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Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · 10d

Today is #DAFDay! If you have a Donor Advised Fund, it’s the perfect time to support causes you care about. Your generosity supports SEARAC's work to fight against unjust detention and deportation, protect funding for education, and ensure health equity for all. Donate today: bit.ly/donatetosearac.

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · 17d

Congress and the White House have failed to meet their responsibility to keep the federal government running.

Share how the government shutdown is impacting you, your families, and your communities with SEARAC at bit.ly/SEARACShutdownSurvey.

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · 18d

Recent reporting from @theguardian.com shines light the devastating impact of deportations targeting SEAA communities Read the full article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Sep 15

The Trump Admin cut funding for Minority-Serving Institutions, including AANAPISIs that support SEAA, AA & NHPI, and other students of color.

These programs are lifelines for first-gen & low-income students. Congress must act now. Read the article from AsAm news here: asamnews.com/2025/09/11/t...

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Sep 2

Two Southeast Asian refugees have been secretly deported + imprisoned in Eswatini for 6+ weeks w/o charges or legal counsel. These cruel deportations punish our communities long after we’ve rebuilt our lives. Read the statement from their attorney: www.florescomms.com/eswatini-sta...

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Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Aug 27

This month, SEARAC proudly joined our California partners for the #PardonRefugees rally to fight for pardons for Southeast Asian refugees and immigrants facing deportation. The day was a reminder of our collective strength and the urgent need to keep families and communities together.

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Aug 26

Sarah Burtner reflects on her family’s journey—from her grandmother and 5 children finding refuge w/ the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica in 1975, to the enduring truth that women and refugees continue to build futures rooted in dignity, compassion, & courage. Read more: tinyurl.com/yckex4nw

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Aug 19

Reporting from @minnesotareformer.com spotlights
local leaders, advocates, & community
orgs including our friends at @releasemn8.bsky.social
who are organizing, resisting, & demanding dignity,
compassion, & a future free from the threat of
deportation.

Read the full article here: shorturl.at/7DSWx

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Aug 12

50 years after the wars in Southeast Asia, the US is detaining and deporting the very communities it once promised to protect. This is a betrayal of history—and of our families.
We will continue to fight back and demand for the safety of refugees and immigrants. www.newsweek.com/ice-migrants...

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Aug 12

Our communities deserve to be fully counted and represented in the data that shape our future. SEARAC urges leaders at all levels to reject efforts that politicize the census. Read the full statement here: searac.org/news/searac-...

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Aug 6

SEARAC is thrilled to share our 2024 annual report with our community members, partners, funders, and allies. This report uplifts all that we achieved together in 2024. Thank you to designer An-Phuong Ly for presenting this report so beautifully 💙 searac.org/resources/20...

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Jul 23

Health care is a human right, and handing over personal data to ICE puts everyone’s access to care at risk. All communities must be able to seek and receive health care free from fear of potential detention and deportation—and with the confidence that their private data is protected.

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Jul 3

Today, the House passed the budget reconciliation bill by a 218-214 vote. The bill drastically increases funding for deportations while slashing funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical programs that provide for peoples’ basic needs.

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Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Jul 3

Nearly 1 in 5 SEAAs live at or near poverty—and for many, federally funded education programs are the difference between falling behind or moving forward. Cutting these funds means SEAA students will lose the resources they need. Take action today at bit.ly/seaatakeaction #OurRootsOurPower

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Jul 2

The Republican spending bill demands massive cuts to food security programs like SNAP and the national free lunch program. These programs feed millions of families. We say: No cuts to our communities’ food and futures. Tell your Representative to vote NO at bit.ly/seaatakeaction #OurRootsOurPower

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Jun 26

Right now, SEARAC is on the Hill w/ our #LAT2025 cohort, demanding the Senate vote NO on the budget bill. Congress is racing to pass a big bad bill that will fund tax cuts for billionaires and supercharge deportations. Tell your US senators to vote NO at bit.ly/SEAApower #OurRootsOurPower

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Jun 25

SEARAC LAT Day 1 ✅

Today marked the exciting kickoff of SEARAC’s #LAT2025 program! We welcomed our incredible cohort as we began a powerful journey honoring Southeast Asian American history and the resilience of our refugee communities.

Follow along @SEARAC for more updates throughout #LAT2025!

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Jun 24

The Republicans’ massive big, bad bill would pour up to billions of dollars into immigration enforcement while slashing funding that goes to crucial support systems like Medicaid, Pell Grant, and SNAP. Tell your US senators to vote NO on the reconciliation bill at bit.ly/SEAApower #OurRootsOurPower

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Jun 24

SEARAC is appalled at yesterday’s 6-3 Supreme Court decision. This decision tears our communities from their families and the only home they’ve ever known in the United States, without the opportunity to present their case before a judge.

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Jun 11

SEARAC strongly denounces President Trump’s travel ban and unequivocally condemns his Administration’s use of military force against peaceful protesters in Los Angeles demanding dignity, safety, and justice for immigrants.

searac.org/news/searac-...

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · May 29

Earlier this month, the SEARAC team joined our friends at @caamedia for the premiere of our docuseries, Southeast Asian American Journeys. We are grateful to our partners, storytellers, producers, filmmakers, and — most of all — the heroes of these episodes for this opportunity.

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · May 7

🎬 WORLD PREMIERE 🎬
We’re proud to support Southeast Asian American Journeys—a new docuseries marking 50 years of SEAA resilience.
📅 May 10 | 2:30PM | AMC Kabuki 3
🎟️ caamfest.com/2025/programs/our-roots-our-power
#OurRootsOurPower #SEAAJourneys50

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Apr 29

Let this day serve as a reminder of our shared humanity, as inspiration to speak out against hatred and violence in all their forms.

Learn more here: searac.org/news/50-year... (3/3)

50 YEARS AND BEYOND: Celebrating Cambodian Americans - SEARAC

During this week of commemoration, we honor the resilience of Southeast Asian American (SEAA) refugee communities who made perilous journeys 50 years ago and were forced to rebuild their lives in the ...

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Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Apr 29

For loved ones lost in Cambodia, we mourn and hold their spirits close to our hearts. In their memory, we uphold our commitment to confront injustice wherever it emerges. (2/3)

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Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) @searac.bsky.social · Apr 29

This month, Cambodian American communities across the country observed days of remembrance as a time of solemn reflection for victims and survivors of the Cambodian Genocide, which claimed the lives of about a 1/4 of the population between 1975 and 1979 under Pol Pot & his Khmer Rouge regime. (1/3)

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