Activities include:

• Drafting a range of written materials, including press statements, fact sheets, promotional and fundraising related materials for internal and external distribution;
• Providing support to NAKASEC’s core programs in such areas as outreach, material development, coalition-building, program promotions, recruitment of volunteers, event planning, fundraising, etc.
• Supporting in research with issues such as health care, immigration reform, elections, Census, etc.
• Supporting volunteer recruitment efforts locally
• Updating NAKASEC website, facebook and twitter
• Managing media, legislative, and organization directories

Skills:

Applicant should have excellent writing and oral communication skills in English; proficiency in Korean is a plus. Familiarity in Microsoft Office Suite and Internet-based research is required and experience in web-design is welcome. Needs to be able to work independently, meet deadlines, think creatively, and prioritize multiple tasks.

Application:

Please send a cover letter and resume to HyunJoo Lee at hlee@nakasec.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Responsibilities Include:
• Lead legislative and policy advocacy activities related to immigrant rights and civil rights issues.
• Be a part of a team that develops grassroots mobilizing campaigns that includes components of organizing, communications, and education.
• Lead and participate in on-going advocacy efforts to promote policies and legislation of importance to immigrant, Korean American, and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
• Research and analysis on relevant policy issues
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with relevant organizational and institutional partners nationally and locally.
• Work closely with and provide technical assistance & program support to NAKASEC affiliates.
• Coordinate and oversee certain fundraising activities related to the project including grant reports and fundraisers.
• Oversee the publication of relevant public education materials.
• Public speaking at conferences and events.
• Coordinate relevant media & publicity efforts.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and 3 or more years experience working community issues and/or civic participation initiatives. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to work independently, think creatively and prioritize multiple tasks. Demonstrated track record of working collaboratively in local-national partnerships and/or with multi-ethnic or multi-sector communities.

Desired Qualifications: Experience in policy advocacy, research, and community organizing strongly preferred. Experience developing campaigns and strategic planning an asset. Fluency in the Korean language preferred, but not required.

To apply: Send cover letter, resume, writing sample, and salary history and requirement to Jeong Yeon Hong, Director of Community Education & Administration, NAKASEC, 900 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019 or via email at jhong@nakasec.org. NAKASEC offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and full health, dental, vision and life insurance.

NAKASEC is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women and minorities to apply.

For more information: please visit our website at www.nakasec.org.

The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) is a dynamic national organization working to empower the Korean American community through education, advocacy and organizing. The national office is located in Los Angeles, CA and works with affiliates in Los Angeles and Chicago. A D.C. Office was opened in Sept. 2008.

NAKASEC seeks a hard-working, talented, and committed individual to serve as the Policy Manager. This is a position for an individual who has experience in immigrant rights and/or community organizing and wants to continue an active and high level of involvement with immigration issues and policies, grassroots organizing and advocacy, and strategic planning. The United States is in the midst of radically changing its immigration laws; this is an opportunity to be an active part of this historic movement.

Major Responsibilities Include:

• Serve as the lead for planning and implementing field activities and support policy advocacy activities related to NAKASEC’s Immigrant Rights Project efforts.
• Be a part of a team that develops grassroots mobilizing campaigns that includes components of organizing, communications, and education.
• Keep abreast of all current political issues and proposals related to immigration reform, and communicate NAKASEC’s position to constituents and legislators to obtain their support, as well as inform and advise NAKASEC and affiliates related to immigration reform and immigrant rights.
• Develop awareness of and ensure NAKASEC responds appropriately to current policies and issues affecting minority and disadvantaged communities through research, analysis, and consultation with relevant stakeholders.
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with relevant immigrant rights coalitions nationally and locally.
• Develop issue-relevant publications for the community and stakeholders.
• Speak on behalf of NAKASEC at conferences and events.
• Work with the NAKASEC staff and the centers on media outreach.
• Coordinate and oversee certain fundraising activities related to the project including grant reports and fundraisers.
• Provide technical assistance & program support to NAKASEC affiliates.
• Provide ongoing support to the Executive Director in all facets of the work.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and 3 or more years experience working on Korean American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, or immigrant community issues and/or civic participation initiatives. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to work independently, think creatively and prioritize multiple tasks. Demonstrated track record of working collaboratively in local-national partnerships and/or with multi-ethnic or multi-sector communities.

Desired Qualifications: Experience in community organizing, policy advocacy and research strongly preferred. Experience developing campaigns and strategic planning an asset. Fluency in the Korean language preferred, but not required.

To apply: Send cover letter, resume, writing sample, and salary history and requirement to Jeong Yeon Hong, Director of Community Education & Administration, NAKASEC, 900 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019 or via email at jhong@nakasec.org. NAKASEC offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and full health & dental benefits.

NAKASEC is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage women and minorities to apply.

For more information: please visit our website at www.nakasec.org. No phone calls, please.

The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) seeks a hard-working, highly-skilled, talented, and committed individual to serve as the Program Associate. This is a position for an individual who has experience in the areas office administration, media relations, public education, policy advocacy, and community organizing.

Major Responsibilities Include:
•    Provide administrative support to the Executive Director including scheduling meetings.
•    Provide ongoing support to the Executive Director in all facets of fundraising (donor management, events, and grants).
•    Implement an eCommunications / eAdvocacy strategy for NAKASEC.
•    Assist in planning and implementing activities and campaigns related to NAKASEC’s programs’ work, including but not limited to Immigrant Rights Project and Health Reform.
•    Provide on-going technical assistance & program support to NAKASEC affiliates.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and/or 3 years experience in the following areas: Demonstrated experience working with new web technologies and other viral marketing strategies. Graphic design skills and knowledge of layout and design. Writing and editing documents such as grant proposals/reports, press releases, or issue papers; organizing issues based or fundraising events and campaigns; coordinating media activities including press conferences and briefings; Research and analysis of issues, trends and communities.

Required Skills:
Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills. Strong research and analytical capacity. Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, think creatively, and prioritize multiple tasks. Familiarity with HTML and CSS. Excellent organizational and coordination skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Internet research required and HTML and Filemaker.

Desired Qualifications:
Experience working in a social justice organization based working within immigrant/Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Proficiency in the Korean language (written and/or oral) but not required.

NAKASEC is a dynamic national organization working to empower the Korean American community through education, advocacy and organizing.  The national office is located in Los Angeles with a satellite office in Washington, DC and affiliates in Los Angeles and Chicago. Major program areas include immigrant rights, health reform, civic engagement & voter empowerment, and civil rights. NAKASEC offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and full health & dental benefits. To apply: Send cover letter, resume, writing sample, and salary history and requirement to Jeong Yeon Hong, NAKASEC, 900 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019 or via email at jhong@nakasec.org.  For more information, please visit our website at www.nakasec.org.

Closing Date for Applications: June 30

June 23, 2009 ~ Washington D.C.

Join hundreds of young people from across the country this summer to storm the offices of legislators and participate in a graduation ceremony advocating for the DREAM Act, sponsored by the United We DREAM coalition. Register today to be a part of this youth-led struggle for and by immigrant youth!

Save your spot! Register today at www.DREAMACTIVIST.org !

(Help us collect graduation gowns for this event, contact us at events@unitedwedream.org)

This week, hundreds of allied organizations launched the campaign to Reform Immigration FOR America in 40 different cities! (Video and photos from Los Angeles launch)

Tomorrow, over 700 community members will be in our nation’s Capitol to tell Congress: “We can’t afford to wait any longer. America needs to reform immigration now.”

For those who cannot be here with us, with one-click you can join us on paper. Please take 30 seconds to send a free fax to your Senators and Representatives right now:

www.ReformImmigrationFORAmerica.org?p=NAKASEC

Please share this to your friends, family and neighbors. Our national goal is to back up our 700 community members in D.C. on June 4th with 2,500 phone calls and 20,000 faxes.

President Obama has said reforming the immigration system is a priority for him. But it’s going to take more than just having the President on our side to win. We need 279 votes to pass comprehensive immigration reform – 218 US Representatives + 60 Senators + the President’s signature. Over the coming months, NAKASEC and our allies ask you to help us flood Congress and the White House with faxes, calls, emails, and visits.

Our economy and thousands of families are suffering under the burden of a broken system. The time has come for just and humane immigration reform. We cannot wait any longer.

Together, we can make this happen.

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Chicago, IL

Rally and March for Immigration Reform
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Location: Rally at Union Park and 100 N. Ashland (Ashland and Washington) with March to the Federal Plaza
Contact: Youngsun Song, youngsun@chicagokrcc.org, 773-588-9158

Los Angeles, CA

Rebuilding America
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Meet at Echo Park (Echo Park and Park Avenue) with March to La Placita Olvera (535 North Main Street)
Contact: Junghee Lee, junghee@krcla.org, 323-937-3718

There are three QUICK ACTIONS you can DO to win immigration reform this year:

1. CALL President Obama and thank him for moving immigration reform in 2009. For English call: 866-584-3962, Para Español: 866-583-2908
2. FAX Senator Reid and Representative Pelosi to tell them to stand strong with President Obama and pass immigration reform in 2009. JUST CLICK HERE.
3. TEXT: Join the FIRM Mobile Action Network by texting Justice (Justicia for Spanish) to 69866 to get updates on May 1st actions and future action alerts to help us win immigration reform this year. [all standard text messaging fees apply]

NEXT: PLEASE INVITE 10 of your friends to do the same!

See NAKASEC’s statement at: nakasec.org/blog/1366

ACTION:
CALL THE COSPONSORING SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES AND TELL THEM THANK YOU for their leadership on DREAM ACT!

Korean American and Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth have worked tirelessly for the passage of this bill. Join them to thank champions in Congress for their support.
• Approximately 1.5 million of the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. are AAPIs.
• 360,000 Korean Americans are under the age of 18 and it is estimated that 1 out of 5 Korean Americans are undocumented.

For Senator Durbin, please call 202-224-2152
For Senator Lugar, please call 202- 224-4814
For Representative Berman, please call 202-225-4695
For Representative Diaz-Balart, please call 202-225-4211

Suggested message:
My name is _____ and I am calling to thank you for introducing DREAM Act. You have given us hope and together we are one step closer in ensuring that the dreams of 65,000 of nation’s future leaders are not lost.

For more information on the DREAM Act, please visit NAKASEC’s website at www.nakasec.org.  Let us know how your call went! Call or email us at 323-937-3703/ hlee@nakasec.org.

Call your Congressmembers today!

March 24, 2009

Dear Friends,
The DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act) is bipartisan legislation that would provide undocumented students a chance to pursue higher education and obtain legal status.

In anticipation of the bill’s introduction in the next few weeks, we are asking you to CALL YOUR CONGRESSMEMBERS AND ASK THEM TO COSPONSOR THE DREAM ACT!

Korean American and Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth have worked tirelessly since the bill’s introduction in 2001. Join them to support student legalization and access to higher education.
• Approximately 1.5 million of the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. are AAPIs.
• 360,000 Korean Americans are under the age of 18 and it is estimated that 1 out of 5 Korean Americans are undocumented.

To contact your Representatives and Senators please call the switchboard operator at 202-224-3121.

Suggested message:
My name is _____ and I am calling from _____ (city, zip code) to urge your support for the DREAM Act. Each year, the hopes and dreams of 65,000 of nation’s future leaders are lost. Cosponsor the DREAM Act and ensure that every child has the chance to contribute and be full participants in our society.

To find out who your Senator and Representative is, check out www.congress.org

For more information on the DREAM Act, please visit www.nakasec.org. Let us know how your call went! Call or email us at 323-937-3703/ hlee@nakasec.org.