NAKASEC

NAKASEC Our mission is to organize Korean and Asian Americans to achieve social, economic, and racial justice.

The National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) is a grassroots organization founded in 1994 by local community centers to project a progressive voice and promote the full participation of Korean and Asian Americans within the social justice movement. Currently, the NAKASEC Network includes our local Affiliates located in Annandale, VA (NAKASEC VA), Chicago (HANA Center), New York (MinKwon Center), and Montgomery County, PA (Woori Center).

06/02/2026

A livable life should not be out of reach.

Yet millions of people are working hard every day and still struggling to afford housing, healthcare, groceries, transportation, and other necessities. Meanwhile, wealth continues to accumulate in the hands of a few.

That’s why we’re launching the Livable Life Campaign.

Over the coming months, we’ll uplift stories from our communities, break down the systems driving the cost-of-living crisis, and organize for a future where everyone can meet their basic needs and live with dignity.

Because survival isn’t enough.

We deserve rest. We deserve stability. We deserve joy.

We deserve a Livable Life.

🌱 Take the survey and join the campaign: bit.ly/livablelife

A livable life starts with strong communities.When people can afford housing, healthcare, education, transportation, and...
06/02/2026

A livable life starts with strong communities.

When people can afford housing, healthcare, education, transportation, and other basic needs, we all benefit. Our communities become healthier, safer, and more resilient.

The truth is that there is more than enough for all of us. Yet while working people struggle to make ends meet, wealth continues to concentrate at the top.

We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live with dignity—not just survive.

🌱 Join the movement for A Livable Life.

📋 Take our survey and tell us what a livable life means to you:
bit.ly/livablelife

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Adoptees deserve automatic citizenship and the right to come home.We’re calling on Holt International’s leadership to fu...
06/01/2026

Adoptees deserve automatic citizenship and the right to come home.

We’re calling on Holt International’s leadership to fully support the Protect Adoptees and American Families (PAAF) Act and stand with all adoptees.

Take action today by sending an email to Holt’s leadership, including CEO Mark Loux, Board Chair Dan Dietrich, and VP of Policy Susan Cox.

Use our email tool to automatically populate the email template:

https://bit.ly/Email_Holt

Your name and email address will be visible to Holt.
Tell Holt: Support the PAAF Act. Support adoptee citizenship. Bring adoptees home.

🚨 The Trump administration is making it harder for immigrants to get green cards from inside the U.S.New USCIS guidance ...
06/01/2026

🚨 The Trump administration is making it harder for immigrants to get green cards from inside the U.S.

New USCIS guidance could create more barriers, longer waits, higher costs, and greater risks of family separation for immigrants seeking permanent residency.

This is an Asian immigrant issue. Many Asian communities rely on family sponsorship, employment-based visas, student visas, and marriage-based pathways to build stability and reunite with loved ones.

From attacks on DACA and TPS to new barriers for green card applicants, we’re seeing a broader pattern of making immigration harder at every step.

➡️ Swipe to learn how this could impact our communities.

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Thank you to Dr. Paul Kim, one of our Brave of Us nominees this AANHPI Heritage Month — nominated by our Texas affiliate...
05/31/2026

Thank you to Dr. Paul Kim, one of our Brave of Us nominees this AANHPI Heritage Month — nominated by our Texas affiliate, NAKASEC TX 💛

Dr. Paul Kim has dedicated his time and care to supporting elderly Korean community members with limited English proficiency. From interpreting at medical appointments and citizenship interviews to helping seniors read important documents, he continues to show up for his community with compassion and generosity. 🫶🏽

To Dr. Kim, bravery means coming together in extraordinary times and building a society rooted in dignity, courage, and unity. We’re grateful for the ways he continues to uplift and empower Korean immigrant communities through service and care. ✊

This AANHPI Heritage Month, we honor Sun from SEAFN as one of our Brave of Us community heroes. 🌱To them, being brave me...
05/29/2026

This AANHPI Heritage Month, we honor Sun from SEAFN as one of our Brave of Us community heroes. 🌱

To them, being brave means doing the right thing even when your feet are shaking — standing firmly in your dignity and following your values, heart, and gut, just like the trees teach us. ✊

They show up for community because it is in their DNA. Their ancestors fought against colonization and imperialism for the right to exist, and they continue that legacy through their care, organizing, and commitment to collective healing.

They envision a future where we reconnect with our ancestors, deepen our relationships with Mother Earth and all living beings, and build a world our future descendants can thrive in. Inspired by elders like Norma Wong, they remind us to ask ourselves: what are we doing today to become good ancestors for the generations to come?
Thank you for continuing to lead with courage, healing, and love for community. 🫶🏽

05/29/2026

Black and Asian solidarity is more than struggle — it is also joy. ✊🏾✊🏽
Too often, people only talk about Black and Asian communities coming together through pain and hardship. But solidarity is also eating together, creating together, learning from each other, celebrating culture, sharing stories, and building community side by side.
From liberation movements to labor organizing, Black and Asian communities have always shown up for one another. Leaders like Yuri Kochiyama, Grace Lee Boggs, and Larry Itliong remind us that our histories and struggles have always been connected.
That’s why spaces like Woori Ujima matter. They remind us that solidarity is not only resistance — it’s also reclaiming joy together. It’s seeing the connections between our cultures, our families, our food, our art, and our shared experiences navigating displacement, immigration systems, and survival in America.
Black and Asian solidarity has always existed. And together, we’ll continue to build a future rooted in care, community, and collective liberation. 🫶🏽

NAKASEC

This AANHPI Heritage Month, we honor the Asian Law Caucus as one of our Brave of Us community heroes. ✊🏽For decades, ALC...
05/28/2026

This AANHPI Heritage Month, we honor the Asian Law Caucus as one of our Brave of Us community heroes. ✊🏽
For decades, ALC has courageously defended the rights of immigrants and vulnerable communities with compassion, conviction, and an unwavering commitment to justice. From fighting for immigrant rights to standing alongside communities targeted by discrimination and exclusion, ALC reminds us that bravery means choosing solidarity over silence and justice over fear.
They envision a world where every person — regardless of background, faith, income, or immigration status — is treated with dignity, fairness, safety, and respect. Through organizing, advocacy, and movement building, they continue working toward a future where all people can live and thrive freely with their families and communities.
Thank you, Asian Law Caucus, for continuing to show up for our communities and for building a more just future for us all. 🫶🏽

05/28/2026

A lot of men don’t fall into the manosphere because they’re evil. 
A lot of them are just lonely. 
We grew up in a world where real community feels harder to find, vulnerability gets mocked, and social media constantly tells people they’re not enough. 
So when people feel lost, insecure, rejected, or disconnected… the manosphere gives simple answers and certainty. 
But a lot of those spaces don’t actually heal people. 
They often create more isolation, anger, emotional repression, and disconnection. 
A lot of men don’t need domination. 
They need healing, purpose, community, and real connection.

05/27/2026

We’re launching our Livable Life Campaign because people deserve the chance to truly live — not just survive.

Across the country, people are working hard every day and still struggling to afford rent, groceries, healthcare, transportation, and basic necessities. Meanwhile, the cost of living keeps rising while working people are expected to carry the burden.

Through this campaign, we’ll share stories from our communities, break down the realities people are facing, and fight for a future where everyone can live with dignity, stability, and joy.

Because surviving paycheck to paycheck shouldn’t be the standard.
We all deserve a livable life.

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