The MinKwon Center believes fostering community action at the heart of what we do. MinKwon’s Advocacy & Community Organizing’s two-fold approach represents our community’s needs on the federal, state and local levels of government and provides our community the platform to engage in grassroots organizing and activism.
Despite comprising of 15% of New York City’s population, only 6.9% of the Asian-American community votes. In 2015, MinKwon will lead the APA VOICE (Voting and Organizing for Increased Civic Engagement) – a twelve-member collaborative dedicated to demonstrating both the power and needs of the Asian-American immigrant population through voter turnout and education.
The MinKwon Center’s Social Services program offers a comprehensive range of free social and legal services to more than 8,000 low-income community members. Providing all of our services in Korean and Chinese, the MinKwon Center assists mainly limited English proficient immigrants who often face difficultly gaining to potential available resources.
At the MinKwon Center, we see the potential in young men and women as leaders of today and tomorrow. YEP provides Asian-American high school youth the opportunity to learn new skills outside of an academic setting through education, service, and interpersonal development/team-building.
Founded in October 2023, MK Space is a non-profit organization and alternative exhibition space under the MinKwon Center, located in Palisades Park, New Jersey. MK Space aims to support vulnerable communities through cultural and artistic initiatives in collaboration with members of immigrant communities. MK Space not only fosters the growth of local art but also embodies and practices the spirit of unity and recovery in the aftermath of the pandemic, promoting community service and sharing through the arts.