Organized the "Thank You, America," gala, where more than 400 supporters and friends joined us. The event was a memorable milestone to honor IRAC/ SEARAC's 19 years of accomplishments and Le Xuan Khoa's leadership.
Produced the Bridges video, a ten-minute documentary on Southeast Asian refugees.
Managed at $600,000 grant from the Emma Lazarus Fund of the Open Society Institute to promote citizenship, in coalition with other national Southeast Asian American organizations.
Managed the $900,000 "Provide Refuge" mission at Fort Dix, New Jersey, to screen and place thousands of Kosovar refugees.
Managed three conferences for the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
Published the first national MAA Directory.
Completed SEARAC's strategic planning and convened four regional focus groups in the process.
Supported the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) through briefings, staff testimonies, and meetings with federal agencies. Southeast Asian American concerns were well represented in the AAPI's Interim Report to the President.
Built coalitions with a wide range of national leaders from refugee and immigrant advocates to civil right organizations.
Organized and participated in the Summit on Pacific Islanders and Southeast Asian Americans in Higher Education, from conception to implementation.
Southeast Asian American scholars on the planning committee were selected by SEARAC.
Carried out the work of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program (GMSP) during the last two years.
Participated in the International Conference for the Integration of Resettled Refugees in Norrkoping, Sweden, and at the Annual Tripartite Consultations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Diversified our funding from solely governmental to major foundations and corporation.
Convened three staff retreats.
Conducted community visits and spoke at numerous community events across the country, to build our relationships with MAAs.
Supported national Southeast Asian American organizations.
Convened Three Advocacy Leadership Trainings for more than 135 leaders and activists from across the nation.
Provided quotes and opinions, and appeared in national and local media ranging from CNN and The Washington Post, to The Fresno Bee; and in ethnic publications such as Asian Week, Asian Fortune, and Hmong Times.
Helped shape and implement policies in areas such as: Census 2000, Immigration, Refugee Migration, Language Access, Public Interest Parolees (PIP), Hate Crimes, Hmong Naturalization.
