Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

Join @SEARAC and @SEAFN for a virtual event celebrating the reintroduction of the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act #SEADRA. SEADRA would end Southeast Asian deportation as we know it. Join us Feb. 19 at 1pm ET/10am PT on Zoom or Facebook. Register at bit.ly/SEADRA2026event.

SEARAC is hiring a strategic planning consultant! Help guide our 2027–2030 strategy and align our work with this political moment to serve and empower Southeast Asian American communities. Applications due Feb. 25. Learn more at searac.org/careers.

All communities deserve safety, dignity, & the freedom to live w/o fear. The violence & chaos that ICE are bringing to cities across the country must end. Our loved ones are being terrorized. Tell your Senator to reject any bill that funds ICE. Read the full statement here: tinyurl.com/2h8cbutc

SEARAC’s 2026 Leadership and Advocacy Training (LAT) program is now accepting applications. Deepen your understanding of the issues impacting SEAA communities & advance change at the federal level.

🗓 Apply by Feb. 8
🔗 bit.ly/LAT2026app or link in bio

We’re grateful to the Seattle community for uplifting Southeast Asian American experiences through a screening of our docuseries. This special event was made possible by Theatre Off Jackson and included a book sale featuring works by Southeast Asian authors from mam's books.

SEARAC celebrates the introduction of a House and Senate resolution recognizing 2025 as the 50th anniversary of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement in the United States.

We’re halfway through our Week of Giving, and we’re calling on our community and supporters to help us reach our $50,000 goal in honor of the 50th anniversary of Southeast Asian American refugee resettlement.

Join SEARAC in holding our elected officials accountable and defending the rights of our refugee & immigrant communities. Help us raise $50,000 by the end of the month to power the next generation of SEAA leaders and advocates. Donate today: bit.ly/searac2025fundraiser

When this government tried to silence us, our community showed up in their offices. Now, more than ever, we must remember our people’s history and tradition of resistance and step into our power. Support our movement by donating to SEARAC at bit.ly/searac2025fundraiser

Join SEARAC’s new Rooted in Power Giving Circle - SEARAC SEARAC has launched a new Giving Circle as a way to build dedicated support for our policy advocacy and leadership development work for Southeast Asian Americans and to celebrate the donors who make o...

SEARAC is proud to launch our new Rooted in Power Giving Circle! We invite you to join us in fueling & sustaining our work. Join our new Rooted in Power Giving Circle today and become an essential contributor to a healthy, thriving SEAA community.

Learn more here: searac.org/donate-to-searac

After 43 days, the longest government shutdown
in history ended last night after Congress passed a bill
that was signed into law by the President. Extensions
to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, which help
American families afford health care coverage, were
not included in this package.

Have you checked out SEARAC's October 2025 newsletter? Read about our community's wins including the passage of SCR 96 - a California resolution that commemorates the 50th year of our communities’ resettlement - and screening of our docuseries in Sacramento. Read more here: shorturl.at/HZsE9.

The White House has announced the lowest refugee admissions cap in US history at just 7,500 for fiscal year 2026. In the announcement, the Administration specified the prioritization of white Afrikaners from South Africans for resettlement. shorturl.at/qGVwp

☎️We call on Republicans and Democrats to work together to pass a budget that reopens the government and protects healthcare so that our working class families can thrive.

SEARAC celebrates the passage of California SCR 96, honoring 50 years since Southeast Asian refugee resettlement and reaffirming our community’s resilience, leadership, and fight for equity.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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-...

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...

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.

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.

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

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