Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

1628 16th Street, N.W. - 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20009-3099
(202) 667-4690 phone
(202) 667-6449 fax
searac@searac.org email
http://www.searac.org website

Area of Interest:
Organization - Advocacy, Leadership Development, Capacity Building, and Community Empowerment

Primary Ethnic Community Served:
Southeast Asians

Description:
SEARAC is a national organization advancing the interests of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans through leadership development, capacity building, and community empowerment. We were founded in 1979 as the Indochina Refugee Action Center (IRAC) to facilitate the relocation of Southeast Asian refugees into American society and foster the development of nonprofit organizations led by and for Southeast Asian Americans. We serve as a coalition-builder and leader, carry out action-oriented research projects, and strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations such as mutual assistance associations (MAAs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs). We also foster civic engagement among Southeast Asian Americans, and represent our communities at the national level in Washington, DC.

Staff:
Max Niedzwiecki, Ph.D., Executive Director
TC Duong, Project Manager
Naomi Steinberg, Project Manager
Chanmoni Chim, Administrative Manager

Submitted by:
Sophy Pich, Project Associate

New - 07/03/03
Updated - 10/04/04