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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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SEARAC wants to know how this shutdown is impacting you, your families, and your community. Tell us at bit.ly/SEARACShutdownSurvey or at the link in our bio.
Oct 6
Last month, SEARAC launched Resources for Southeast Asian Refugees Facing Deportation, a webpage providing resources and answers to frequently asked questions for people facing deportation to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Share with your networks: bit.ly/SEAAdeportationresources.
Please note that it does not provide legal advice.
Oct 4
Last month, SEARAC and our friends at @uccoflongbeach and Families in Good Health hosted the West Coast premiere of Southeast Asian American Journeys, the groundbreaking documentary series now available in its entirety with all five episodes. Thank you to our partners and community for being part of this amazing milestone. We are honored to celebrate Southeast Asian American voices alongside you!
Thuy Do, SEARAC Senior California Program Manager, shared, "Experiencing the screening with long-time community partners and leaders in Long Beach was touching, as we reminisced on our shared histories of resettlement. Witnessing and sharing the emotions with the audience members captured how far we have come as a Southeast Asian American community and how much farther we will go together, even through trying times." Photos courtesy of @mrheng562
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At midnight on Sept. 30, 2025, the health, safety, and wellbeing of communities across America were put at risk as Congress and the White House failed to meet their responsibility to keep the federal government running. When our elected leaders choose political gridlock, it is the people who carry the burden.
As we call on Congress to protect the best interests of the people they serve, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Share how the government shutdown is impacting you, your families, and your communities with SEARAC at bit.ly/SEARACShutdownSurvey or at the link in our bio.
Oct 2
Recent reporting from @guardian shines light the devastating human impact of ICE’s deportations targeting Southeast Asian communities — often families who fled war and built lives here. These policies don’t just strip away legal status, they rip apart families, erode trust, and retraumatize generations. Quyen Dinh, SEARAC Executive Director, shared, "We see these deportations as a betrayal of US duty to refugees. When you accept a refugee, you don’t accept them for just three to five years, you accept them for their entire lifetime.”
Read the full article at the link in our bio.
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