SEAAs’ refugee history, their invisibility in education data and policy, and systemic racism create barriers to our students’ educational success. Our government must address the disparities that SEAA students experience and invest in their futures.
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SEARAC Responds to President’s FY2025 Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the Biden administration released the Fiscal Year 2025 President’s Budget. The annual budget proposal details the President’s priorities for the upcoming fiscal year and, though non-binding, provides…
Learn more“My commitment to educational advocacy is shaped by my personal experience as a low-income, immigrant Southeast Asian student in the U.S public school system and my professional experiences as a teacher and youth facilitator. As a high school student, I experienced firsthand a lack of a culturally inclusive education and witnessed an unequal distribution of resources between my high school and the wealthier, predominantly white high school just across the bridge. Yet, I did not have the language to name what I was experiencing.”
SEARAC LAT 2019 participant
We need to be actively thinking about creative spaces and after-school programs that encourage participation from refugee parents in preparing their children for college. More importantly, we need to address language access. Without the ability to read documents or understand robocalls, parents are further barred from being informed on their child’s educational attainment and success.”
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Today is the final day of SEARAC’s Week of Giving and we’re asking our community to consider making a gift to fuel our movement. This year, SEARAC defended Southeast Asian Americans’ right to be seen through our groundbreaking new documentary series, Southeast Asian American Journeys. In partnership with the Center for Asian American Media and acclaimed filmmaker Quyên Nguyen-Le, we brought to life the diverse stories of our communities across the country and honored stories that too often go unheard.
And we’re just getting started! Help us uplift the next generation of Southeast Asian American storytellers and advocates and donate today.
Donate today: bit.ly/searac2025fundraiser
Learn more about SEARAC’s Week of Giving: bit.ly/searacweekofgiving2025
Dec 5
Your gift to SEARAC fuels our work to build power with Southeast Asian Americans and other refugee and immigrant communities across the country. This year, alongside our partners, we introduced a California state resolution commemorating 50 years of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement in the United States. This was a powerful reminder that Southeast Asian Americans belong in the halls of power, from Sacramento to Washington, DC.
As we honor the past 50 years of the Southeast Asian American legacy, we’re also fighting to secure the next 50 years. Join our movement today and help us reach our $50,000 goal by the end of 2025.
Donate today: bit.ly/searac2025fundraiser
Learn more about SEARAC’s Week of Giving: bit.ly/searacweekofgiving2025
Dec 4
We’re halfway through our Week of Giving, and we’re calling on our community and supporters to help us reach our $50,000 goal in honor of the 50th anniversary of Southeast Asian American refugee resettlement.
For decades, our communities have fought for our stories to be seen through disaggregated data, ethnic studies, language access, and more. SEARAC continues to push for accurate representation in education data and the US Census so our communities are no longer erased, overlooked, or undercounted. This is how we secure the future our community deserves.
Your support powers SEARAC’s fight to ensure Southeast Asian American students have equal access to high-quality education and the opportunities to thrive.
Donate today: bit.ly/searac2025fundraiser
Learn more about SEARAC’s Week of Giving: bit.ly/searacweekofgiving2025
Dec 3
We are 11 days away from the virtual screening of Southeast Asian American Journeys (@seaajourneys_doc), a docuseries produced by Quyen Nguyen-Le, in association with SEARAC and the Center for Asian American Media (@caamedia).
Join us on Dec. 13 from 4-6 pm ET (1-3 pm PT) for this special event. Learn more at seaapower.com/journeyslivestream to RSVP and tune in live on Facebook and YouTube from anywhere in the country.
Dec 2
Today is #GivingTuesday and and your gift to SEARAC supports our work to keep Southeast Asian American families whole. Leaders across the country are rising up to carry on the legacies of our ancestors and fight for a better future for all. We envision a world where Southeast Asian American families are no longer vulnerable to detention and deportation because of our outdated and unjust immigration laws.
This Giving Tuesday, join SEARAC in defending our communities against deportation.
Donate today: bit.ly/searac2025fundraiser
Learn more about SEARAC`s Week of Giving campaign: bit.ly/searacweekofgiving2025
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