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Model Curricula on Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Hmong Experiences Now Available
Sacramento, CA – SEARAC is thrilled to announce that the website on the California Department of Education’s ethnic studies model curricula on Cambodian American Studies, Hmong History and Cultural…
Learn more“I’m constantly telling people about our history, or some of the struggles we are going through, because they don’t get to learn about it. [Teachers] don’t teach it in school. I have to educate people about us, and that’s hard.”
From our “Can You See Me” report
“Next year, it will be 50 years since our Hmong families left their homeland to escape war and come to America, and yet many people still don’t know why we are here and who we are.”
AAPI Coalition of Wisconsin
“Recognizing the Laotian refugee experience in our schools not only provides Southeast Asian American youth with the visibility, acknowledgment, and celebration they deserve but also enriches the education of all students by deepening their understanding around a subject that is historically overlooked.”
Laotian American National Alliance
“Ethnic studies is particularly important for Asian Americans because the racialization of Asian Americans is deeply haunted by American and European military intervention and imperialism in Asia and the foundations of settler-colonialism and anti-Blackness in the United States.”
SEARAC intern
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“Our history deserves recognition, and our communities deserve repair. Fifty years after SEAAs arrived on American shores, we are still asking for the same things: safety, dignity, and belonging.”
SEARAC recently co-authored an op-ed with @legaciesofwar for @asamnews urging our allies to not just uplift Southeast Asian American voices and experiences this AANHPI Heritage Month, but to also take action to defend and protect our communities. 2025 marks the 50th commemoration of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement and this moment compels us to remember the violent histories that forced Southeast Asians to flee their homelands and to fight for the justice our communities deserve.
Read the full article at the link in our bio.
This month is Give in May and you can support SEARAC and Southeast Asian American community power at bit.ly/donatetosearac
Posted @withregram • @legaciesofwar Imagine being a refugee forced to flee your homeland, only to find that the fight for survival continues–and is perpetuated by–your new home. Seeking refuge from genocide, war, and political persecution, Southeast Asian Americans (SEAAs) migrated in droves to the United States and today comprise a powerful community of over 3 million residents. Their continued struggle against systemic exclusion, displacement, and long-lasting impacts of American foreign policy, however, is rendered invisible by the uniformly “thriving” Asian American model minority myth.
Millions of unexploded ordnance, the dangerous remnants of the United States’ Secret Wars, still remain buried beneath the soil of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It is imperative that the U.S confront its legacy in Southeast Asia, both through continued funding for bomb clearance and ending the deportation of SEAAs, many of whom were brought here as children and now face the prospect of being torn from their families. American war actions have forced the violent displacement of SEAA’s–and its foreign policy continues to do so in the present.
May 28
“Our history deserves recognition, and our communities deserve repair. Fifty years after SEAAs arrived on American shores, we are still asking for the same things: safety, dignity, and belonging.”
SEARAC recently co-authored an op-ed with @legaciesofwar for @asamnews urging our allies to not just uplift Southeast Asian American voices and experiences this AANHPI Heritage Month, but to also take action to defend and protect our communities. 2025 marks the 50th commemoration of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement and this moment compels us to remember the violent histories that forced Southeast Asians to flee their homelands and to fight for the justice our communities deserve.
Read the full article at the link in our bio.
This month is Give in May and you can support SEARAC and Southeast Asian American community power at bit.ly/donatetosearac
Posted @withregram • @legaciesofwar Imagine being a refugee forced to flee your homeland, only to find that the fight for survival continues–and is perpetuated by–your new home. Seeking refuge from genocide, war, and political persecution, Southeast Asian Americans (SEAAs) migrated in droves to the United States and today comprise a powerful community of over 3 million residents. Their continued struggle against systemic exclusion, displacement, and long-lasting impacts of American foreign policy, however, is rendered invisible by the uniformly “thriving” Asian American model minority myth.
Millions of unexploded ordnance, the dangerous remnants of the United States’ Secret Wars, still remain buried beneath the soil of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It is imperative that the U.S confront its legacy in Southeast Asia, both through continued funding for bomb clearance and ending the deportation of SEAAs, many of whom were brought here as children and now face the prospect of being torn from their families. American war actions have forced the violent displacement of SEAA’s–and its foreign policy continues to do so in the present.
“Despite creeping despair, however, I know I am forever empowered by those who came before me: My parents have always been fighters, as have all of us Southeast Asian Americans. We will continue to fight these injustices, to rest to heal ourselves and our communities, and to share joys that cannot be taken from us.”
This #AANHPIHeritageMonth, we are highlighting C To’s recent blog on for the 50th commemoration of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement. C To’s blog reminds us that the Southeast Asian American diaspora carry forth the vision of our parents, elders, and ancestors before us. We carry on their legacy by fighting for justice and equity for all and remembering joy. Read the full post at the link in our bio!
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#HealthEquity #SEAAVoices #SocialJustice #AANHPI
May 26
“Despite creeping despair, however, I know I am forever empowered by those who came before me: My parents have always been fighters, as have all of us Southeast Asian Americans. We will continue to fight these injustices, to rest to heal ourselves and our communities, and to share joys that cannot be taken from us.”
This #AANHPIHeritageMonth, we are highlighting C To’s recent blog on for the 50th commemoration of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement. C To’s blog reminds us that the Southeast Asian American diaspora carry forth the vision of our parents, elders, and ancestors before us. We carry on their legacy by fighting for justice and equity for all and remembering joy. Read the full post at the link in our bio!
Read more:
#HealthEquity #SEAAVoices #SocialJustice #AANHPI
California’s health care delivery system is stronger and more stable when everyone is covered and healthy – regardless of their immigration status. Without access to preventative care, already overburdened emergency rooms get busier with cases that could have been treated in a doctor’s office.
May 25
California’s health care delivery system is stronger and more stable when everyone is covered and healthy – regardless of their immigration status. Without access to preventative care, already overburdened emergency rooms get busier with cases that could have been treated in a doctor’s office.
May is #AANHPIHeritageMonth and this year also marks the 50th commemoration of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement. SEARAC is proud to uplift Southeast Asian American community, culture, and heritage in celebration of our refugee legacy.
Today, we`re sharing content from @chamrefugeescommunity in Seattle and Lacey, WA. Learn about the Cham who call Washington State home, and discover a recipe for ai pai pageng in the images here 😋
For SEARAC, the term "Southeast Asian American" is a political identity encompassing the unique and diverse ethnicities and cultures from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam — all of whom were impacted by war and genocide in those countries in the 1970s. We look forward to sharing more from our communities throughout May.
Thank you to Kylie, SEARAC`s previous communications intern, for building this series for APAHM.
May 23
May is #AANHPIHeritageMonth and this year also marks the 50th commemoration of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement. SEARAC is proud to uplift Southeast Asian American community, culture, and heritage in celebration of our refugee legacy.
Today, we`re sharing content from @chamrefugeescommunity in Seattle and Lacey, WA. Learn about the Cham who call Washington State home, and discover a recipe for ai pai pageng in the images here 😋
For SEARAC, the term "Southeast Asian American" is a political identity encompassing the unique and diverse ethnicities and cultures from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam — all of whom were impacted by war and genocide in those countries in the 1970s. We look forward to sharing more from our communities throughout May.
Thank you to Kylie, SEARAC`s previous communications intern, for building this series for APAHM.
Early this morning, the House of Representatives passed its budget reconciliation bill package. Quyên Đinh, Executive Director of SEARAC responds:
"This budget bill, passed through in the dead of night, is an unconscionable attack on the safety of Southeast Asian Americans and all families and communities. The House`s decision to massively increase funding for anti-immigrant policies will cause even more chaos, fear, and disruption to our communities. The Trump Administration is tearing apart countless families and unlawfully deporting community members without their due process rights. This bill will supercharge such state violence — and all at the direct expense of programs that millions of people rely on to access to food and health care. SEARAC denounces this budget reconciliation bill, and we urge the Senate to reject this harmful legislation."
May 22
Early this morning, the House of Representatives passed its budget reconciliation bill package. Quyên Đinh, Executive Director of SEARAC responds:
"This budget bill, passed through in the dead of night, is an unconscionable attack on the safety of Southeast Asian Americans and all families and communities. The House`s decision to massively increase funding for anti-immigrant policies will cause even more chaos, fear, and disruption to our communities. The Trump Administration is tearing apart countless families and unlawfully deporting community members without their due process rights. This bill will supercharge such state violence — and all at the direct expense of programs that millions of people rely on to access to food and health care. SEARAC denounces this budget reconciliation bill, and we urge the Senate to reject this harmful legislation."