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KEEP (KEEP-R) starts
delegation (LA, NYC, San Francisco) LA organization Mindullae and Nodutdol coordinated the KEEP program to South -
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1999-2005
1999-2000 Internal studies in response to famine in North Korea
2000-2005 Working Groups and programs
Community Health
Community Education
Korea Solidarity
Fun Committee
KEEP Program -
NDD founded in Woodside, Queens
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Period: to
Internal studies in response to famine in North Korea
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Period: to
Participated in U.S. 6.15 Committee
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Period: to
2000-2005 programs
Korean Youth Action Program (KYAP): leadership program for immigrant youth, Educational and artistic group projects, like zines, banners, mini-films
Health Clinic
- Response to survey of community health access
- doctor, social worker, & physical therapist
- Free monthly clinic open to community domestic workers, etc.
- Goal: open 1x/week
K Language Classes
Free English classes
Charter school project: alternative school that incorporates K & Immigrant history, teaches K & other langs -
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korea solidarity program
Public events & programs demystifying North Korea, nuclear crisis, etc.
Host and sponsor South Korean labor/peace/reunification delegations
Internal studies, fact sheets about reunification, prospects for peace
Solidarity & alliance activities with other groups: Palestine, Philippines, etc.
Third World Within – Coalition of POC anti-imperialist/police brutality groups -
Period: to
fun committee
Fundraising committee
Regular Second Saturdays events – show films in bars, rooftops, etc.
Fun monthly activities like movie nights and bar nights for members to meet and get to know each other
Planned annual fundraiser
Kimchee Bowl began in 2004 -
DEEP (KEEP-D) starts
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Period: to
context during this time
2001-2003 US invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, DPRK as ‘axis of evil’ country
US military activities in Mindanao
2002 – US mine-clearing vehicle kills 2 Korean schoolgirls
John Liu – local Flushing elections against Korean candidates, who redbaited NDD founder
Public events criticizing War on Terror made us target of Korean conservatives & media -
Participated 2003 Peace Treaty Campaign and hosted a national conference in Washington DC
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Period: to
Participated in Corean Action Network for Unification (CANU)
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Kimchi Bowl starts
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KEEP WTO delegation
World Trade Organization – WTO protest, support Korean Peasants Organization -
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2005-2007 work
Korea-US Free Trade Agreement – Organize Korean Americans around country to protest at sites of FTA negotiations: DC, Montana, Seattle, DC
US World Social Forum – national gathering
Pyongtaek – solidarity by members & KEEP against expansion of US base
KEEP and solidarity activities – multiple moims or nationwide gatherings -
National MOIM #1
Hosted “National Moim” among different groups in LA, the Bay Area, Seattle, Minnesota -
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Anti-FTA work
Participated in Stop Free Trade Agreement struggles and sent delegations to Washington DC, Seattle, Big Sky, Montana, etc. in 2006-2008; participated in KAWAN (Koreans Against War And Neoliberalism) and KAFT (Korean Americans for Fair Trade). -
KiJEEP pilot trip
meeting Zainichi and progressive Japanese groups in Japan -
Started Peace Treaty Campaign
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2007-2012
Peace Treaty Campaign – End the Korean War – nationwide coalition, Armistice event, academic events & conferences, lobbying
KEEP-D and KEEP-R continue
O2 Committee – organizing committee
Membership Development Committee
Jeju Solidarity Committee – 2012-2014
Films, rallies, & numerous public events to prevent construction of Jeju naval base
Occupy Wall Street - Fair Trade unit -
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Jeju Solidarity Work against Gangjeong Village Naval Base Construction
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Period: to
Conducted Oral History Projects of Korean War Survivors in New York
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Period: to
2012-2016
Oral History Project & Asian American Oral History Collective
KEEP Program
APIPS – API People’s Solidarity
Black Lives Matter Rallies
Korea Emergency Task Force – 박근혜 하야투쟁 - To Challenge Park KeunHye’s Election fraud
Support for Sewol organizing -
National MOIM #2
Hosted “National Moim” among different groups in LA, the Bay Area, Seattle, Minnesota -
Period: to
API Peoples’ Solidarity Project
Bayan USA National Alliance; CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities; Civilian-Soldier Alliance; Eclipse Rising; Iraq Veterans Against the War; Island X; Sloths Against Nuclear State – SANS -
Stand up for peace for jeju
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2016 - Present
Support for Sewol organizing
Working with Koreans in different cities to build momentum for peace treaty campaign
Working with local Korean groups in New York/New Jersey for “building progressive organizational network”
local alliance building with anti-war groups and local universities -
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community relations
The organization continues to be redbaited by media/consulate/political forces in Korea, especially under conservative administrations. Right now (2020), it is much less so. (at least no news articles)
We maintain communications & contact with 1st generation peace groups
We need a more proactive strategy to engage with community overall
Our relations with progressive Korean Americans around nation continue to be well-maintained
