From: Srida Moua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*Subject:* Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit, "SEA Changes: Continuing the Dialogue, Igniting Action" PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY ---- Dear Community Leader, We are writing on behalf of the Southeast Asian Student Coalition (SASC) at the University of California, Berkeley. SASC is working collaboratively with UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego, CSU Fresno, University of the Pacific, Stanford and UVSA to plan a Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit that would work towards the SASC mission statement: *"To unite Southeast Asian communities, particularly those bounded by the historical context of the Viet Nam War, and to address the social injustices, the economic inequalities, and political under representation that they face."* On behalf of our community, I would like to invite you, your organization, and your community to the Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit, "*SEA Changes: Continuing the Dialogue, Igniting Action*" WHAT: A gathering of college students and/or young professionals who are community leaders and activists organizing on behalf of advancing Southeast Asian communities in the United States. WHO: College students and/or young professionals from: - Various regions of California (but also open to out-of-state participants) - Various educational institutions: community colleges, state colleges, state universities, private school, etc. - Various ethnic communities: Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Mien, Vietnamese, etc. WHEN: Friday, 9 January 2009 to Sunday, 11 January 2009 WHERE: UC Berkeley campus Please Register by 18 November 2008 at: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~sasc/registration.php Some goals we'd like to accomplish are: - Provide a space to share and update knowledge about Southeast Asians on college campuses and in our respective regions - Develop a network of college students and organizers in the community - Discuss issues and "problems" in our community - Work together on an action plan to tackle some of these issues - Institutionalize a similar summit for the future For more information, questions, or opportunities to help/contribute, please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In Solidarity, Larry Bach & Nora Chandara External Chairs Intercollegiate Summit Planning Committee -- Southeast Asian Student Coalition University of California, Berkeley Ethnic Studies Department 506 Barrows Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-2570 [EMAIL PROTECTED] SASC Mission Statement: "To unite Southeast Asian communities, particularly those bounded by the historical context of the Viet Nam War, and to address the social injustices, the economic inequalities, and political under representation that they face." **************************************************************************** --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
