January 14, 2016
Contact: Emily Kessel, eakessel@nakasec.org
NAKASEC Stands in Solidarity with Asian American Partners in Support of Muslim Communities
WASHINGTON DC — In response to the intensified anti-Muslim sentiment, the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) released the following statement in solidarity with national Asian American partners:
“We, a country of immigrants demographically changing and diversifying, have no place for the hateful rhetoric targeting our Muslim American and Sikh, and South Asian American brothers and sisters. We remain committed to fighting bigotry and xenophobia targeting any of our communities and lifting up their voices and stories to write a respective, welcoming narrative encapsulating all of our stories as Americans.”
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The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) was founded in 1994 by local community centers to project a progressive voice and promote the full participation of Korean Americans on major social justice issues. NAKASEC maintains offices in Annandale, Virginia and Los Angeles, California. NAKASEC has affiliates in Chicago (Korean American Resource & Cultural Center) and Los Angeles and Orange County (Korean Resource Center)
