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Jan 9 Meet SEARAC's Intern: Bao Lor, University of California, Irvine

By: Bao Lor

Hello! Hello! Hello! My name is Bao Lor and I am a graduating senior at the University of California, Irvine with a major in International Studies and a minor in Asian American Studies.

Dec 4 SEARAC 2012 Civic Engagement Efforts

By: Tong Thao

...true civic engagement does not start and end with election season, nor should civic engagement be reduced to the act of voting. The importance of staying active in the community, continually advocating for and on behalf of your community, your interest, your values, and your future are the core of being civically engaged...

Sep 25 Have You Registered to Vote Yet?

By: Kao

Today is National Voter Registration Day! The results of this year’s election will impact the policies affecting our diverse communities. Your vote and your voice is needed to elect lawmakers who will craft comprehensive policies that uplifts our communities, especially on issues like immigration, education, health care reforms, and Social Security.

Be part of this national civic engagement movement as we make sure the voices of Southeast Asian Americans are heard. Register to vote online here on our website!

Apr 25 A Call to Action from Southeast Asian American Community Groups Regarding Unjust Deportation and Detention Laws

By: SEARAC

We call on communities who are faced with school-to-prison pipeline, juvenile and criminal justice, racial profiling and re-entry issues to stand with us in this fight, because these are our experiences too. We call on communities fighting for immigrant rights to stop using “criminal” vs. “non-criminal” language in the immigration debate, as it plays into a system of language that oppresses and simplifies our stories, and divides immigrant communities.

Sep 27 Celebrating One Love's One Year Anniversary, and Looking Toward the Future of Our Movement

By: Helly Lee and Eileen Morrison

As One Love Movement celebrates its one year anniversary, we reflect on the work that One Love Movement, SEARAC, and others have done and continue to do, fighting for community members facing deportation. There is a huge misconception among many in our communities that because we arrived as refugees and are Lawful Permanent Residents, deportation policies don’t affect us; in fact, many refugee families have been, and continue to be, torn apart by them.

Feb 14 On Valentine’s Day, Stand Up For Love. Join One Love Movement to End Deportation!

By: Pang Houa Moua

One of the toughest challenges that the Southeast Asian American community faces is the detention and deportation of Southeast Asian American mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters. One Love Movement, started by a group of Philly volunteer organizers who want to educate their community about deportation, recently launched their new website last week. We wanted to find out more, so we caught up with advocate and One Love Movement co-founder, Mia-lia Kiernan.