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Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

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Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

SEARAC is a national civil rights organization that empowers Southeast Asian American communities to create a socially just and equitable society.

linktr.ee/searac The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) is a national civil rights organization that builds power with diverse communities from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to create a socially just and equitable society. As representatives of the largest refugee community ever resettled in the United States, SEARAC stands together with other refugee communities, communities of color, and social justice movements in pursuit of social equity. Support our work today: bit.ly/givetosearac

06/08/2026

SEARAC's May newsletter is now live. Check out the most recent updates from our national and California policy teams and enjoy a recap of how our team celebrated AANHPI Heritage Month!

Read more here: https://shorturl.at/MemZR

06/04/2026

In our latest blog, SEARAC LAT alum Allie Soisouvanh Price reflects on what Lao New Year means to her as a proud daughter of Lao refugees and why celebration itself is a form of advocacy. Shaped by the impact of the Secret War, Allie’s family found healing through community, culture, and joy. Allie writes,“Lao New Year is our way of reclaiming ourselves, reclaiming our identities, and reclaiming the joy that was taken from us because of the war.”

Read Allie's full blog here: searac.org/news/choosing-advocacy-choosing-joy/

06/03/2026

In April 1975, Saigon fell and the Khmer Rouge seized power, unleashing a brutal reign of terror. In the years that followed, Cambodian, Hmong, Iu Mien, Lao, Vietnamese, and other Southeast Asian communities resettled across the United States. They survived unimaginable loss. And they have spent over 50 years making this country richer—culturally, economically, and civically.

This anniversary deserves national recognition. Urge your Member of Congress to cosponsor the Southeast Asian American 50th Anniversary Resolution.

Take action: bit.ly/SEAA50to250

06/02/2026

SEARAC is excited to announce that Between Us, an episode from the Southeast Asian American Journeys docuseries produced by Quyên Nguyen-Le in association with SEARAC and the CAAMFest, will be screened at the 22nd International Q***r Women of Color Film Festival on June 14. Between Us follows the multilayered stories of q***r Khmer and Vietnamese cultural workers in southern California as they contemplate the in-betweenness of belonging, healing, and carving out spaces of their own.

Learn more and RSVP here: https://qwocmap.org/films/festival/between-us/

06/01/2026

Join us tomorrow for SEARAC's final installment of our “Rising Up” webinar series at 2:30 pm ET, when we will discuss findings and recommendations for improving SEAAs' participation in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.

CTE programs can offer a low-cost pathway toward high-demand careers by combining classroom education with hands-on training toward an industry credential. We'll also welcome research consultant Theresa Chen and Natalie Truong of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC

Sign-up link: http://bit.ly/RisingUpPt5

05/28/2026

For millions of Californians, Medi-Cal is a lifeline, especially those who are aging, low-income, live with disabilities, or have various immigration statuses. is proposing to cut care for the members of our community who are struggling the most in his . Now is the time to get loud and fight back!

Help us make sure hears our plea; share this post, make a call, and send a letter at the link in bio!

05/27/2026

🚨Today, the California state Assembly PASSED AB 1537 by Asm. Bryan, the No Side Jobs for ICE Act!

As ICE tears families apart and terrorizes local communities, it’s also spending millions trying to recruit local law enforcement into its ranks. Despite the protections passed in CA, nothing in state law prevents local police and sheriffs from ‘moonlighting’ as deportation agents.

AB 1537 will CLOSE this loophole and bring urgently needed transparency. THANK You to Asm. Bryan (), the co-authors, all legislators who voted “aye,” and all of the community organizations that came out in support. Now, on to the Senate!

05/21/2026

Every student deserves to be seen and heard. Our data must reflect their unique lived experiences. When Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students are lumped into broad categories, their struggles and their strengths both become invisible.

This AANHPI Heritage Month, SEARAC proudly supports the reintroduction of the All Students Count Act of 2026. This bill would require the federal government to collect and report education data disaggregated by distinct AANHPI ethnic groups.

Thank you to Sen. Mazie Hirono and Rep. Pramila Jayapal for championing this bill.

🔗 Learn more here: searac.org/news/searac-supports-the-all-students-count-act-to-ensure-seaa-student-visibility/

05/18/2026

Last week, SEARAC hosted the third installment of our Rising Up webinar series, examining gender disparities in Southeast Asian American students' educational attainment. Kham Moua, SEARAC National Deputy Director, shared how immigration policies in the 1990s criminalized Southeast Asian boys and men. This created not just a school-to-prison pipeline, but a school-to-prison-to-deportation pipeline.

You can join SEARAC tomorrow, May 19, for the next installment of our webinar series at bit.ly/RisingUpPt4.

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1025 Connecticut Avenue NW #600
Washington D.C., DC
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Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm

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http://www.searac.org/

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