by VietRISE | Aug 7, 2023 | housing justice, immigrant rights, little saigon, newsletter, Westminster
Dear Community, We hope you are having a fantastic summer! Thank you to everyone who joined us on July 22nd for a lovely fun summer picnic in Garden Grove, CA. Your presence made it truly special and we loved seeing so many familiar and new faces come together to...
by VietRISE | Jul 11, 2023 | immigrant rights, newsletter, Westminster
Dear Community, We hope you are well and enjoying the summer season! We’re thrilled to share several exciting opportunities for you to get involved this month, ranging from our upcoming summer fellowship positions to our summer community picnic organized by our...
by VietRISE | Jun 11, 2023 | housing justice, immigrant rights, newsletter
Dear Community, Happy Pride Month! This month serves as a reminder of the radical and courageous LGBTQ+ organizers and movements that have fought and continue to fight for human rights and queer liberation. We invite you to read this inspiring article by Mai Nguyen Do...
by VietRISE | May 10, 2023 | immigrant rights, little saigon, newsletter
Dear Community, Happy May! This past April has been busy for our team. We launched our application to join our upcoming paid civic engagement program (more info below). Tin Nguyen, our Immigrant Justice Coordinator, headed to the state capitol to testify for and...
by VietRISE | Apr 7, 2023 | housing justice, immigrant rights, newsletter
Dear Community, Five years ago on April 26, 2018, I had the privilege and joy of unveiling our organization’s new name to a room full of community members in Santa Ana during our second listening session event. We had just mobilized hundreds of community members in...
by VietRISE | Sep 20, 2022 | housing justice, newsletter, Santa Ana, VISION Act
Dear Community, We’re so excited to announce that Indigo is now our new Deputy Director! 🎉Indigo was most recently our Operations Coordinator and has been on staff with VietRISE for over two years. Before joining VietRISE as a staff member, Indigo was a grounding and...