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 | Mar 10, 2023 | covid-19 resources, housing justice, little saigon, newsletter
Dear Community, Can you believe it is already March? 2023 We hope you have been able to manage the turbulence around us; we’ve been feeling it all too. Amidst this turbulence we believe that it is more important than ever to continue to celebrate the successes and...
by VietRISE | Feb 6, 2023 | newsletter
Dear Community, *Content Warning: Mass shootings, police murders*Chúc Mừng Năm Mới and Happy Lunar New Year. We started this year with heavy hearts as we heard of mass shootings that occurred in Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay, and many other communities across the...
by VietRISE | Dec 9, 2022 | civic engagement, newsletter, Westminster
Dear Community, With the elections over, we hope that everyone has been able to enjoy a respite from the campaign season! Here is where you can view the certified election results for all of the races in Orange County. Last month, many of our staff members were...
