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The year SEARAC was founded, in response to the largest mass resettlement of refugees in US history
Learn more about our impactThe rough estimate of SEAAs living in CA, a number representing 1/3 of the total population of SEAAs in the United States
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Southeast Asian American Journeys Celebrates Coast-to-Coast Premieres of All Five Episodes
SEARAC and the Center for Asian American Media proudly announce the East and West Coast premieres of Southeast Asian American Journeys, the groundbreaking documentary series now available in its entirety with all five episodes.
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Recent reporting from @guardian shines light the devastating human impact of ICE’s deportations targeting Southeast Asian communities — often families who fled war and built lives here. These policies don’t just strip away legal status, they rip apart families, erode trust, and retraumatize generations. Quyen Dinh, SEARAC Executive Director, shared, "We see these deportations as a betrayal of US duty to refugees. When you accept a refugee, you don’t accept them for just three to five years, you accept them for their entire lifetime.”
Read the full article at the link in our bio.
Oct 1
Posted @withregram • @ncapagrams ‼️LEGISLATIVE ‼️
With an imminent government shutdown, healthcare access hangs in the balance for many Americans – including the AAPI community.
🩺💊Our 2025 AAPI Policy Priorities Survey found that cost of living is the number one issue for AAPI adults, with nearly 60% reporting health care costs as the most difficult item to afford.
📝Read more about the survey at our link in bio or NCAPAOnline.org. Use resources there to tell Congress to get to work on a budget solution that keeps the government running and also lowers the cost of healthcare!
Sep 30
That’s a wrap for AANAPISI Week 2025! Thank you for joining us in celebrating our AANAPISIs and AANHPI students.
Continue learning more about AANAPISIs and what you can do to support our work at tinyurl.com/aanapisiweek25-toolkit and apahenational.org/resources/aanapisi
#AANAPISI #AANAPISIWeek #SpeakUp
Sep 28
AANAPISIs provide life changing support to first-generation, low income AANHPI students. Congress must continue to invest in the future of our students through AANAPISIs.
Take action to support AANAPISIs!
➡️ Spread the word on social media
📣 Share your story #AANAPISI #SpeakUp
📮 Send a letter to your U.S. Representative and Senators
Check out the AANAPISI Week toolkit (tinyurl.com/aanapisiweek25-toolkit) and learn how you can support and advocate for AANAPISIs across the country at apahenational.org/aanapisi-week-2025
#AANAPISI #AANAPISIWeek #SpeakUp
Sep 27
@searac, @hipcalifornia, and @iumiencommunity are thrilled to invite the community to a screening of @seaajourneys_doc at @gsimcc. Join us Oct. 4 at 10 am PT to share community, embrace diverse Southeast Asian American stories, and build power together. RSVP at the link in our bio.
Sep 26
