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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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SEARAC Commemorates 50 Years of Southeast Asian American Resettlement with Historic National Resolution
Washington, DC – SEARAC celebrates the introduction of a House and Senate resolution recognizing 2025 as the 50th anniversary of the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees. The resolution commemorates Southeast Asian…
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Join @SEARAC and @seafnofficial for a virtual event celebrating the reintroduction of the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act #SEADRA. SEADRA is crucial to restoring humanity and compassion to our immigration system for impacted community members and would end Southeast Asian deportation as we know it. Join us Feb. 19 at 1pm ET/10am PT on Zoom or Facebook. Register at bit.ly/SEADRA2026event.
Feb 13
Thank you to our partners at @seafnofficial for their in-langue Know Your Rights videos, especially as Southeast Asian refugee and immigrant communities are being targeted by ICE. The videos are available in Hmong, Lao, Khmer, and Vietnamese and you can access them on SEAFN’s YouTube (@seafnofficial).
Feb 10
Believe in community leadership and collective power? Support SEARAC’s Leadership and Advocacy Training (LAT) by becoming a sponsor.
Sponsoring LAT means investing in people, movements, and long-term change. Join us in building the next generation of Southeast Asian American leaders. Learn more at bit.ly/2026LATsponsor
Feb 9
Over the past two years, Thuy Do, SEARAC Senior California Program Manager, has partnered with the @ocdehistory and community organizations to bring Southeast Asian American ethnic studies across California.
Thuy writes, “My experiences in these gatherings were emotional and healing, because I got to see, learn and connect with others to advance ethnic studies education through community voices.”
Read more about how community voices continue to shape the future of ethnic studies education in California at the link in our bio!
Feb 7
This is a final reminder that applications for SEARAC`s Leadership and Advocacy Training program are due Sunday, Feb. 8. SEARAC is excited to welcome our next cohort to the nation’s capital this July for our LAT program. Apply to LAT today at bit.ly/LAT2026app!
Feb 6
