There are no other critical services than helping to empower and educate people to better lives and these programs are designed to become an important basis for the awareness and resolution of such critical issues mentioned above which involve our community members.Only through educating the immigrant public can we avoid such misconceptions and      ignorance that can lead to tragic circumstances.

The Korean American Community Center of New York, Inc. (KACCNY) has developed a new program for educating the immigrants about the importance of correctly filing taxes. The New Program teaches Income Tax Report, Social Security Tax and Social Security Benefits in many ways, including seminars, workshops, one-on-one counseling, and e-filing computer classes. In addition to learning about the social security tax and benefits, they would also gather the knowledge about Medicare and other benefits from our government after their retirement. Currently, many immigrants who are self employed do not understand the importance of reporting incomes for the social security system and receiving social security benefits. Most of them have not received any social security policy education and the lack of such awareness has resulted in them suffering financial consequences and sometimes even facing health risk problems as a result of not being able to afford medical costs.

Since the first Adult ESL classes were started in the fall of 1999, they have been met with enthusiastic responses and participants. Currently, the Beginner and the Intermediate level classes are being held at the  main location in Bayside on Tuesdays through Fridays.  

The beginner level class is being held at the Korean American Senior Center of Brooklyn on every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Korean American Lawyer Association has provided Free Citizen Application Preparation Service every month. Citizenship education services are being held on Monday to Friday at the Bayside Site .    

 

Computer Class and ESL class is opening Monday to Friday

Outstanding Awards: Ms. ll Mo Lee and Mi Kyung Choi.                                                   

Perpect Attendance Awards:Four Students-Ms. Soon Hee Kim, Ms. Young Jin No, Mrs. Yang Ja Cha and Mrs.Il  Mo Lee. 

10th Annual Gala was held at 7:30pm at the Dedong Manor and Golf Tounerment was held at    10 am on October 27, 2009 at the Pine Ridge Golf (Long Island).

KACF, Asiand American Federation, Korean American Lawyers Association, Alice Cho,Esq., Yohan Choi, Esq., Ahyun Kim, Esq., Kwang Soo Kim, Esq., Zena Kim, Esq., Jadyn Koo, Esq., Soyon Park Esq.,  Jeremy Sung, Esq.,  SuyonLee, Esq., Charles Yoon, Esq., Min Zu, Esq. recieved Certication of Appreciation by KACCNY.

Sunny R. Kim, Executive Director/KACCNY, David KS Kim, Esq., and Tae Hun Kim., Esq. recieved Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition by Gary L. Ackerman, Member of congress at 10th Annual Gala.

• We had a news conference on April 25, 2009 at 3:00pm with the family, Lawyers, and Korean community leaders at "KACCNY" in Bayside. 
• The family consists of the following people:
• 1. Mr. Lee, who recently obtained green card through his employer sponsor.  His wife and the two daughters were included as derivative beneficials in his application; however, their application was denied.  He has an irregulat heart beat condition and has had a heart surgery to control the irregular heart beat. He has an implanted heart monitoring device that shoots electric shocks when his heart stops while he is sleeping.

• 2. Mr. Lee's wife, Mrs Yoojung Choi, came to the U. S. with their two daughters in early 2001 and applied for a green card several months later through an immigration broker whom she met through an acquaintance at her church.  The broker only filed forms (1-140 & 1-485) without any supporting documents before 4/30/2001, the cut off date for the 245(i) protaction. She was issued a notice of intent to deny ("NOID") the 1-140 petiton in late Dec. 2008 but the broker ran off so she was not able to respond to the NOID. She recieved denial decisions on 1-140 and 1-485 along with the Notice to Apear ("NTA"), the charging document in removal (deportation) procedings.  

• 3. Haeun (17) - the elder daughter, who won a prize at an essay contest sponsored by the Harvard Education Journal about Dream Act. Her essay will be published in the summer edition of the journal and a copy will be sent to President Obama.

• 4. Hayoung (15) - the younger daughter, she suffers from multiple symptoms from severe physical and mental disabilities. Due to her medical conditions, she has experienced multiple episodes of severe seizure. She needs contant care for basic daily activities, which her mom has been attending to.

• 5. A 5 year old son born in the U.S.

• 브로커 실수로 인해 15세된 중증 장해인 딸과 17세된  큰딸과 함께 추방 재판을 받게된 최유정씨를 돕기위해 본 회관은 한인 전문 법조인들, 한인 단체장들과 함께 4월 25일 (토) 오후 3시에 본 회관에서 자리를 함께하여 긴급대책 회의을 가졌다.   최유정씨 남편 이 봉창씨는 가슴에 심장 박동기를 부착한 상태로 힘든 이민생활을 하는 한 가장이다.  만약 그의 아내와 두딸들이 추방당하게되면 그는 5세된 아들과함께 이산 가족의 어려움을 당해야하는 참으로 안타까운 상황에 처해야만한다.  본대책회에서 김광수, 김태훈, 최요한 변호사등 이민법 전문변호사들이 공동으로 나선 법율 대책 이외에도 범동포가 참여하여 최씨 모녀 구제 서명운동도 함께 전개한다.  현재 최씨가 출석하는 교회와 큰딸이 재학하는 해리스 고교도 적극 동참키로 했다.  본사건을 맡은 법율팀은 범교표사회에서 받은 서명서와 함께 최씨 모녀의 안타까운  사정을 당국에 알릴 한인들의 청원서를 작성하여 인도적차원에서 추방면제를 요청하며, 각계 정치가들의 도움을 요청할것을 결정했다.  추방 이민재판 전문 김광수 변호사는 오는 "6월 중순으로 예정된 추방재판에 무조건 출석하며, 우선 영주권 재심을 요청 245 (i) 사면조항여부도 검토예정" 이라고 밝혔다.  또한 김광수 변호사는 최씨가 두딸과 함께 2000년 관광비자로 입국한뒤 한인 이민 브로커를 통해 취업비자를 신청했다가 이민사기를 당해 기각됐던 기록으로 이번 추방재판에 회부된 만큼 당시 보충서류 미비기록을 확인할 권리를 먼저 행사하겠다고 밝혔다.

본 회관에서 4월25일 (토) 오후3시 "대책 회의" 를 위해 최씨부부, 법조인들, 기관장들, 그리고 KACCNY 이사들이 함께 참석하여 대책을 세우고있다.

Left - David KS Kim, Right - Kelly William Bretz speak at the  press conference.   

You can learn how to make and store healthy soup from this special cooking class. This vegetable soup contains beef broth and various vegetables, which is great for our body. This healthy and delicious soup can be stored for more than an year by the method of canning without refrigeration. This is a great way to send healthy soup to family members who are living far away from you. They can easily reheat the soup and have delicious and healthy soup during the winter season.

특별요리강습 시간을 통해 건강한 영양스프에 관하여 배우실 수 있습니다. 소뼈국물에 각종 야채와 약간의 살고기를 넣어 만든 영양스프를 Canning 하여 냉장고에 넣지 않고도 1년이상 보관할 수 있습니다. 멀리있는 자녀들이나 친지들에게 보낼 수 있고사무실이나 집에서 간단히 뎁혀 먹을 수있는 아주 좋은 겨울철 영양식품입니다.