Campaign Overview

On January 27, 2014, Fast for Families Across America launched its second phase with plans to visit over 100 Congressional districts in all. For one month, fly-ins was organized to reach over 25 key Congressional members. On February 24, 2014, the campaign kicked off its two-bus nationwide tour in Los Angeles. campaign kicked off its two-bus nationwide tour in Los Angeles. “Fast for Families” leader DJ Yoon (NAKASEC) is traveling on the northern route with Susana Sandoval (Fast for Families) who joined after Rudy Lopez (Fair Immigration Reform Movement), while leaders Eliseo Medina (Fast for Families) and Cristian Avila (Mi Familia Vota) are traveling on the southern route for the entirety of the tour. Stopping at more than 75 districts with daily events calling for Congressional action on immigration reform, the two buses will meet in Washington DC in April.

“Fast for Families” reignited the immigration debate last November when Eliseo Medina (SEIU), DJ Yoon (NAKASEC), Rudy Lopez (FIRM) and Cristian Avila (Mi Familia Vota) —abstained from all food, except water for 22 days in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall. The campaign calls for Congressional action for just and humane immigration reform.

NAKASEC, its affiliates the Korean Resource Center in Los Angeles and Korean American Resource and Cultural Center in Chicago, and other Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) leaders, community members, community-based organizations, faith-based institutions and labor groups are back to ensure that Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) voices are once again heard by Congress.

Read more here about the Fast for Families Across America LA Launch: (English) / (한글)
For more information about the F4F visit www.fast4families.org and www.standwithfamilies.org.

AAPI Organizations!!

To learn about endorsing the Fast for Families, please see below materials:

F4F ENDORSEMENT FORM (ENG) (print & submit via email)
F4F ENDORSEMENT FORM (fill out & submit online via Google form)

Community Members!!

To learn more about Asian American & Pacific Islander involvement in the Fast for Families, please refer to the following resources:

Fast for Families Q & A for AAPIs (ENG)
Fast for Families Q & A for AAPIs (한글)

F4F AAPI: How to Get Involved (ENG)F4F AAPI: How to Get Involved (한글)