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SEARAC Unites With California Partners to Celebrate Our Right to Heal
SEARAC joined our California-based advocacy and health services partners to host the third annual “The Right to Heal: Centering Mental Health Multi-Racial Equity in California.”
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“Everyday I woke up crying because I gave birth to him but couldn’t do anything about his medical bills. I cried every time I looked at the medical bills because I couldn’t afford them. I didn’t even want to take my son into the hospital if it was going to be that expensive.”
as featured in our video “A Mother’s Love”
“Before the Medicaid expansion, I was without health insurance for a long time and was only able to access the free health clinics in the East Bay to address this recurring stomach issue that I had. I would be in immense pain. With the Medicaid expansion, I have been able to see a doctor and receive regular check-ups regarding my illness. I know that having Medi-Cal has prolonged my lifespan.”
Southeast Asian Americans Speak Out to Protect the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion report
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Join us for upcoming screenings of @seaajourneys_doc:
April 17
Screening of Muoz-doic Mixtape at Hollywood Theatre
Included in the Portland Panorama Film Festival (@pdxpanorama)
April 18
Full docuseries screening hosted by Long Beach Public Library (@lbcitylibrary) at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library
April 19
Screening of Threads at UNC Chapel Hill
Hosted by @uncasiacenter Bringing Southeast Asia Home workshop
April 19
Full docuseries screening hosted by the Asian Solidarity Network Symposium (@reed.asn.symposium
April 25
Screening of Teb Chaw (Land) at Zineme 2 (@zeitgeistduluth)
Included in the Zeitgeist Minnesota Film Festival (@minnesotafilmfestival)
Keep track of upcoming screenings and purchase tickets at the link in our bio!
Apr 13
From #immigrant caregivers navigating enforcement fears, to #LGBTQ+ caregivers seeking recognition for chosen family, belonging in #caregiving is deeply shaped by policy. SEARAC is proud to join the Diverse Elders Coalition, @nhcoa , and @sageusa to bring that conversation to @asaging On Aging 2026 through story, data, and practical tools for change. Join us April 20 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Room Courtland. #OnAging2026
Apr 10
Today we recognize the wage gap between Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women and white non-Hispanic men. AANHPI women earned about 83¢ to every $1. And that`s just the average — for Southeast Asian women the gap is far worse.
We need to come together to break down economic barriers that affect the AANHPI community. Regardless of our race, gender, income, or immigration status, #AANHPIEqualPay benefits us all.
Apr 9
All families deserve to be together, but cruel and inhumane immigration policies are tearing families apart. Despite serving his sentence, Van Vu was still detained by ICE and his family has been left to pick up the pieces. This “double punishment” is re-traumatizing immigrant and refugee communities who are trying to heal and live in safety with their families. Read the article from @publicradiotulsa at the link in our bio.
Repost from @publicradiotulsa: Van Vu and his wife, Mai Nguyen, are refugees from Vietnam. Vu arrived in the U.S. in 1981 at the age of four. He and his four siblings fled the country still reeling from the devastation of the Vietnam War.
“We have this trauma growing up,” Nguyen said, “and we made something else of ourselves.”
That dream, however, was abruptly halted when Vu was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a routine check-in this year.
Vu and thousands of other Southeast Asian immigrants have been confined to ICE detention over non-violent convictions that are decades old.
Read the story at publicradiotulsa.org
Apr 9
We’re proud to support SB 1422 — the Medi-Cal Access Restoration Act, authored by one of our longtime #Health4All champions, @senatormed.
Alongside co-sponsors @LCHC_CA, @healthaccessca, @caimmigrant, and the #Health4All coalition, we’re advocating to end the freeze on Medi-Cal enrollment and restore equitable access to care for our communities.
When people lose access to preventive care, they don’t stop getting sick. They delay treatment, skip life-saving procedures, and are forced to rely on emergency rooms — shifting costs onto local hospitals and health systems.
#SB1422 will restore full coverage, expand preventive care, and protect California’s public health system. 🩺
🔗 Learn more about #SB1422 → Bit.ly/SB1422-Facts
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