All Californians should access necessary health care regardless of their immigration status or where they were born.
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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 annualΒ βThe Right to Heal: Centering Mental Health Multi-Racial Equity in California.βΒ
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“Everyday I woke up crying because I gave birth to him but couldnβt do anything about his medical bills. I cried every time I looked at the medical bills because I couldnβt afford them. I didnβt even want to take my son into the hospital if it was going to be that expensive.β
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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Jan 29
The deadline for applications to SEARAC`s LAT is approaching fast! Join SEARAC and rising leaders from across the country to deepen your understanding of the issues impacting Southeast Asian American communities and build the advocacy skills needed to advance change at the federal level.
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Jan 29
SEARAC is hiring a strategic planning consultant! Help guide our 2027β2030 strategy and align our work with this political moment to serve and empower Southeast Asian American communities. Applications due Feb. 25. Learn more at searac.org/careers.
Jan 28
All communities deserve safety, dignity, and the freedom to live without fear. The violence, chaos, and death that ICE are bringing to neighborhoods and cities across the country must end. In just weeks, ICE actions in Minnesota have led to fatal shootings and widespread fear as agents carry out raids, racial profiling, and brutality in our streets. Our loved ones are being terrorized and harmed. Congress must bring accountability to the Department of Homeland Security and put a stop to the violence. Tell your Senator to reject any bill that funds ICE at bit.ly/rejectICEfunding.
Read the full statement from @searac, @caalmn, @hap_mn, @hmong.national.development, and @releasemn8 at the link in our bio or here: https://tinyurl.com/2h8cbutc
Jan 27
The recent deportations of longtime members of the Rhode Island Lao community β many of whom came to the United States as child refugees, built families, and contributed to their communities β are deeply heartbreaking and unjust. Reporting from @yahoonews and Rhode Island Current spotlights the harm of unjust detention and deportation policies and their devastating impact on Southeast Asian American communities. SEARAC stands in solidarity with the Rhode Island Lao community and our friends at @prysmfam, who are supporting impacted families and demanding dignity and justice.
Read the full article here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rhode-island-lao-community-left-104553510.html or at the link in our bio.
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