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DC Area Coordination on Vote-Related Issues (6/16/2008)
This meeting is for local coordination in the DC/VA/MD area around voter registration, voter education/turnout, and election protection/ poll monitoring/exit poll

Voters’ Rights Workshop for Nonprofits (5/13/2008)
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund presents a free workshop series on Voters’ Rights, Conducting Voter Registration, and Election Rules

NAKA-Washington Chapter Meeting Notice (4/29/2008)
Date: Saturday, May 3, 7 pm Place: NAKA Office The National Association of Korean Americans (NAKA) 3883 Plaza Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 Email: nakausa@naka.org Web: www.naka.org

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration (4/29/2008)
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Come join our coalition Heritage Celebration in Northern Virginia. Wednesday May 28th 6-8:30 pm

NAKA Forum with Guests from South Korea (4/10/2008)
Guest speakers: Representatives of Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea Topic: Arms reduction and security in the Korean Peninsula/Northeast Asia Date:

Korea Peace Workshop (3/17/2008)
"The Future of the Six Party Talks: New Peace Mechanism or New Arms Race?" Date: Thursday, March 20, 4-6 pm Place: Johns

NAKA- Washington Chapter Meeting Notice (3/10/2008)
Date: Friday, March 14, 2008, 6:30 pm Place: NAKA Office The National Association of Korean Americans (NAKA) 3883 Plaza Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 Email: nakausa@naka.org Web:

Primaries in Virginia, Maryland and DC (2/8/2008)
Primaries for Democratic and Republican presidential candidates in Virginia, Maryland and DC: Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 Polls open at 6 a.m. in

Congressional Visits (2/7/2008)
NAKA national board members and National Committee for Peace in Korea members will be visiting Congressional offices on Feb. 14 to

NAKA Board Meeting Notice (1/16/2008)
Date: Saturday, February 16, 2008, 11 am Place: NAKA Office The National Association of Korean Americans (NAKA) 3883 Plaza Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 Email: nakausa@naka.org Web:

New Newsblog on Korea: Korea Report (12/6/2007)
From Korea Report (koreareport2.blogspot.com) When this blog was initiated in January of this year as a test posting, conditions in Korean peninsula

Koreans Oppose Yasukuni Shrine (11/11/2007)
A group of South Korean, Japanese and Korean-American citizens gathered in front of the Japanese Embassy in Washington, DC on Nov.

Vote on Nov. 6 (11/3/2007)
The Nov. 6 election for state and local offices will cover important issues that will impact our communities: Transportation Driver Abuser Fees

US Presidential Candidates on North Korea Policy (10/31/2007)
North Korea policy will likely come to forefront as one of the major foreign policy issues raised in the 2008 US

Congressional Visits (10/22/2007)
NAKA national board members and National Committee for Peace in Korea members will be visiting Congressional offices on Nov. 2 to

Korean Affairs Lecture Series (10/18/2007)
KoAmCo Lecture Series on Korean Affairs Date: Oct. 22, 2007, 7 pm Place: Aladin Book Store, Annandale, Virginia "Inter-Korea Summit of 2007: Ramifications and

Interactive Documentary on Immigration Issue (10/17/2007)
Dear Friends, Eric Byler and I are working on an Interactive Documentary on YouTube about the politicization of the immigration issue in

U.S. Christian band performs in N. Korea (10/15/2007)
Imagine an American Christian rock band going to North Korea, a country accused of being one of the most oppressed in

NY Philharmonic may play in North Korea (10/11/2007)
NY Philharmonic may play in North Korea 10/11/2007, 9:40 a.m. ET The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The New York

Opinion: Inter-Korea Reconciliation (10/5/2007)
Some Thoughts on the Inter-Korea Summit By HK Suh October 5, 2007 On October 2, 2007, President Roh Moo-Hyun of South Korea stepped

Is N. Korean visit martial arts diplomacy? (10/4/2007)
Is N. Korean visit martial arts diplomacy? U.S. trip by tae kwon do masters revives memories of U.S.-China overtures By Kari Huus,

Inter-Korean Agreement (10/4/2007)
Declaration for Advancing Inter-Korean Relations and Peace and Prosperity President Roh Moo-hyun of the Republic of Korea visited Pyongyang during October

KoAmCo Lecture Series (9/25/2007)
KoAmCo Lecture Series NAKA board member Jaesoo Lee will speak on the history and status of Korean civic and political movement in

Voter Registration Drive (9/24/2007)
Voter Registration Drive at Korean American Festival The NAKA-DC chapter members will be participating in the Korean American Festival in Annadale,

Notice of NAKA Board Meeting (9/18/2007)
NAKA Fall 2007 Board of Directors Meeting Date: Saturday, November 3, 2007, 11 am Place: NAKA Office The National Association of Korean Americans

NAKA Forum with Korean Women´s Delegation (9/13/2007)
"한국 여성 단체 대표자들과의 간담회" 일 시 : 2007년 9월 18일(화) 오후 7시 장 소 : NAKA(미주동포전국협회) 사무실 3883

121 Coalition Statement on the Passage of H.RES.12 (7/30/2007)
121 Coalition Statement on the Passage of H.RES.121 Monday July 30, 2007 With the passage of H.Res. 121, the United States House of

View on Korea-US FTA (6/13/2007)
‘Congress Must Defeat Korea Free Trade Deal’ by James Parks, Jun 13, 2007 Korean workers joined with a bipartisan group of members of

Test Train Run Linking North and South (5/17/2007)
MUNSAN, South Korea (CNN) -- In the latest sign of reconciliation between the two Koreas, a pair of passenger trains crossed

US Scholars on the "Comfort Women" Issue (5/10/2007)
The following is the statement that Alliance of Scholars Concerned about Korea (ASCK) has sent in support of House Resolution 121

Op-Ed Article: Don´t politicize massacre (4/20/2007)
Don´t politicize massacre By Katharine H.S. Moon April 20, 2007 The Chicago Tribune The massacre at Virginia Tech is eliciting a profusion of

Letters on the Virginia Tech Tragedy (4/19/2007)
Many from the general public have sent in their concerns to us. Here are some. The views represent that of the

NAKA´s Message on the Virginia Tech Tragedy (4/18/2007)
Members of the National Association of Korean Americans (NAKA) extend deepest condolences to the surviving family members and the Virginia Tech

House Resolution 121 (3/16/2007)
(FWD) Urgent Message from the 121 Coalition: We need your help in a national grassroots letter writing campaign to garner co-sponsorship

House Resolution on "Comfort Women" (3/1/2007)
Dear Friends, Recently, Rep. Honda (Cal.) introduced a House Resolution 121, urging Japan to offer a sincere apology and redress for

Lessons of NAFTA on the proposed Korea-US FTA (2/28/2007)
Ohio Lawmaker Says NAFTA Lessons Should Be Applied to U.S.-Korea Talks The lessons learned from the North American Free Trade Agreement should

Korean Americans for Fair Trade Launched (2/1/2007)
See www.kaft.org for more information. Korean Americans for Fair Trade (KAFT) is a national organization of concerned Korean-American citizens that calls for

NAKA Board Meeting Notice (10/26/2006)
NAKA General Board Meeting When: Nov. 15, 2006, 10:30 pm Where: NAKA national office

Letter Published in the Washington Post (10/21/2006)
A letter-to-editor sent to the Washington Post was published on Oct. 21, 2006. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/20/AR2006102001638_2.html Responding to North Korea While the debate

Korea Festival in Virginia (10/7/2006)
The NAKA-DC chapter members participated in the Korea Festival in Annandale, Virginia and distributed voter registration forms at a booth. Poong-mool

Notice of NAKA-Washington Chapter Meetings (9/19/2006)
The Washington area chapter of NAKA meets 7:30 pm every first and third Fridays of each month at the NAKA headquarter

Immigrants Rights Rally in Washington, DC (9/7/2006)
NAKA members, in conjunction with the National Capital Area Immigrant Coalition and the Tenants & Workers United, participated in the Immigrants

NAKA Fundraiser (8/26/2006)
Fundraising Dinner We will be collecting donations for relief efforts of Korea´s flood victims. Place: NAKA National headquarters Time: 7 pm

Asian-American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month (5/24/2006)
The NAKA-DC chapter members attended the Asian-American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration event at Cafe Asia, Arlington, Virginia, with speeches by federal

Korea Peace Advocacy Day in the Congress (5/5/2006)
Korea Peace Advocacy Day in the Congress May 18, 2006 Representatives of the National Association of Korean Americans (President Haeng Woo Lee), National

Forum: "L.A. Riots and Korean Community Today" (4/25/2006)
"1992 Los Angeles Riots’ Significance To the Korean Community Today" April 29, 1992 – it is a date that all Koreans living

NAKA Board Meeting Notice (2/7/2006)
NAKA General Board Meeting Date: Feb. 25, 2006 Place: NAKA National Office

Asian Pacific American Legislative Briefing (2/2/2006)
The NAKA-DC Chapter participated (as supporting organization) in the Asian Pacific American Legislative Briefing at Richmond, VA with the Virginia General

RECOGNIZING THE 12TH ROUND OF INTER-KOREAN FAMILY (11/20/2005)
Congressional Record: November 10, 2005 (Extensions)][Page E2331] RECOGNIZING THE 12TH ROUND OF INTER-KOREAN FAMILY REUNIONS NOVEMBER 5-

Korean-American Becomes Mayor of NJ Town (11/9/2005)
The son of a Korean who emigrated to the U.S. to run a dry-cleaning business for 20 years has become the

Inter-Korea Trade to Reach $1 Billion (10/13/2005)
SEOUL Trade between South Korea and North Korea is expected to reach a record $1 billion this year, a South Korean

Notice of NAKA General Board Meeting (9/9/2005)
Date & Time: Sept. 17, 2005, 10 am - 3 pm Place: NAKA National Office, Fairfax, Virginia RSVP: NAKA National Office

Virginia Asia Pacific Americans Candidates´ Forum (9/1/2005)
A Historic Event for Asian Pacific American Communities: 2005 Virginia Asia Pacific Americans CANDIDATES´ FORUM Russell Potts, candidate for Virginia´s Governor, Leslie

Koreas Celebrate Landmark Summit (6/14/2005)
Koreas celebrate landmark summit (from BBC News, June 14, 2005) Religious and civic leaders and politicians are in Pyongyang

South Korea and the United States Sixty Years On (5/31/2005)
South Korea and the United States Sixty Years On By Charles K. Armstrong (From Japan Focus) September 8, 2005, marks the sixtieth

NAKA-Wash. Forum: NPT & Nuclear Issue in Korea (5/6/2005)
NAKA-Washington Forum: The NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) and the Nuclear Weapon Issue in the Korean Peninsula Visiting delegates from South Korea´s representative citizen

NAKA-Washington Forum: S.Korea Political Reform (4/4/2005)
NAKA-Washington Forum: "South Korea´s Political Reform and Outlook" Speaker: Ki Hong Yoo, Legislator in South Korea´s National Assembly, member of the Uri

Statement on Dokdo Islands Dispute (3/26/2005)
Statement Renouncing Japan’s Claim Over Dokdo Islands The Dokdo Islands, situated in the East Sea off the Korean Peninsula, have always historically

NAKA-Washington Forum: Nuclear Dispute in Korea (3/21/2005)
Notice of the NAKA-Washington Forum "The North Korean Nuclear Dispute and the Peace Process in the Korean Peninsula" Speaker: Prof. Kun Young Park Visiting

Notice of NAKA-Washington Chapter Meeting (2/14/2005)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, 6 PM Place: NAKA National Office 3883 Plaza Drive, Fairfax,

Multimedia Exhibition on the Korean War (1/6/2005)
cambridge multicultural arts center presents Still Present Pasts: Korean Americans and the “Forgotten War”-- A multimedia exhibition featuring the work of ten

Congressional Delegation To Return to North Korea (1/4/2005)
Congressional Delegation To Return to North Korea Associated Press, January 4, 2005 WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress plan to travel to Pyongyang,

2004 Asian American Voters Exit Poll Results (11/15/2004)
National Multilingual Exit Poll of 11,000 Asian American Voters Finds 74% Favor John Kerry; 38% are First-time Voters - - - Voters

Notice of General Meeting (10/15/2004)
NOTICE OF 2004 NAKA GENERAL MEETING Date: Saturday, November 6, 2004, 10 AM to 4 PM Place: NAKA National Office

Register and Vote: 2004 (9/20/2004)
The 2004 Election is gearing up to be a close election where every vote will likely count. The presidential election will

Korean Peninsular Peace and Security Forum (7/14/2004)
Korean Peninsula Peace & Security Forum Tuesday, July 20 • 10:00 am–4:00 pm U.S. Senate • Dirksen Office Building Room SD-562 • Washington,

Korea Peace Advocacy Day in Congress (6/7/2004)
Civic and Religious Representatives Advocate for Peace in Korea Korea Peace Advocacy Day, the U.S. Congress, June 11, 2004 The National Association

North Korea Railroad Accident Relief Effort (4/27/2004)
The outpouring of support to the victims of the railroad accident in Ryongchon (Yongchon), North Korea from all sectors of South

Korean Modern History Project (4/17/2004)
NAKA, in conjunction with the Kim Koo Research Group in Washington, DC, is engaged in modern Korean history research project, with

Korean View on U.S. (4/6/2004)
Koreans on US: Can´t live with ´em, or without ´em By David Isenberg WASHINGTON - Americans: can´t live with them, can´t live without

Senate Staffer Speaks at NAKA (3/4/2004)
Frank Jannuzi, East Asia specialist of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke about the peace process with North Korea to

New NAKA Website Launched (2/18/2004)
The NAKA Website has a new fresh look with user-friendly interface and easier navigational menus, an online membership form, news and

NAKA Relocates Office (2/10/2004)
NAKA (National Association of Korean Americans) was founded in 1994 as a non-profit national organization of concerned Korean Americans with the

Advocacy Event on Korea (2/2/2004)
Dear Friend, Please join us at the Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice and learn how to advocate for improved

Solution to Standoff with NK (1/27/2004)
Call for a diplomatic solution to the standoff, from John Lewis, who headed a recent trip to north Korea. Hope

Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo (1/22/2004)
Kicking Up the Dust of History China Makes Novel Claim to Ancient Kingdom, and Both Koreas Balk By Anthony Faiola Washington Post

Urgent Action Appeal from SK (1/21/2004)
URGENT ACTION APPEAL FROM SOUTH KOREA CONCERNING THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS One of the more interesting innovations in the Korean labour movement