National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC)

50-16 Parsons Blvd., Suite 100
Flushing, NY 11355
718.445.3939 phone
718.445.0032 fax
nakasec@sprynet.com email
http://www.nakasec.org website

Area of Inerest:
Organization - Political empowerment

Primary Ethnic Community Served:
Korean

Description:
NAKASEC is a national organization founded by five Korean American community organizations located in major cities across the United States. We held out founding conference in a church fellowship hall in Los Angeles on September 30, 1994 and was incorporated on March 15, 1995.

NAKASEC seeks to empower and improve the lives of Korean Americans through the following goals:

• Facilitate grassroots organizing and political/civic participation of Korean Americans
• Advocate for the civil rights of Korean Americans
• Educate the public on issues affecting Korean American communities
• Dialogue and build coalitions with other communities across the nation
• Assist local community organizations in providing needed social and community services, particularly to those with less resources and access such as women, youth, senior citizens, low-income and recent immigrants.
• Promote the Korean cultural heritage as part of diversity of multi-cultural America

Staff:
Sungkyu Yun - Executive Director
Clara Haewon Yoon - Development Associate
Sung Hoon Lee - Program Coordinator
Hyun Woo Shin - Administrative Consultant

Submitted by:
AIA Staff

New - 03/24/03