Your gift will help fuel the work we are committed to accomplishing in 2019, which is not only our 40th anniversary year but also the 20th year of our flagship Leadership and Advocacy Training program. To date, we have graduated more than 1,000 advocates from 22 states. Through our hands-on program, current and future Southeast Asian American leaders, organizers, activists, and allies-like Jannette Diep, pictured at right-learn more about the national policy issues that drive SEARAC’s work and utilize their advocacy skills during legislative visits. As part of our LAT program, Jannette enhanced the skills she already has as executive director of Boat People SOS-Houston and received further training on how to communicate the stories of the local Vietnamese community she serves. Not only did she share these narratives with her elected officials in Congress, but she was also able to bring this advocacy framework back to the community-based organization she helms.