Registration is now open for the Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit 2012 - Please distribute widely

[Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit]

Dear Community Leader,

We are writing on behalf of California's coalition of Southeast Asian students.  This coalition is working collaboratively with student leaders from different colleges and universities to plan a Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit (SEA ICS).

On behalf of our community, I would like to invite you, your organization, and your community to the Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit 2012, "Rising from the Concrete".

• 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 schools, etc.
• Various ethnic communities: Khmer, Hmong, Lao, Mien, Vietnamese, etc.

• WHEN: Friday, 13 January 2012 to Sunday, 15 January 2012

• WHERE:  UC San Diego campus

Please register by 25 November 2011. Click here to register.

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

For more information, questions, or opportunities to help/contribute, please email: sea...@gmail.com

In solidarity,
The Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit 2012 Planning Committee