Rachael Lee Articles
European Leaders to Convene in Belarus Wednesday for Potential Ceasefire Agreement
Reports say that negotiators have come to a deal for a potential ceasefire in Ukraine on Tuesday night. Leaders from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are expected to gather at a summit Belarus on Wednesday to come to an agreement. YNOT Foundation Receives Government Funding to Help in Prevention and Awareness of Mental Health Issues
Young Nak Outreach and Transformation (YNOT) Foundation announced on Thursday that it has received a $100,000 grant from the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) to provide mental health services to the Los Angeles County community, free of charge. Workshop to Help Navigate through CA Dream Act to Be Held in Los Angeles
The Korean Resource Center (KRC) in Los Angeles will be holding a California (CA) Dream Act workshop on February 14 to help undocumented students and their families to navigate through the process of applying for the Dream Act and for financial aid before the application deadline. The CA Dream Act ... "Together We Can Breathe": How Can Christians Move into Deeper Interracial Engagement?
In an effort to take steps forward in actively building deeper relationships of understanding between different ethnic communities, a group of Christian leaders from various backgrounds gathered at “Together We Can Breathe,” a follow-up symposium to the Institute of the Study of Asian American ... Endorsers Boost Grace Yoo's City Council Campaign
As the March 3 primary elections for city council are drawing closer, candidates have been actively campaigning for support in their respective districts, including Grace Yoo, who is running for the position in District 10. Bernard Parks, the current Councilmember for District 8 and former Los ... Why the Church Should Care about North Korea: "It's on God's Heart"
August 15, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary since Korea became independent from Japanese colonial rule, a day known as “Gwang-bok-jul” in Korean. It also marks the start of the divide between North and South Koreas, as the Soviet Union slowly started gaining influence in the north, and the United ... Kenji Goto, Christian Journalist, Wanted to Walk with People in Suffering
Kenji Goto, the Japanese journalist who had been taken hostage and beheaded by the Islamic State on early Sunday, was known as a Christian journalist whose passion was to reveal the human suffering caused by war and conflicts. International Leaders Call on Saudi Government for the Release of Blogger Raif Badawi
The story of Raif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian blogger who is currently imprisoned in Saudi Arabia on charges of insulting Islam and breaking the country’s Internet rules, has been drawing widespread, international attention due to the extreme nature of the punishment for his alleged crimes: 10 years in ... Islamic State Demands Release of Suicide Bomber in Exchange for Release of Kenji Goto and Jordanian Pilot
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, released a video online Tuesday demanding that Jordan release a female suicide bomber within 24 hours in exchange for the release of Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist, and First Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, a Jordanian pilot, who have both been held hostage by the ... President Obama Meets with Family of Pastor Saeed Abedini
During a recent visit to Boise, Idaho, President Obama met with the family of Pastor Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-American pastor who is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence in Iran for his Christian faith. President Obama told Naghmeh Abedini, the wife of Saeed Abedini, that bringing ...