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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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For the third edition of SEARAC`s First 100 Days newsletter, we are breaking down recent EOs that deny immigrants and refugees access to public services. These EOs also attack Americans who are immigrants and refugees. 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.
Apr 10
For the third edition of SEARAC`s First 100 Days newsletter, we are breaking down recent EOs that deny immigrants and refugees access to public services. These EOs also attack Americans who are immigrants and refugees. 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.
SEARAC`s March newsletter is live. This month`s edition includes of policy updates on immigration and data equity as well as updates from our California team. Read the newsletter at the link in our bio!
Apr 8
SEARAC`s March newsletter is live. This month`s edition includes of policy updates on immigration and data equity as well as updates from our California team. Read the newsletter at the link in our bio!
SEARAC condemns the recent escalation of attacks on immigrant communities and the alarming rise in disappearances carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It echoes the trauma of authoritarian regimes in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, where thousands had been silenced, disappeared, or displaced. Read our full statement and a list of community resources at the link in our bio.
Apr 3
SEARAC condemns the recent escalation of attacks on immigrant communities and the alarming rise in disappearances carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It echoes the trauma of authoritarian regimes in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, where thousands had been silenced, disappeared, or displaced. Read our full statement and a list of community resources at the link in our bio.
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.
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.