Illustration by Natalie Bui.
Description
Between 1975 to 1990, 1.4 million Southeast Asian refugees from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos were resettled in the United States. This was the country’s largest refugee resettlement program following the war in Southeast Asia and the U.S.-led military campaign, where refugees experienced war, the uncertainty and instability of refugee camps, and genocide. However, more than 16,000 Southeast Asians from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos have been issued orders of deportation since 1998 due to anti-immigrant policies. Under the Trump administration alone, the detention and deportation in the Southeast Asian community have risen sharply, with recent raids targeting Cambodian Americans, and an increase of 279 percent in the deportation of Cambodian Americans since 2017, according to an NPR report last year.
Join Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) for a conversation with leaders organizing around the country to stop the ongoing criminalization and deportation of the Southeast Asian community. Speakers will discuss the political and historical contexts, the harmful impact of these deportations, address issues of community activism and education and encourage action from philanthropy.
Speakers
- Quyen Dinh, Executive Director, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
- Rhummanee Hang, Early Childhood/TAY Outreach Worker, Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI)
- Socheatta Meng, Director and Co-Founder, Southeast Asian Defense Project
- Anoop Prasad, Staff Attorney, Asian Law CaucusPartnership
Registration
Registration closes at 4 p.m. PDT, Wednesday, October 30, 2019.
SCG is proud to be a co-sponsored of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and other partners
Fee
No cost to participate
Who May Attend
Current SCG, NCG, and SDG members and eligible non-members
Registration
Please use the external link to register.
If you have additional questions regarding these sessions, please contact us at [email protected]
Accommodations for People with Disabilities
If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate in this activity, please contact our programs team at [email protected] or (213) 680-8866. You will be contacted by someone from our staff to discuss your specific needs.