Wednesday, October 21, 2009
40 Civil Rights and Social Justice Groups Support Net Neutrality
A letter from over 40 groups that represent people of color and low income individuals showing support for net neutrality was recently sent to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, in advance of an upcoming vote to issue proposed net neutrality rules. The letter is available at http://www.media-democracy.
Lao American rapper Lila T. supports UXO Removal 10/24
Minnesota-based Lao American rapper Lila T. is helping collect signatures for A Peaceful Legacy petition at the "Turn Up The Volume on PEACE," concert that Vigilant Promotions is presenting at the EPIC Live Concert Venue on Saturday, October 24th in Minneapolis, MN.
This event is filled with Freestyle battles and Bad Boy & Bad Girl battles. You can show support for Lila T. as she performs at this Violence Awareness concert and sign A Peaceful Legacy petition while Lila T. signs her autograph for you. Bring your friends and brush up on your battle skills. You would want to be prepared if and when inspiration strikes. EPIC 110 N. 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN 5540. Saturday, October 24, 2009.
This event is filled with Freestyle battles and Bad Boy & Bad Girl battles. You can show support for Lila T. as she performs at this Violence Awareness concert and sign A Peaceful Legacy petition while Lila T. signs her autograph for you. Bring your friends and brush up on your battle skills. You would want to be prepared if and when inspiration strikes. EPIC 110 N. 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN 5540. Saturday, October 24, 2009.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
SEACHIP Assistance to Insure Children
From 2009 to 2011, the Lao Assistance Center will be part of a coalition to implement the Southeast Asian Children’s Health Insurance Program (SEACHIP), to enroll low-income, uninsured Southeast Asian children in Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare insurance plans.
The United Cambodian Association of Minnesota, Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in Minnesota, and Vietnamese Social Services will partner together on this initiative with the Lao Assistance Center.
Recognizing that millions of children are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, but are therefore needlessly uninsured, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 set aside $100 million for fiscal years 2009-2013 expressly to help find and enroll eligible children. “No child in America should go without decent healthcare,” said Cindy Mann, director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, the group within the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that will administer the grants. “With the funds we are awarding today we hope to reduce the number of children who do.”
If you are interested in getting health insurance for your children, contact Chongchith Saengsudham at chongchith@laocenter.org or call (612) 375-4967.
The United Cambodian Association of Minnesota, Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in Minnesota, and Vietnamese Social Services will partner together on this initiative with the Lao Assistance Center.
Recognizing that millions of children are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, but are therefore needlessly uninsured, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 set aside $100 million for fiscal years 2009-2013 expressly to help find and enroll eligible children. “No child in America should go without decent healthcare,” said Cindy Mann, director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, the group within the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that will administer the grants. “With the funds we are awarding today we hope to reduce the number of children who do.”
If you are interested in getting health insurance for your children, contact Chongchith Saengsudham at chongchith@laocenter.org or call (612) 375-4967.
American DTV Switch Complete. Still Need Help?
Although the DTV conversion to digital television is now complete, the volunteers of the DTV Assistance Center at the Lao Assistance Center continue to provide support for members of the community to obtain digital converter boxes to receive HDTV. If you have questions, please feel free to call or stop by the Lao Assitance Center offices at 503 Irving Avenue North, Suite 100A in Minneapolis.
A big thank you to everyone who was so supportive of us as we assisted hundreds of families in making the switch. We couldn’t have done it without you! A special thanks to our partners with the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund and Grassroots Solutions who helped make this possible.
A big thank you to everyone who was so supportive of us as we assisted hundreds of families in making the switch. We couldn’t have done it without you! A special thanks to our partners with the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund and Grassroots Solutions who helped make this possible.
Support Census 2010 Efforts, Help Lao Change Community
Completing the Census helps us see the progress Lao have made in education, business and community and family development. It’s an easy and exciting opportunity to learn more about the changes we’ve seen in the last ten years and to see where we can go in the future.
Minnesota has the third largest population of Lao in America based on the last Census figures. At one point, the Lao were the 6th largest population in Minnesota with nearly 25,000 residents. How has that changed? Let’s find out!
Among the biggest problems we're concerned with this year are apathy, fear and ignorance about what the Census 2010 is and isn't and showing the community how to avoid scams from unscrupulous individuals pretending to be a part of the Census count. Remember! The Census will never ask you for social security numbers or bank account numbers. Information is confidential and anonymous!
If you'd like to get involved in Census 2010 efforts in the Minnesota community contact us at the Lao Assistance Center. Pany Siharath is taking the lead on these efforts at the Lao Assistance Center and you can contact him at pany@laocenter.org or call the Lao Assistance Center at (612) 375-4967.
Minnesota has the third largest population of Lao in America based on the last Census figures. At one point, the Lao were the 6th largest population in Minnesota with nearly 25,000 residents. How has that changed? Let’s find out!
Among the biggest problems we're concerned with this year are apathy, fear and ignorance about what the Census 2010 is and isn't and showing the community how to avoid scams from unscrupulous individuals pretending to be a part of the Census count. Remember! The Census will never ask you for social security numbers or bank account numbers. Information is confidential and anonymous!
If you'd like to get involved in Census 2010 efforts in the Minnesota community contact us at the Lao Assistance Center. Pany Siharath is taking the lead on these efforts at the Lao Assistance Center and you can contact him at pany@laocenter.org or call the Lao Assistance Center at (612) 375-4967.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Lao Assistance Center staff presents at 2009 Asian Media Camp
Lao Assistance Center staff member Bryan Thao Worra spoke on October 15th to 28 Asian American youth in Minnesota on his work and life as a writer as part of the 2009 Asian Media Camp organized by Asian Media Access. Thao Worra, along with other mentors from the National Asian American Professionals Association and other community members reflected on the skills they needed to succeed in school and in their jobs.
Offered each year by Asian Media Access, the camp uses hands-on media training, teaching Asian American youth and giving them a chance to explore current issues in ways to effectively reach a broad audience. Students are assigned to one of the four training groups - Video Production, Video Editing, Creative Writing and Photography - and receive specialized training in those areas. Students then collaborate with each other in production groups and produce their own short videos, written articles and photographs.
This year's camp was held at Camp Kingswood in woodsy Minnetrista.
"It is our belief that youth should consider their future, by defining both a career goal and the steps necessary to achieve that goal," said Ange Hwang, executive director of Asian Media Access. "The mission of Asian Media Access is to connect the disconnected."
Asian Media Access’ team have been working to focus their curriculum on life skills, leadership development, career exploration and education choices, so that our youth will be ready to enter the adult world. Mentor Presentation was a crucial piece of that exploration process.
"I was very happy to speak to the youth, and I hope to see even more young voices participate in the years ahead," Thao Worra said. "I was particularly happy to see the number of Asian American girls represented this year, and look forward to seeing more of these bright voices exploring their potential as participants in our society."
Online Unemployment Resources
One of the important parts of any job search is finding good leads to start with. The Internet has many sites which offer jobs but there are also a few places where better job opportunities get posted very consistently. Some of our favorites include:
- SimplyHired www.simplyhired.com
- Indeed www.indeed.com
- Jobster www.jobster.com
- CareerBuilder www.careerbuilder.com
- JobCentral www.jobcentral.com
- HotJobs www.hotjobs.com
Don't be discouraged when looking for work! Be sure to spend time connecting with family and friends during this time, and if you spot jobs which aren't good for you but maybe for others, pass them on. Together, we grow as a community!
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