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Title: Southeast Asia Resource Action Center records,
Date (inclusive): 1975-2003
Collection number: MS-SEA004
Creator:
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
Extent:
21.2 linear feet
25 boxes and 1 oversized folder
21 digitized images
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library.Special Collections and
Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection consists of the organizational files of the
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), a national organization created to further
the development of nonprofit organizations led by and for Southeast Asians, and to aid in
the adjustment of Southeast Asian refugees to American society. Documents related to
organizations that have collaborated with SEARAC are also included. The collection includes
correspondence among the organizations and from refugees, meeting minutes, memoranda,
reports, newspaper clippings, and conference materials.
Language:
English.
Selected digitized images from this collection.
Collection open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by
the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish,
please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center records. MS-SEA004. Special Collections and
Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Gift of Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, 2002-2003.
Processed by Julia Stringfellow, 2003. Translation services provided by Quan Tran, 2003.
Processing was supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant.
The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) was founded in 1979 as a national
organization whose purpose was to further the development of nonprofit organizations led by
and for Southeast Asians, and to aid in the relocation of Southeast Asian refugees into
American society. Initially formed as the Indochina Resource Action Center (IRAC), SEARAC's
principal mission has evolved to increase awareness of issues relating to of Southeast Asian
Americans and promote community empowerment and leadership development.
SEARAC has a long history of conference planning and management. The strengthening of
social services, such as health care and education, for the Southeast Asian American
community, is an important goal. The organization strives to increase the level of Southeast
Asian participation in government, and in the offices of private and independent
organizations. The visibility of Southeast Asians' contributions to the United States is an
ongoing priority for SEARAC.
SEARAC's accomplishments include the organization of the Thank You, America gala in 1998
that was attended by more than 400 supporters and friends. The event honored IRAC/ SEARAC's
19 years of accomplishments and the leadership of its founding director, Le Xuan Khoa. The
publication of the first national directory of mutual assistance associations describes the
organizations with which SEARAC collaborations were accomplished. The creation of coalitions
with a wide range of national leaders from refugee and immigrant advocates to civil right
organizations has also contributed to SEARAC's achievements.
For further information on SEARAC, see the organization's website
http://www.searac.org.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection consists of the organizational files of the Southeast Asia Resource Action
Center (SEARAC), a national organization created to further the development of nonprofit
organizations led by and for Southeast Asians, and to aid in the adjustment of Southeast
Asian refugees to American society. Documents related to organizations that have
collaborated with SEARAC are also included. The collection includes correspondence among the
organizations and from refugees, meeting minutes, memoranda, reports, newspaper clippings,
and conference materials.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection
in the library's online public access catalog.
Indochina Resource Action Center--Archives.
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center--
Archives.
Refugees--Southeast Asia--Archives.
Refugees--United States--Archives.
Refugees--Services for--United States.
Southeast Asians--United States--Archives.
Southeast Asians--United States--Societies, etc.--Archives.
Southeast Asian Americans--Archives.
Southeast Asian Americans--Societies, etc.--Archives.
Southeast Asian Americans--Political activity--Archives.
Nonprofit organizations--United States--Archives.
Community organization--United States--Archives.
Southeast Asia--Emigration and immigration--Archives.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Archives.
Documents.
Clippings--United States--20th century.
Letters--20th century.
Ephemera.
Sound recordings.
Video recordings.
Photographic prints.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Southeast Asian Archive.This collection is arranged in four series.
- Series 1. Southeast Asia Resource Action Center organizational files, 1978-2000. 3 linear ft.
- Series 2. Subject files concerning refugee issues, 1975-2003. 7 linear ft.
- Series 3. Refugee files, 1975-1997. 3 linear ft.
- Series 4. Newspaper clippings, 1979-2000. 2.8 linear ft.
The following Special Collections and Archives collections contain materials directly
related to SEARAC:
- Gayle Morrison Files on Southeast Asian Refugees. MS-SEA014.
- Project Ngoc Records. MS-SEA016.
- Thomas Joel Wilson Papers. MS-SEA023.
- Paul Tran Files on Southeast Asian Refugees. MS-SEA002.
- Southeast Asian Archive Vertical File Collection. MS-SEA020.