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Dear Community Leader,

We are writing on behalf of the Southeast Asian Student Coalition (SASC) at the University of California, Berkeley.  SASC is working collaboratively with UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego, CSU Fresno, University of the Pacific, Stanford and UVSA to plan a Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit that would work towards the SASC mission statement:

"To unite Southeast Asian communities, particularly those bounded by the historical context of the Viet Nam War, and to address the social injustices, the economic inequalities, and political under representation that they face."

On behalf of our community, I would like to invite you, your organization, and your community to the Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit, "SEA Changes: Continuing the Dialogue, Igniting Action"

WHAT:          A gathering of college students and/or young professionals who are community leaders and activists organizing on behalf of advancing Southeast Asian communities in the United States.
WHO:             College students and/or young professionals from:

- Various regions of California (but also open to out-of-state participants)

- Various educational institutions: community colleges, state colleges, state universities, private school, etc.

- Various ethnic communities: Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Mien, Vietnamese, etc.

WHEN:          Friday, 9 January 2009 to Sunday, 11 January 2009
WHERE:        UC Berkeley campus

Please Register by 18 November 2008 at: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~sasc/registration.php