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NAKASEC
The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC, and 미주한인봉사교육단체협의회 or 미교협 in Korean) is a national service, advocacy and education organization for two non-profit multi-issue grassroots local community centers: the Korean American Resource & Cultural Center in Chicago and the Korean Resource Center in Los Angeles. NAKASEC is based in Los Angeles and a D.C. office opened in late 2008. NAKASEC was founded in 1994 by local community centers to project a national progressive voice and promote the full participation of Korean Americans as a part of a greater goal of building a national movement for social change. NAKASEC was one of the major players in the Korean American community during the restoration movement after the welfare reform of 1996 through the "''Fix '96'' Campaign" and continues to be active in the immigration reform debate. History KRC along with other centers in Seattle, Washington, DC, Houston and other cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest
The 1992 Los Angeles riots were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992. Unrest began in South Los Angeles, South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jury Acquittal, acquitted four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) charged with using Police brutality, excessive force in the arrest and beating of Rodney King. The incident had been videotaped by George Holliday, who was a bystander to the incident, and was heavily Broadcasting, broadcast in various news and Media (communication), media outlets. The rioting took place in several areas in the Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles metropolitan area as thousands of people rioted over six days following the verdict's announcement. Widespread looting, assault, and arson occurred during the riots, which local police forces had difficulty controlling. The situation in the Los Angeles area was resolved after the California National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
