I’m a Southeast Asian American educator. My community will not be weaponized against affirmative action.
I am from district Nha Be in Vietnam, just a bit outside of Saigon. I immigrated to Minnesota with my…
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I am a (Southeast) Asian American Woman
By Guest Contributor: Mandy Diec Trigger warning: this blog post discusses sexual harassment and assault. It has been over three…
Trump’s Asian American Judges Are No Friends to AAPI Community
By Guest Contributors: Sung Yeon Choimorrow (NAPAWF), Quyen Dinh (SEARAC), and Alvina Yeh (APALA) Last month, the Senate voted to…
All Immigrants Deserve to Not Just Arrive, but Also to Thrive
By Guest Contributor: Quyen Dinh, MPP (Executive Director of Southeast Asia Resource Action Center) I grew up poor but never knew…
Over 100 Cambodian American Refugees Face Deportation after Targeted ICE Round-Up
The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) reports that over one hundred Cambodian American refugees have been arrested and detained…
Tell the Government that We Need Disaggregated AAPI Data Today
The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community is not a monolith. Representing over 18 million people, AAPIs are a diverse,…
Deportations of Southeast Asian Americans: A Glaring Human Rights Issue in an Unjust Immigration System
By Guest Contributors: Chanida Phaengdara Potter (@LittleLaosBlog, @chanidanoy) and Mia-lia Boua Kiernan (@1lovemovement1) Last week, war veterans, mothers, fathers, family, friends, and…
BREAKING: California Governor Signs AAPI Data Disaggregation Bill Into Law
Following years of tireless advocacy work by AAPI advocacy groups, California has signed a critical data disaggregation bill into law.…