The LA council held a workshop for council members to seek ways to support the defectors and vitalize the unification movement in the Korean-American society on October 5th at the Garden Suite Hotel located in Koreatown in Los Angeles, California.

 200 people including defectors, counselors, and society leaders residing in LA attended the workshop, where Ji Seong-ho, the representative of NAHU, a youth organization for enhancing human rights of North Korea, explained the reality faced by defectors followed by Kim Keon-woo and Shin Eun-ha, the famous defector known for her beauty. Afterwards, a significant discussion was held on ways to support the defectors and about reinforcing the strong will among Korean-Americans for unification and proliferation of unification movements.

Hong Myung-ki, who is a honorary chairman of the board of the National Unification Support Foundation, delivered 20 thousand dollars worth of support funds to 28 defectors staying in LA along with two defectors, including Ji Seong-ho.