SOUTHEAST ASIAN YOUNG MEN’S GROUP

Our Southeast Asian Young Men’s (SEAYM) group was started in October 2000 and serves high school and middle school-aged Southeast Asian young men (Cambodian, Cham, Filipino, Hmong, Lao, Khmu, Mien, and Vietnamese) from refugee and immigrant families. We support these young men in achieving academic success, and help them strengthen their connections to family, culture, school and community through in-school support groups that take place after-school, during the summer and through documentary film making.

We cover topics such as healthy decision-making, barriers to school success, drug and alcohol use, racism, youth violence, cultural and generational gaps, generational trauma and the exploration of their bi-cultural identities.

SEAYM also provides homework help, tutoring, job-search skills, resume workshops, college application and financial aid assistance, community service hours and recreational activities. Finally, we offer a weekly documentary film making class that connects youth to their families, cultures, schools and communities through technology and storytelling.

For more information, please contact:

Ha-Yoon Lee
cyfintake@acrs.org
(206) 774-2432