지난 6월 15일, DACA 청소년 추방 유예 시행 14주년을 맞아 일리노이주 연방의원들이 DACA 보호를 위한 청문회를 개최했습니다. 하나센터 커뮤니티 멤버이자 의료 종사자, 그리고 DACA 수혜자인 샘 리 님은 영주권 및 시민권 취득을 위한 영구적인 제도 마련을 촉구하는 증언을 전했습니다.
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연희 카스티요 선생님은 하나센터의 커뮤니티 내비게이터로 활동하고 계십니다. 하나센터 커뮤니티 내비게이터 프로그램은 자원봉사자분들에게 미국 이민 제도에 대한 교육을 제공하고 지역사회 구성원들에게 '이민자 권리 알기' 교육을 진행할 수 있도록 돕는 프로그램입니다.
하나센터의 연례 갈라 행사를 준비하며 선생님께 커뮤니티의 힘이란 어떤 의미인지, 커뮤니티 내비게이터 활동이 삶에 어떤 변화를 불러왔는지 여쭈어보았습니다.
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Yonhui Castillo is one of the Community Navigators at HANA Center. HANA’s Community Navigator program trains community volunteers about our immigration system and equips them to provide Know Your Rights training.
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HANA community members gathered on Saturday, June 20 for People’s Academy session “Building Bridges Between Communities & Culture” to find out what Black resistant art and the Korean Minjung Art movement have in common and how they differ.
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On May 7, 2026, one of HANA’s dedicated volunteers, Ellen Brouwer, received the Spotlight on Service Award, which are presented by the State Library each year to adult literacy volunteer tutors who have shown great dedication to helping adult learners reach their reading goals.
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On May 5, in a record-breaking show of civic engagement, more than 70 HANA Center community members joined nearly 500 Pan Asian Voter Empowerment (PAVE) Coalition members in Springfield, Illinois this year for Asian American Action (AAA) Day, rallying under the shared call to "Protect Our Futures."
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On May 18, 2026, HANA community members and dignitaries gathered at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago (Maru) to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the Gwangju People’s Uprising.
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On May 1, 2026, 20 years after the historic May Day rally that HANA Center's predecessor organization Korean American Resource & Cultural Center (KRCC) helped lead, HANA showed our community power to advocate for our demands for immigrant and worker rights. Thank you, Palenque LSNA, Latino Union, and ICIRR for standing with us.
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On May 7, 2026, one of HANA’s dedicated volunteers, Ellen Brouwer, received the Spotlight on Service Award, which are presented by the State Library each year to adult literacy volunteer tutors who have shown great dedication to helping adult learners reach their reading goals.
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On May 5, in a record-breaking show of civic engagement, more than 70 HANA Center community members joined nearly 500 Pan Asian Voter Empowerment (PAVE) Coalition members in Springfield, Illinois this year for Asian American Action (AAA) Day, rallying under the shared call to "Protect Our Futures."
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2025년 12월 22일, 미드웨이 블리츠 작전(Operation Midway Blitz) 직후, 하나 북서부 센터가 위치한 팔워키 플라자(Palwaukee Plaza) 인근에서 미국 시민권자가 불법으로 납치되는 사건이 발생했습니다.
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On December 22, 2025, in the wake of Operation Midway Blitz, a U.S. citizen was illegally abducted near Palwaukee Plaza where HANA Northwest Center is located. Videos of the incident showed four masked men pulling a woman from her vehicle while Prospect Heights Police Department officers stood by idly.
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일리노이 주 의회 입법 회기가 한창 진행 중입니다. 올봄, 하나센터 직원들과 청소년들은 다른 옹호 활동가들과 함께 이미 두 차례 스프링필드를 방문하여 의원들과 면담하고, 이민자 커뮤니티가 결코 뒷전으로 밀려나지 않을 것임을 분명히 전달했습니다.
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60세의 한인 이민자 C 씨는 미국에서 성실한 노력과 조용한 인내를 통해 삶을 일궈왔습니다. 13년간 장거리 트럭 운전사로 일하며, 대부분의 시간을 도로 위에서 보냈습니다.
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Mr. C, a 60-year-old Korean immigrant, built his life in the U.S. through hard work and quiet perseverance. For 13 years, he worked as a long-haul truck driver, often on the road daily.
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The Illinois state legislative session is in full swing. This spring, HANA Center staff and youth have already traveled to Springfield twice alongside other advocates, meeting with legislators and making clear that immigrant communities will not be sidelined.
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On Wednesday, April 27, 2026, HANA Center hosted its third annual Career Fair with 15 participating organizations and employers from the Chicagoland area.
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