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Civic Participation Coordinator, Korean Resource Center
- January 2008 - Present. Los Angeles, CA
- Coordinate KRC's organizational capacity to increase informed civic participation in the Korean American and immigrant communities in Los Angeles and Orange Counties through intentional and culturally relevant work on the areas of voter education, Get Out the Vote efforts, voter registration and naturalization, research, smart technology use (including VAN), rights advocacy, and participation in coalitions - in particular Mobilize the Immigrant Vote.
- Recruit and incorporate student volunteers and interns into KRC's work.
- Maximize KRC's effectiveness by recommending best protocolar and technology-based practices and widen the KRC's reach in online spheres. This doesn't in theory mean anything that runs on electricity, but reality can be quite another thing. Tom Edison is ma friend.
Immigrant Rights Coordinator, Korean Resource Center
- September 2006 - December 2007. Los Angeles, CA
- Educated and mobilized the Korean American community on comprehensive immigration reform in coordination with NAKASEC, CHIRLA and the We Are America Coalition of SoCal.
- Counseled students and parents on AB 540, a California law that enables undocumented immigrant students to pay in-state tuition at public universities.
- Geocoded and visualized voter and community organizing data over ZIP codes and Congressional Districts for analysis, advocacy, and voter work coordination purposes, using freely available tools such as BatchGeoCode.com, Google Earth, and basic Excel sheets.
- Developed and implemented targeted community in-person & online outreach plans.
- Advised senior staff on adoption of databases and web-based suites to improve productivity.
[Previous experience]
Converted a shopping cart framework to MediaWiki + WordPress with single shared CSS and symlinked libs for multiple MWs. Integrated Google Apps SSO + FacebookConnect + MW/WP. Copyright policy transitioned from closed to CC BY-SA/GFDL.
[edit] Previous Experience
Health Access Intern, Korean Resource Center
- January - August 2006. Los Angeles, CA
Workers' Advocate Assistant, Centro de Derechos Laborales (CDL), Resource Center of the Americas
- Summer 2003 and 2004-2005. Minneapolis, MN
- Pressured employers through cease and desist letters and filed small claims with workers.
- Trained volunteer caseworkers.
- Created an integrated Access database for ESL classes, casework and volunteer coordination.
- Oversaw two issues of Voces Laborales.
Workers' Advocate Intern, Twin Cities Religion and Labor Network
- 2003 - 2004. Minneapolis, MN
- Translated the Worker’s Rights Manual (mpkb.net/es/MDT) to Spanish.
[edit] Volunteering and Leadership
Secretary-Treasurer, Young Adults Ministry, Church of Peace
- 2009-Present. Los Angeles, CA
[Previous volunteer work]
[edit] Previous Volunteer Work
Volunteer, Bus Riders Union (BRU) and the Labor/Community Strategy Center
- Summer/Fall 2005. Los Angeles, CA
- Interpreted discussions and translated propaganda in Korean and Spanish.
Secretary (2003-05) and Treasurer (2004-05), ¡Adelante!, Macalester College
- Saint Paul, MN. 2003-2005
- Networked student leaders of color with predominantly white, progressive student organizations, and contributed to a joint effort to take control of the student government.
- Kickstarted a community-maintained website (mpkb.net) on structures of power and student activism.
- Fundraised and did accounting for Diversity Weekend, a $10,000 program.
- Set up a scalable event planning coordination system using a combination of email and web.
Legislative Body Representative, Macalester College Student Government (MCSG)
- Saint Paul, MN. Fall 2004
- Discussed rewording of Blue-Green amendment and trained MCSG Secretary to post minutes online.
Volunteer, Ministerio Diaconal Asociacion Paz y Esperanza
- Lima, Perú. January 2004
- Witnessed legal advocacy and pastoral work with vinculado prisoners accused of terrorism.
Webmaster, Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network
- Minneapolis, MN. 2004-2005
- Used wiki (mifn.org), trained organizers to update site themselves, used blog to cover Freedom Ride.
Interpreter, Yucatán Mission Team, Korean Presbyterian Church of Minnesota
- Akil, Mexico. June 2003
- Interpreted theology lectures and medical instructions between Korean, English and Spanish speakers.
Spanish Curriculum Intern, Resource Center of the Americas
- Minneapolis, MN. Summer 2003
- Designed textbook layout using Publisher, replacing clip art for photos and specifying copyright.
Interpreter, Immigration Legal Clinic, Park Avenue Church
- Minneapolis, MN. Spring 2003.
- Interpreted for Spanish speaking clients and handled intakes.
Secretary, Misión de Jóvenes, Iglesia Presbiteriana Rengalil
- 1998 - 1999. Rengalil, IX Región, Chile
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[edit] Skills
- ArcGIS, Illustrator, iMovie, WordPress, MediaWiki, VAN
- Ideologically relevant simultaneous interpretation or on-screen-captioning of meetings and events in English, Spanish, or Korean; translation of documents and captioning of videos.
- Strategizing to overcome "cognitive bottlenecks" (caused by culture, age, language, and context) and identifying the best message and delivery method for informational, educational, and persuasive materials. In IT terms, User Experience (UX) optimization.
- A loud voice and fair sense of melody and rhythm. (for an organizer, that is)
[more skills]
- Identifying & preventing gaps in procedure or interdepartmental knowledge that impede sustainable operations in an organization.
- Optimizing digital information for showcasing, archiving, uploading to distribution services (e.g. YouTube), blogging, or email distribution.
- Design political propaganda, promotional materials, and emails. Software used: CampaignMonitor (email), InDesign.
- Preparing and giving easy-to-follow (but not oversimplified) presentations on complex political or policy topics for community members.
- Office: MS Office, Access, OpenOffice, Windows, Mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux
- Web: familiarity with management (cPanel, shell access, and script programs) & design (CSS, PHP tweaking, HTML email).
- Logistics: nonprofit bulk mail, audio systems installation
[edit] Capacity Development
- Desired Skills: Drupal, PHP, Python, Javascript/AJAX effects
- In-depth (2007-Present): Online advertising (PDF'09: Obama'08), Messaging (MIV: Spitfire)
- Foundational (2005-07): Organizing (BRU/LCSC), Korean Modern History (KIWA), Korean American History & Politics (KRC), Media (SPIN/CoCo), Coalitions (FIRM: CLUE, Manhattan), GOTV (SOL, CAA/ALLERT)
[more capacity]
[edit] Education
Macalester College
- May 2005. Saint Paul, MN
[more education]
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