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 importance of correctly filing Tax. The New Program teaches Income Tax Report, Social Security Tax and Social Security Benefits through many ways, including seminars, workshops, one-on-one counseling and e-filing computer classes. By educating them 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 the earned social security benefits. Most of them did not receive any social security policy education and the lack of such awareness result in them suffering financial consequences and sometimes even facing health risk problems as 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 participtions. Currently, the Beginer and the intermediate level class are being held at the Bayside Site main location on Tesday to Friday.  

The beginer 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 Citizenship Apllication Service every month at the Bayside Site of KACCNY.

Computer Class and ESL class is opening Tuesday to Friday

The senior members enjoys the "Head to Toes"     Brooklyn Senior Center ESL Class is opening
 excercise at the Brooklyn Korean Senior Center.  Every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
 

• 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:
• 1. Mr. Lee who recently obtained green card through his employer sponsor.  His wife and the two daughters were included as derivative bebeficials in his application; however, their application were denied.  He has irregulat heart beat activity and had a heart surgery to control the irregular heart beat. He has implanted heart monitoring device that shoots electric shock when his heart stops while sleeping.

• 2. Mr. Lee's wife, Mrs Yoojung Choi, came to the U. S. with the two daughters in early 2001 and applied for 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 245(i) protaction. She was issued notice of intent to deny ("NOID") the 1-140 petiton in late Dec. 2008 but the broker ran off so was not able to respond to the NOID. She recieved denial decisions on 1-140 and 1-485 along with Notice to Apear ("NTA"), charging document in removal (depotation) procecings.  

• 3. Haeun (17) - oldest daughter won a prize at an essay contest sponsered 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) - youngest daughter suffers from multiple syptoms of severe physical and mental disability. 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 doing.

• 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.   

Left - Ms.Yoojung Choi family and Koean Community leaders.

Right - KACCNY has funraising and Sunny R. Kim, Executive Director hands it to Ms. Choi.                                        

  

KACCNY Staffs and Board Members arrange the Campaign. The First United Methodist Church in Flushing, congregations are signing to help Ms. Choi's Family on May 30, 2009 from 10:00am to 3:00pm and 420 people signed at the date.

 KACCNY Spring ESL Class has a graduation on June 5, 2009 at 11:00am

Ms. Cho Ok Kim recieved perpect attandance  award.

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 more than an year by the method of canning without refrigeration. This is a great way to send healthy soup to family members living far from you. They can easily reheat the soup and have delicious and healthy soup during 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.

10th Annual Gal was held at 7:30pm at the Dedong Manor and Golf Touneranment   was held at 10:am on October 27, 2009 at Pine Ridge Golf Course, Long Island for Fundraising.

 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

Our ESL student Sook Ja Choi cuts hair     

for senior citizens at the Brooklyn

Korean Senior Center on December 7, 2009