Bilingual Korean Immigrant Justice Organizer

About the role

HANA Center (HANA) is a Chicago-area, community-based non-profit organization working to meet the critical needs of Korean, Asian American, and multiethnic immigrant communities and build power toward systemic change. HANA Center has offices in Chicago and Prospect Heights, Illinois. HANA’s Community Organizing program builds a strong base and leadership of community members to advance social, economic, and racial justice. HANA organizes on-going community education and cultural programs, political education series, skills-building trainings, and year-round civic engagement. HANA also advocates for policies that support all immigrants, including undocumented, youth, adults, families, older adults, and intercountry adoptees.

As a key member of HANA’s Organizing team, the Immigrant Justice Organizer functions as a point person for outreach, communication, and engagement program coordination with HANA’s Korean American community members. The Organizer builds a base and leadership of Korean American community members by facilitating HANA’s programs including Racial Justice Committee, cultural arts (adult pungmul, nonggi making) programs, and Korean seniors. The Organizer also supports HANA’s organizational involvement in campaigns and actions through canvassing, phonebanking, rallies, pressers, and other actions.

Reports To: Executive Director

Responsibilities

• Build a community base of engaged first, 1.5, second, and adoptee generation Korean Americans through ongoing outreach, relationship building, including one-on-one conversations, leadership development, and organizing initiatives
• Plan and facilitate HANA Racial Justice committee meetings and public education programs, People’s Academy, by working closely with HANA’s multigenerational Korean Racial Justice Planning Committee
• Coordinate HANA’s cultural arts programming by working closely with contracted artists and instructors
• Interpret and provide written translation in Korean for community members to facilitate their involvement in organizing campaigns
• Represent and facilitate community members in representing HANA before the media, legislative bodies and legislators, community meetings, coalitions, and funders
• Create and ensure smooth operation of actions, trainings, and mobilization opportunities for interested community members
• Represent HANA at relevant coalitions including