KIWA
Koreatown Coalition wins Development Struggles
Korean Immigrant Workers Association, (KIWA), in coaliton with other Koreatown community groups has won a commitment from the City of Los Angeles and its Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA/LA) to build a public park, affordable housing, and a community center on Wilshire and Hobart.
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05/09/2011 KIWA Battles Church Expansion
Korean Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA) is battling a local church, Oriental Mission Church (OMC) that is destroying housing for a parkling lot. In early September, the church sent out a public hearing notice to area residents that they are applying for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to turn almost an entire block of Residential (R3-1) zoned land into a lot for the church.
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10/13/2009 KIWA Calls for Letter Campaign to Defend Domestic Worker from Diplomatic Abuse
taken from KIWA release
Date of first Azine posting:
11/01/2001 