by kace
The Korean American Voters’ Council Summer Internship program was created in an effort to help educate and mold the up and coming youth into the future leaders of tomorrow. But to become a good leader they must first understand the needs and wants of the community, as well as learn about the history, good and…
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Today, July 6th, the New York KAVC interns and volunteers campaigned in KCS Flushing Senior Center and in front of the Northern Pharmacy in order to register new voters. In KCS Flushing Senior Center, the interns made an announcement in front of the seniors, informing them about KAVC and the importance of voter registration. Then…
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On Monday, June 29th 2009, the KAVC interns and Mr. Chejin Park went to the City Hall to attend a public hearing on Councilman Robert Jackson’s Small Business Survival Act (Intro 0847-2008), and gave a testimonial in support of the bill. The Small Business Survival Act, proposed by councilman Robert Jackson, is a bill designed…
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The Korean American Voters’ Council kicked off its 2009 Summer Internship Program with intern orientations on Wednesday June 24, 2009 for New York and Thursday June 25, 2009 for New Jersey. This is a 6-week non-paid, part-time equivalent program, from June 29th through August 7th, which features individualized leadership training, the opportunity to meet community…
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On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, the Korean American Voters’ Council student volunteer group continued their voter registration initiative at a local H-Mart located on Union Street in Flushing. KAVC student volunteers have been going out every Wednesday and Friday to local community hotspots to register voter and inform the citizens about upcoming elections. In in…
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Using the data from the recent 2005-2007 ACS, we can see the standards and the changes of the Korean community within Queens County of New York. In terms of total population of the county, there has been a slight increase since 2000 of 2,229,379 to a total of approx. 2,263,858, a gain of 40,000. However…
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/us/politics/23rivals.html?ref=usOn Wednesday, during a round-table discussion with reporters at the Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had been briefed as part of a routine process in which Congressional leaders are informed whenever a lawmaker is picked up on a wiretap. Ms. Pelosi said she was given no details and was not allowed to inform…
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/asia/23korea.html?ref=asiaSouth Korea’s relations with the North are at one of their lowest points in years as tensions between the two continue to grow after an unsuccessful meeting session to discuss the future of their joint industrial complex in Kaesong. While discussions on when and where this meeting would take place took over 11 hours, the…
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Over the last eight years (2000-2008), the Korean American voting populace has been growing by leaps and bounds, especially within the Council Districts 19 & 20 in Flushing. By 2008, there were more than 3,000 registered Korean American voters in District 19 and more than 5,000 registered Korean American Voters in District 20. Although this…
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AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor ? Congress of Industrial Organization) is the largest labor organization in the United States of America. Because of its size and influence, the chairman of the AFL-CIO also possesses enormous power and influence. For instance, usually new elected chairman of the organization presents new direction and strategy for the…