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Southeast Asian Americans Speak Out to Protect Affordable Healthcare

Southeast Asian Americans Speak Out to Protect Affordable Healthcare

by Mari Quenemoen | Mar 14, 2018

For many Southeast Asian Americans, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal fight last year felt personal. When the ACA was first passed, uninsured rates in Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese American communities were high. Compared to the 15% of Americans overall who...
Southeast Asian Americans Speak Out to Protect Affordable Healthcare

Southeast Asian Americans March in DC to Commemorate Community’s Fight for Justice, Freedom, and Self-Determination

by Mari Quenemoen | Oct 17, 2017

On Saturday, October 14, 150 Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans and allies converged on the National Mall in Washington, DC, as part of the Southeast Asian American March for Equity. The march coincided with the national gathering Moving Mountains: A...
Southeast Asian Americans Speak Out to Protect Affordable Healthcare

Aggressive Deportation Policies Tear Family Caregivers Away From the Elders Who Depend on Them

by Mari Quenemoen | Aug 10, 2017

Aggressive deportation policies, like those that have been enacted since Trump’s inauguration, tear families apart — including elders and the family caregivers they depend upon. Since 1980, the share of households headed by an immigrant has doubled (from...
Southeast Asian Americans Speak Out to Protect Affordable Healthcare

“These Seniors are Survivors:” Serving Cambodian Elders in Chicago

by Mari Quenemoen | Mar 23, 2017

This week, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) Executive Director Quyen Dinh travels to Chicago to talk about the needs of Southeast Asian American refugee elders with the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) at the American Society on Aging conference. The DEC...
Southeast Asian Americans Speak Out to Protect Affordable Healthcare

Nothing About Us Without Us: Bringing the Needs of Southeast Asian American Elders to Capitol Hill

by Mari Quenemoen | Feb 6, 2017

Last year, with the help of partners like the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia (CAGP) and the Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota, SEARAC collected over 400 comments in four languages from Southeast Asian American (SEAA) elders across the country. The...
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