Resources

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) 
• American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) 
• Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival — General information on the festival. 
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Initiative (AAPI) 
• Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) — Formerly the The National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC) 
• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) 
• Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) 
• Asian and Pacific American Educational Forum (APAEF) 
• Asian Community Online Network (ACON) — An organization that aims to bring together Asian American and Pacific Islander non-profit organizations and concerned individuals to share news and information about the community. 
• Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (APABA-EF) 
• Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) 
• Asian Pacific American Internship Coalition (USDOT) 
• Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) 
• Asian Pacific American Program (APAP) 
• Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute (APAWLI) 
• Asian-Nation — This site aims to provide Asian American and non-Asian communities with fun, provocative, and useful information about the Asian American community, concisely but comprehensively. Asian-Nation combines in-depth research, a few statistics, and a casual style to produce something that everyone can learn from and use. 
• Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center — The Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center (API Center) is a collaboration between the University of Hawai'i (UH) and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). The ultimate goal of the API Center is to prevent and reduce youth violence among the API population to position communities to become proactive in creating a safe and healthy environment for themselves.  
• Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) 
• CalMedicare.org — About CalMedicare.org 
• Cam-News — Links to news stories about Cambodians in the US and elsewhere. 
• Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia Inc.  
• Cambodian Association of Illinois (CAI) 
• Cambodian Community Development, Inc. (CCDI) 
• Cambodian NGO Forum — A site linking many of Cambodia's most important NGOs. 
• Campaign for High School Equity — The Campaign for High School Equity is a coalition formed to address high school inequities in communities of color. 
• Center for Applied Linguistics — Information on ESL and bilingual education. 
• Center for Khmer Studies — This center has recently been established in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Initial activities include a newsletter (the first one can be found at www.crp.cornell.edu/projects/cks/) and fellowships for research in Cambodia. 
• Center for Sustainable Human Rights Action (CESHRA) — The mission of CESHRA — formerly the Human Rights Program of the Fund for Peace) is to promote and protect a culture of human rights observance by strenghtening human rights organizations worldwide. 
• Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest (CIPL) — Note their election year "DOs and DON'Ts" page 
• College Board — The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. 
• ECO/EPA Partnership — ECO's partnership with the US Environmental Protection Agency, which provide unique opportunities to college students interested in environmental careers. 
• Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Initiative  
• General information on Southeast Asia. (SEA-Quest) 
• Global Communities (CHS) — Chicago's Immigrants and Refugees" is a project of the Department of Historical Documentation of the Chicago Historical Society (CHS). Global Communities addresses recent immigration, which has made Chicago one of the most diverse cities in the world. Specifically, the project focuses on Chicago's southeast side Mexican community, the Polish community on the northwest side, and the Southeast Asian community on the north lakefront. 
• Healthfinder® — Links to selected resources in English, as well as Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Samoan, Thai, Tongan, and Vietnamese. The search interface is in English. 
• Hmong Cultural and Resource Center — The Hmong Cultural Center is a community organization dedicated to providing services along with the latest information related to the cultural heritage of the Hmong people worldwide. It's mission is to promote the personal development of children, youth, and adults through Hmong cultural education while providing resources that enhance cross-cultural understanding between Hmong and Non-Hmong people. 
• Hmong Mental Health Institute  
• Hmong National Development, Inc. (HND) — HND works with local and national organizations, public and private entities, and individuals to promote educational opportunities, to increase community capacity, and to develop resources for the well-being, growth, and full participation of Hmong in society. 
• Hmong Studies Internet Resource Center  
• Hmongmedia Interactive  
• Hmongnet  
• Human Trafficking Site (ACF/HHS) 
• Indochina Document — A photo exhibit on Southeast Asians and Southeast Asian Americans 
• InterAction — The American Council for Voluntary International Action 
• Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) 
• KhmerConnection.com — A website providing Khmer-oriented content with the goal of bringing together the Cambodian community as well as the Asian population. Its mission is to help Cambodians connect to each other and build a strong Khmer community. 
• Kurdish Human Rights Watch (KHRW) 
• Lao Assistance Center of MN (LACMN) 
• Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) 
• Mekong Network — Site with information on Southeast Asia with a focus on Cambodia. 
• Model Minority — Articles and commentaries to educate and inspire movement toward Asian American empowerment. 
• Nansen Refugee Award — Includes a brief history of the award, a summary of Fridtjof Nansen's work for the cause of refugees, a list of previous recipients, the criteria for candidacy, and the procedure for nominating. Please note, all the links on the Nansen Refugee Award website are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader software, you can download it free-of-charge from Adobe. 
• National Council of State Legislators (NCSL) — The webpage for the "Building the New American Community" initiative is at http://www.ncsl.org/programs/immig/community_orr.htm 
• National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) 
• National Federation of Filipino American Federations (NaFFAA) 
• National Immigration Forum (NIF) 
• National Institute for Literacy  
• Newcomer Community Service Center (NCSC) 
• Nha Magazine — Bilingual lifestyle, culture, and identity magazine focusing on Vietnamese Americans. 
• Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) 
• Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) 
• Pact  
• Program for International Studies in Asia (PISA) — This program aims to build a community of scholars, officials, policy analysts, and informed citizens who can conduct an informed dialogue on the central issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region, and who can participate constructively in the region's emerging regimes such as APEC, PECC, the ASIAN Regional Forum, and CSCAP.  
• Radio Free Asia (RFA) 
• Rainier Scholars — Rainier Scholars is an academic initiative that focuses on preparing talented young students of color for long-term success and college graduation by placing students in rigorous, public school academic programs and independent schools at an early age. Rainier Scholarsthen provides support services for the children and their families over the next ten years in order to better ensure sustained academic and social success. 
• Rajana Society — Society dedicated to the promotion and advancement of Khmer arts and entertainment 
• Refugees International (RI) 
• SARS Information in Vietnamese — The King County (Washington State) website has information on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and it's avoidance and treatment. 
• SEAsite — A project that provides language instruction and other cultural, political, and social information about Southeast Asia. 
• Sigma Omicron Pi Sorority — A student organization whose objectives are to promote life-long friendships, unity, leadership training, and community service while fostering and encouraging Asian-American awareness. 
• Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program (APAP) — Provides all Asian Pacific American (APA) activities at the Smithsonian, while also serving as the Smithsonian's liaison to APA communities. 
• Southeast Asia Community Resource Center (SEACRC) 
• The Asia Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center of Studies — The Asia Program provides a forum for bringing historical depth and contemporary understanding of Asia to the nation's capital. It seeks to furnish an intellectual link between the world of learning and the world of public affairs, specifically on issues relating to Asia by organizing seminars, workshops, briefings, and conferences featuring prominent Asia scholars and policymakers with hands-on experience in shaping Asia policy. 
• The Cambodia Information Center (CIC) 
• The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) 
• The Federal Commons (CFDA) — With one-stop, on-line access to Federal government grant information, this is a pilot site offering the capability to search for grant funding opportuniites across the Federal government. In the future, it will offer the opportunity to apply for and report on Federal grants. The intention is to bring more Americans into the process by offering them the opportunity to compete for these funds using the Internet. 
• The Hudson Institute — An institute providing information and applied research on a variety of policy issues. 
• The Hunger Site — A site that enables people to make free donations to starving people, just for looking at advertisements. 
• The National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA) 
• The National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans (NAFEA) 
• The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) — CARE identifies and examines key issues affecting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) access and success in higher education in the United States. The project is a collaboration between the Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy and the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, and the College Board. The project is primarily informed by a national commission, consisting of K-12 and higher education professionals, policy-makers and public officials, researchers, and leaders of advocacy organizations.  
• The Refugee Council USA  
• The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) — A cooperative of Southeast Asian Studies programs and centers at 15 universities. SEASSI teaches summer language courses in Burmese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese. 
• The United States Committee for Refugees (USCR) 
• UCIrvine Libraries — University of California, Irvine's Library's Southeast Asian resources. 
• United Cambodian Association of Minnesota — In addition to information about the organization and it's programs, the website has detailed census data and extensive bibliographies of Cambodian-related works published over the past decade or so. The site also features a large list of Cambodian links. 
• USA for UNHCR  
• USAJobs — Link to the U.S. Government's central website for Federal Job Opportunities. Containing more than 14,000 jobs, this site is updated daily and is searchable by geographic location and occupation. A resume builder is also available on the site, and some jobs can be applied for on-line. 
• USDA Food Stamp Information in Vietnamese — Translated information available on the USDA website. 
• USDA Program Advisory Summer Food Service Program  
• UW - Extension — Hmong Web-based Training in Business and Horticulture 
• Vietnamese Association of Illinois (VAI E.D.) 
• Vietnamese Studies Internet Resource Center — This site is intended as a comprehensive information center for those students, scholars, and community members interested in Vietnamese culture and history as well as the adaptation of the Vietnamese diaspora across the world. The site features a library of on-line research papers, extensive bibliographies of Vietnamese-related articles and books, comprehensive census data, an on-line Vietnamese Studies bookstore and a list of related links. 
• WattKhmer — San Jose Cambodian Buddist Society, Inc. 
• YouthBuild U.S.A. — This organization aims to unleash the intelligence and positive energy of low-income young people to help them rebuild their communities and their lives.