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SEARAC Responds to Elimination of Census Bureau’s Advisory Committees
Washington, DC – SEARAC condemns the Trump Administration’s decision to eliminate the Census 2030 Advisory Committee (2030 CAC) and the Census National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations (NAC). The…
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50 years ago, Southeast Asian refugees came to the United States to seek refuge and safety after experiencing the pain of displacement and separation. Now, detention and deportation are re-traumatizing our communities and tearing families apart. Southeast Asian Americans need relief from the daily fear of deportation and a pathway towards healing.
Posted @withregram • @sahanjournal A Wisconsin Hmong woman’s recent deportation to Laos is rippling through Southeast Asian communities as the president ramps up arrests and pressures other countries to accept deportees.
Written by Katelyn Vue.
Photos by @aaronnesheim
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Apr 1
50 years ago, Southeast Asian refugees came to the United States to seek refuge and safety after experiencing the pain of displacement and separation. Now, detention and deportation are re-traumatizing our communities and tearing families apart. Southeast Asian Americans need relief from the daily fear of deportation and a pathway towards healing.
Posted @withregram • @sahanjournal A Wisconsin Hmong woman’s recent deportation to Laos is rippling through Southeast Asian communities as the president ramps up arrests and pressures other countries to accept deportees.
Written by Katelyn Vue.
Photos by @aaronnesheim
Use the link in our bio to read more.
Recent reporting from @the.independent spotlights the impact of the Trump Administration`s cruel immigration policies on Southeast Asian Americans, many of whom arrived in the United States as refugees fleeing war, violence, and persecution. Ma Yang, a Hmong American woman, has been torn apart from her loved ones, displaced from her home in Milwaukee, and sent to a country she has never even been to. Kham S. Moua, SEARAC National Deputy Director, shared, “Ma should have been given a second chance after she served her sentence. Instead, because our enforcement system has few restraints, she was deported and her family shattered. We must remember that Hmong Americans, like other Southeast Asian refugees, live in the U.S. because our families sacrificed their lives to support this country during the Secret War in Laos and the Vietnam War.”
Read the full article at the link in our bio.
Mar 28
Recent reporting from @the.independent spotlights the impact of the Trump Administration`s cruel immigration policies on Southeast Asian Americans, many of whom arrived in the United States as refugees fleeing war, violence, and persecution. Ma Yang, a Hmong American woman, has been torn apart from her loved ones, displaced from her home in Milwaukee, and sent to a country she has never even been to. Kham S. Moua, SEARAC National Deputy Director, shared, “Ma should have been given a second chance after she served her sentence. Instead, because our enforcement system has few restraints, she was deported and her family shattered. We must remember that Hmong Americans, like other Southeast Asian refugees, live in the U.S. because our families sacrificed their lives to support this country during the Secret War in Laos and the Vietnam War.”
Read the full article at the link in our bio.
Our students are our future and we must ensure they have the resources they need to thrive. Recent executive orders (EOs) by the Trump Administration threaten this by cutting off access to education to millions of students, including SEAA students.
For the third edition of SEARAC`s First 100 Days newsletter, we are breaking down recent EOs that limit access to eduction. We also included analyses of these policies` impacts to California, where SEARAC has an office that leads state-level policy advocacy and coalition building. Read the full newsletter at the link in our bio.
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Mar 27
Our students are our future and we must ensure they have the resources they need to thrive. Recent executive orders (EOs) by the Trump Administration threaten this by cutting off access to education to millions of students, including SEAA students.
For the third edition of SEARAC`s First 100 Days newsletter, we are breaking down recent EOs that limit access to eduction. We also included analyses of these policies` impacts to California, where SEARAC has an office that leads state-level policy advocacy and coalition building. Read the full newsletter at the link in our bio.
Stay tuned for the next edition by signing up for our newsletter at bit.ly/SEARACnews.
Classrooms should be a space for students to express themselves, to be curious about the world, and to practice their freedom to learn. The Trump Administration`s recent executive order to gut the Department of Education threatens this vision by eliminating opportunity and access in education for students, teachers, and communities across the country
Quyên Đinh, SEARAC Executive Director, shared, “It is unconscionable for the administration to cut support when our students are still catching up with the learning loss from the pandemic and many Southeast Asian students continue to face barriers to educational attainment."
Congress can still act, and we encourage our community to email and call your member of Congress and tell them to protect the Department of Education.
Mar 24
Classrooms should be a space for students to express themselves, to be curious about the world, and to practice their freedom to learn. The Trump Administration`s recent executive order to gut the Department of Education threatens this vision by eliminating opportunity and access in education for students, teachers, and communities across the country
Quyên Đinh, SEARAC Executive Director, shared, “It is unconscionable for the administration to cut support when our students are still catching up with the learning loss from the pandemic and many Southeast Asian students continue to face barriers to educational attainment."
Congress can still act, and we encourage our community to email and call your member of Congress and tell them to protect the Department of Education.
Our policymakers should protect, not punish, the communities that contribute to this country.
For the final part of the second edition of SEARAC`s special policy newsletter, we are breaking down Congress` anti-immigrant bills. Since Jan 3, Congress has advanced multiple bills that will harm immigrant and refugee communities. We condemn these harmful legislation and urge policymakers to push for policies based on our values of care, compassion, and respect for human rights.
Stay tuned for the next edition by signing up for our newsletter at bit.ly/SEARACnews.
Mar 20
Our policymakers should protect, not punish, the communities that contribute to this country.
For the final part of the second edition of SEARAC`s special policy newsletter, we are breaking down Congress` anti-immigrant bills. Since Jan 3, Congress has advanced multiple bills that will harm immigrant and refugee communities. We condemn these harmful legislation and urge policymakers to push for policies based on our values of care, compassion, and respect for human rights.
Stay tuned for the next edition by signing up for our newsletter at bit.ly/SEARACnews.