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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…
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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Get @reshare_app • @vietfilmfest 🎬 Southeast Asian American Community Building Panel🤝
Reflecting the themes of Sea Song and Southeast Asian American Journeys, this panel invites members of the Southeast Asian American community to share the stories, memories, and experiences that shaped how our communities were built and fostered in the aftermath of our arrivals. Together, we’ll reflect on our collective histories, the people and relationships that brought us together, and the communities we continue to build today.
📅 Sunday, October 11 at 9:30 AM . ⏰
🎟️Get your tickets, link in bio @vietfilmfest
Tag: @thecambodianfamily @haolbinc.1981 @seaajourneys_doc @thuyvodang @creativesantaana @oanhnhi.nguyen @mellydurianface
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Erasing data does not erase disparities. Accurate data about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation give policymakers and researchers the evidence they need to meet communities’ needs and direct resources where they can make a difference. Help us reach our goal of mobilizing 500 comments by submitting yours and encouraging five other people to do the same at the link in our bio. The deadline to submit your comment is Nov. 2.
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Get @reshare_app • @ncapagrams **📣 Happening TODAY** Join NCAPA, AAPI Data, SEARAC, and EPIC for an online community info session on how we can mobilize to defend our right to a fair, accurate Census.
A proposed rule change to the Census would exclude millions of people from the 2030 population count and prohibit the collection of demographic data on race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
This info session will explore how you can make your voice heard via public comment ahead of the deadline and ensure that AANHPIs remain accurately counted and served.
📅 Date and Time: Thursday, October 8th at 1 pm PT / 4 pm ET
➡️ Register at aapidata.com/oct8infosession (link in bio!)
#Census #CommunityData #Workshop #PublicComment
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