Since its passage in 2010, the ACA has greatly increased access to affordable health care for SEAAs and reduced the number of SEAAs withouth health insurance. We must keep building on these successes.
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SEARAC Condemns Ruling Striking Down Some ACA Preventative Services
Today’s ruling will allow insurers and companies to opt out or force consumers to pay part of the cost, making more than 100 preventive services inaccessible for millions of people — including life-saving screenings for cancer, hepatitis, heart disease, blood pressure, and depression, among others.
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“I began taking oral contraceptives in 2002. I spent roughly $1,440 on oral contraception, at least $160 on well-woman visit co-pays, and the cost of the HPV vaccinne (which was strongly recommended) from the age of 14. My mother, sister, and I have been able to access well-woman visits free of charge since ACA, which also covered birth control for myself and my sister.”
Southeast Asian Americans Speak Out to Protect the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion report
“I am a survivor of Cambodian genocide. I have mental problems, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma, and stomach problems. My overall health is not great because of these health problems, but I am thankful to have health coverage. If not, I wouldn’t be alive now.
Southeast Asian Americans Speak Out to Protect the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion report
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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.
Oct 9
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
Oct 8
Thank you to @asamnews for uplifting SEAA voices by covering the launch of Weaving Wellness: Intergenerational Insights from Southeast Asian American Communities. Our latest report finds that wellness in the SEAA community is multidimensional, interconnected, and communal. Check out the full article at the link in our bio.
Oct 7
Over 150 of you have taken action. Your comments showed the Census Bureau why detailed race and ethnic data collection in Census data is important to Southeast Asian Americans. Because of you, the Census Bureau extended the comment deadline from Oct. 13 to Nov. 2.
But we need to do more.
We’re mobilizing 500 people to submit comments to the US Census Bureau to send the Trump Administration a loud, clear message it cannot ignore: reject the proposal to remove questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation from the 2030 Census.
Southeast Asian Americans have fought for decades to be recognized in federal data. We cannot allow that progress to be rolled back, and we will continue to fight.
Help us reach 500 comments by submitting your comment by Nov. 2 and encouraging five other people to do the same. Link in bio.
Oct 5
We close out #AANAPISI week with a reflection from our Summer 2026 Policy Intern and UCLA alumnus Benjamin Lee, whom SEARAC hosted through a partnership with @ocanational`s Internship Program. In his blog post, Benjamin looks back on a transformative summer of empowerment. “I realized that if I spoke up about the injustices I faced, my story could help bring other Hmong students out of the shadows,” he writes. “I saw that advocacy wasn’t something reserved for elected officials or policy experts; it began with vulnerability, with people willing to share their lived experiences.” Read Benjamin`s full post at the link in our bio.
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Oct 2
