Online MAA Directory This online search engine allows users to select by program area, state, and ethnic representation, and may be updated periodically with new entries. New MAA Directory and Search Engine Acknowledgements Voices from the Community Definitions Methodology Survey Findings National MAAs Survey Form 2004 Print Edition A print edition of this Directory was published in October, 2004 (PDF available). To order, please download and fill out an order form and mail it with your payment.

Methodology

Data for this edition of the Directory were collected between September 1, 2002 and April 30, 2004 by Thanh Tran, formerly a SEARAC Graduate Intern and the Program Director of the National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA), and by Sophy Pich, the Project Associate of SEARAC's VERB project. Others who assisted with data collection include Eloise Needleman, former SEARAC Administrative Manager; Saroeun Earm, former SEARAC Intern; and Saeng Ratsabout, former Laotian American National Alliance (LANA) Intern. Data collection, analysis, and presentation took place under the direction of Max Niedzwiecki, SEARAC's Executive Director, and Sophy Pich.

The survey used to collect data and the terms of reference for the survey were developed by Max Niedzwiecki and KaYing Yang, SEARAC's former Executive Director. The survey and terms of reference were mailed and faxed to all known MAAs and religious organizations that were believed to fit the criteria offered in the "definitions" section above. Survey-givers then followed up with the organizations by telephone. Most of the surveys were completed by telephone in English and Southeast Asian languages.

Barry and Andria King of Wyrdwright, Inc. developed the Directory's searchable database and designed the Directory's Internet pages. They also provided layout services for the Directory's Internet and paper editions.