About NAKASEC

The National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) is a dynamic grassroots-based organization empowering the Korean American community through education, advocacy and community organizing.  We seek to project a national progressive voice and build the movement for social change.

Our current program areas include Immigrant Rights, Economic Security, Youth Organizing & Leadership Development, and Civic Engagement & Voter Empowerment.

Position Description

NAKASEC is looking for a Communications Intern for Spring and Summer 2012.  He/She will assist the Deputy Director in communications and media activities and will play a critical role in the communications team implementing traditional and social media strategies. This is a full-time, unpaid position based in Washington, DC. College credit can be made available.

Major Responsibilities Include:

• Monitoring national and regional news on issues that NAKASEC and affiliates work on, compiling daily news clips for internal staff distribution and bookmarking articles online
• Updating and maintaining a database of mainstream, regional, ethnic and online journalists, producers and bloggers
• Tracking press work, creating paste-ups of placements and updating monthly media reports
• Creating and maintaining an editorial calendar for media strategies
• Assisting with drafting materials such as press releases, media advisories, biographies, pitch letters and or other correspondence
• Uploading relevant media articles and placements to Facebook, Twitter and website
• Support Deputy Director and project teams to ensure timely progress of work
• Providing general office support

Qualifications

• Commitment to immigrant rights, civil rights, and social justice issues
• Results-oriented, organized and has strong attention to detail
• Willingness to learn, ability to follow instructions, take initiative, multi-task, work quickly and be flexible
• Be a team player
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills
• Ability to speak, write and understand intermediate Korean
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (primarily Word and Excel) and Web 2.0 experience
• Bachelor’s degree or current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program, preferably in communications

Reports to: Deputy Director

To apply:

Please send a cover letter, resume and two writing samples to Jane Yoo, Deputy Director, jyoo@nakasec.org. Write “Communications Intern Search” in the subject line.  College credit can be made available – check with your school administration for details.

Writing samples should be no longer than three pages. An article, press release or similar type of communications writing sample is preferred. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive, we are able to only respond to those applicants whom we are interested in interviewing. No phone calls please. We are an equal opportunity employer.

NAKASEC has offices in Washington DC and Los Angeles and local affiliates in Los Angeles (the Korean Resource Center) and Chicago (the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center) and works in partnership with community based organizations across the nation. Visit www.nakasec.org and/or our Facebook page for more information.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

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.

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.

“Dear Secretary Napolitano:

The undersigned organizations write in support of the letter from US Rep. Jan Schakowsky and her Congressional colleagues urging you to act now to reduce citizenship fees.  The Bush Administration’s decision to increase fees from $400 to $675 in July 2007 has put citizenship further out-of-reach for thousands of hardworking, patriotic immigrants who want to fully participate in our democracy.  We urge you to reduce the citizenship fee back to $400, and make the American dream of citizenship attainable again.  Thank you for your consideration.”

Earlier this year, local and national immigrant rights groups came together to deliver a letter with 1,200 organizational endorsements to President Barack Obama on the urgent need to enact immigration reform. With you, altogether we gathered 97 endorsements primarily from the Korean American and Asian American & Pacific Islander communities.

If you would like to endorse, please send the following information to by March 9, 5 p.m.  to soh@nakasec.org or fax to 323.937.3753:

Organization: _____________________________________________

Contact Person/Title:________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________________________

Email:_______________________________   

Phone Number: (_____)__________________

Thank you for your thoughtful consideration. If you should have any questions, any of the following individuals would be happy to hear from you: Sookyung Oh at NAKASEC (323.937.3703, ext. 206, soh@nakasec.org), JungHee Lee at KRC (323.937.3718, junghee@krcla.org), and/or Sik Sohn at KRCC (773.588.9158, sohnsik@chicagokrcc.org). Together, We Build America’s Future.

Sincerely,
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
Korean American Resource & Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Korean Resource Center, Los Angeles, CA

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For more information, contact NAKASEC at soh@nakasec.org / 323.937.3703, ext. 206.