bush made the immigration a huge current issue and by uniting the efforts of the NYIC and YKASEC will bring more effective results in immigrant right movements.
7. YKASEC co-coordinated Legal Clinics with AALDEF, assisting 505 Korean Americans this year (Korea Times, 2004-12-03)
During the last 11 months, YKASEC co-coordinated Free Legal Clinic with AALDEF assisting 505 Korean Americans.
According to the Free Legal Clinic, 77% was counseling on immigration issue (390 cases). Within the immigration issues, there were 176 cases of naturalization, 96 cases of DREAM Act, 91 cases of DMVís driver license, and 27 other immigration issues. Also, there were 107 cases of tax law and criminal law and 7 cases of labor law counseling. The reason for the greater log of inquiries on immigration law is due to NYS DMVís new policy for acquiring and renewing the driver license and the ëDREAM Actí, which has been thrown out of the Congress for many times. More than 50% of the consultation of the immigration law is related to the undocumented immigrants, which requires an urgent countermeasure.
8. The Korean American Association of NY invited the participant organizations of Get Out The Vote campaign in the Korean American community for an evaluation (Korea Times, 2004-12-03)
The Korean American Association of NY invited all the participant organizations of the Korean American community for the Get Out The Vote campaign for the general election of last November. YKASEC and other organizations of the Korean American community attended the meeting.
9. Korean Workers Right Project ñ Restaurant Workers Forum (Korea Daily, 2004-12-01)
Restaurant Workers Right Forum will be held at Sheraton Hotel on Sunday, December 5th. NYC council member Hon. John Liu, YKASEC, AALDEF, and the ROC NY (Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York) stated at the press conference that the ëRestaurant Workers Right Forumí would be held as a town hall meeting to improve the unfair relationship of the employers and employees.
10. Emergency Fund for the Korean Americans (Korea Daily, 2004-11-23)
Emergency Fund will be raised for the first time in the Korean American community for the fellow members in urgent need. The fund will benefit undocumented immigrants, temporary visitors, and low income Korean Americans, who suffered an accident or were victims of a crime,
YKASEC and fellow organizations in the Korean American community held several meetings since last October to organize the Fundraising Committee and the Screening Committee.
Ke Jia
1. ëSuspension Orderí, DMV started to issue the suspension order of driver license requesting the verification of the social security number to 60,000 immigrants with commercial driver licenses (Korea Times, 2004-12-16)
New York State DMV started to issue the suspension orders to those immigrants who lack the social security numbers or with inconsistent information. Last week DMV has issued 60,000 warning letters to those who have commercial driver license stating if the drivers do not verify their social security numbers to the given period of time the DMV will suspend their driver licenses. On December 15, YKASEC and other immigrant right organizations held a rally in front of Governor Patakiís Manhattan office urging the withdrawal of the social security verification policy and demanded an urgent response.
2. AALDEF Internship Program (Korea Times, 2004-12-14)
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is seeking for interns between undergraduates, graduates and law school students. AALDEF is offering an opportunity to participate in programs to protect and promote the legal rights of Asian Americans through litigation, legal advocacy and community education.
The internship includes the Korean Workers Project, a direct legal services on employment-related claims to Korean immigrant workers, as well as community education and advocacy in collaboration with YKASEC - Empowering the Korean American Community.
3. The year-end meeting of the Korean American Open Forum Network (Korea Daily, 2004-12-10)
The Korean American Open Forum Network held its year-end meeting to evaluate its activities during this year and resolved to expand the joint project and secure more fund during the upcoming year. Participants agreed that the network has been promoting important issues to the Korean American community according to its original purpose, but also agreed on expanding the role of the network by joint projects among its member organizations.
4. Yu Soung Mun, the ED of YKASEC will be attending the National Immigration Forum hosted by Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) in Washington D.C. (Korea Times, 2004-12-07)
Yu Soung Mun, the ED of YKASEC attended the National Immigration Forum in Washington D.C. during December 5th to 6th. During the meeting hosted by Fair Immigrant Reform Movement (FIRM), Mun will analyze the immigration policy of the Administration and the Congress and participate in the debate for the content and activity goal of the immigrant right organizations. FIRM is national coalition of the grassroot community organizations and devoted to the immigrant rights and immigration reform.
5. ëBINARIí Korean American Cultural Troupe (Korea Times, 2004-12-03)
BINARI is also identified as ëGOSASORIí, a song sang during the ancestral ceremony and itís composed of ëaec-purií to drive out the evils from the house or village during the year, or well-wishing remarks or ësal-purií exorcising an evil spirit.
YKASEC is home to BINARI ñ Korean American Cultural Troupe. Every year during Lunar New Year BINARI visit small business owners in Koreatown to wish them a happy healthy new year. BINARI was the first one to introduce poongmul (Korean traditional repercussion) to the Korean American community.
6. The New York Immigration Coalition appointed Yu Soung Mun, the ED of YKASEC as one of its Board members (Korea Daily, 2004-12-06)
The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) appointed Yu Soung Mun, the ED of YKASEC as one of its Board members. The NYIC is the representative of the immigrant right organization in New York founded by the coalition of all civil rights organization in New York. There are 25 board members and each serves for two years.
Mun stated that the re-election of President Bush made the immigration a huge current issue and by uniting the efforts of the NYIC and YKASEC will bring more effective results in immigrant right movements.
7. YKASEC co-coordinated Legal Clinics with AALDEF, assisting 505 Korean Americans this year (Korea Times, 2004-12-03)
During the last 11 months, YKASEC co-coordinated Free Legal Clinic with AALDEF assisting 505 Korean Americans.
According to the Free Legal Clinic, 77% was counseling on immigration issue (390 cases). Within the immigration issues, there were 176 cases of naturalization, 96 cases of DREAM Act, 91 cases of DMVís driver license, and 27 other immigration issues. Also, there were 107 cases of tax law and criminal law and 7 cases of labor law counseling. The reason for the greater log of inquiries on immigration law is due to NYS DMVís new policy for acquiring and renewing the driver license and the ëDREAM Actí, which has been thrown out of the Congress for many times. More than 50% of the consultation of the immigration law is related to the undocumented immigrants, which requires an urgent countermeasure.
8. The Korean American Association of NY invited the participant organizations of Get Out The Vote campaign in the Korean American community for an evaluation (Korea Times, 2004-12-03)
The Korean American Association of NY invited all the participant organizations of the Korean American community for the Get Out The Vote campaign for the general election of last November. YKASEC and other organizations of the Korean American community attended the meeting.
9. Korean Workers Right Project ñ Restaurant Workers Forum (Korea Daily, 2004-12-01)
Restaurant Workers Right Forum will be held at Sheraton Hotel on Sunday, December 5th. NYC council member Hon. John Liu, YKASEC, AALDEF, and the ROC NY (Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York) stated at the press conference that the ëRestaurant Workers Right Forumí would be held as a town hall meeting to improve the unfair relationship of the employers and employees.
10. Emergency Fund for the Korean Americans (Korea Daily, 2004-11-23)
Emergency Fund will be raised for the first time in the Korean American community for the fellow members in urgent need. The fund will benefit undocumented immigrants, temporary visitors, and low income Korean Americans, who suffered an accident or were victims of a crime,
YKASEC and fellow organizations in the Korean American community held several meetings since last October to organize the Fundraising Committee and the Screening Committee.
Ke Jia