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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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Today, SEARAC proudly launches Rising Up, a new report on the state of education for Southeast Asian American students. Key findings show that while progress is real, federal threats put hard-won gains at risk.
For 50 years, we have fought to be seen in schools; now is the time to protect that progress.
Read the report at the link in our bio.
Cover photo courtesy of ARISE, Ngan Nguyen, and her brother, Kelvin Khiem Nguyen.
Mar 3
SEARAC`s February newsletter is now live! Check out national and California policy updates from the SEARAC team: searac.org/news/2026-news-in-review/
Feb 27
Last night, President Trump lied to the American people. He spun an illusion of America where communities are safe from violence, healthcare costs are the lowest they’ve been, and children have all the supports they need to learn. Quyên Đinh, SEARAC Executive Director, shared, "Our communities are unveiling the truth of this Administration’s cruelty. Our strength has always come from collective action, from generations standing together and demanding better. Despite the President’s lies last night, we know that progress, justice, and truth will ultimately prevail."
Read the full statement at the link in our bio.
Feb 25
The Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act #SEADRA will prevent deportations of Southeast Asian refugees, ensure access to work permits, and end ICE check ins. Southeast Asian Americans deserve safety, dignity, and a chance to thrive. Tell Congress to support #SEADRA and endorse it today: linktr.ee/searac.
Feb 24
With families at risk today, we choose action and hope. Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act #SEADRA would protect Southeast Asian refugees and immigrants, keep families together, and restore due process. The time to pass SEADRA is now. Join us in standing with our communities against unjust detention and deportation and endorse SEADRA today: linktr.ee/searac.
Feb 23
