We’re honored to be included in the Asian American Education Project’s online lesson plan on the Vietnamese Fishermen’s Assocation v. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.  This free online resource is designed for students in grades 9-12 and includes discussion questions and activities!

Southeast Asian American / Asian American Advocacy

• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) – New York
• AAPIs for Civic Empowerment Education Fund – California
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) – Los Angeles
• Boat People SOS (BPSOS) – Houston
• OCA – Greater Houston
• Southeast Asian Freedom Network (SEAFN) – National Network
• Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) – Washington, DC
• VietUnity – California

Refugee / Immigrant Rights

• Human Rights Watch
• Refugees International
• Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center (RIAC) – Boston
• U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

• A Village Called Versailles (2009) – S. Leo Chiang’s profile of a Vietnamese community in New Orleans East and their post-Katrina fight against the creation of a toxic dumpsite.
• Fighting for Family (2019) – Lan Nguyen’s short documentary takes a humanistic view at the devastating effects of deportation through the lens of a Montagnard American family.
• Fire on the Water (1982) – Robert Hillmann’s cinema vérité documentary offers a candid look at the conflict between Vietnamese refugees and native shrimp fishermen on the Texas gulf coast.
• Nailed It (2018) – Adele Pham’s documentary presents a candid and fascinating look at the past, present, and future of the Vietnamese nail industry in the U.S. and beyond.
• Refuge (2018) – Katie Mathews’ short documentary explores the consequences of coastal restoration planning on a Cambodian and Vietnamese refugee fishing community in Louisiana.

• Asian Texans: Our Histories and Our Lives (Ed. Irwin Tang, 2008) – the chapter on Vietnamese Texans, written by our advisor Dr Thao Ha, inspired the making of SEADRIFT.
• Decades After Clashing with the Klan, a Thriving Vietnamese Community in Texas (John Burnet, 2018) – NPR radio story and online article about the conflict in the late 70’s/early 80’s and the community today, featuring some of the subjects / team members of SEARIFT.
• Immigrant Business and the Racialization of Work: A Tale of Two Niches in Texas’ Vietnamese Communities (Dr Thao Ha, 2012) – Dr Ha’s dissertation at UT Austin examines the historical context and experiences of Vietnamese workers in the nail salon and shrimping industries in Texas.
• The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui, 2017) – Thi Bui’s moving illustrated memoir tells her and her family’s refugee and resettlement experience in the U.S.
• UCI Southeast Asian Archive – collection of materials relating to Americans of Southeast Asia origin, including a digital collection that’s available online.
• Vietnamese Boat People Podcast – stories from the Vietnamese diaspora.