Articles written by Quyen Dinh


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  • To heal, we need community

    Quyen Dinh, Diverse Elders Coalition|Apr 1, 2021

    Over these last few weeks, the Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC) has joined Asian Americans across the country in grief and in alarm over the ongoing anti-Asian violence recently culminating in a nationwide series of separate attacks on our elders. Our hearts go out to the victims of these horrific acts and their families. This surge in anti-Asian hate against our communities has hit close to home, directly impacting our SEARAC family. Our Board Vice Chair, Kathy Duong, recently...

  • Protecting Southeast Asian American families

    Quyen Dinh, Diverse Elders Coalition|Feb 1, 2019

    In elementary school, my day started with getting breakfast from the cafeteria window, where I got to choose a cereal box along with a small carton of milk from our cafeteria lady, Angie. She had short curly silver hair and always happily provided us our breakfast, along with a great smile. For lunch, I lined up with the rest of my classmates to get lunch from Angie, too. Each of us carried a small envelope with our names on it. I didn't realize, though, that my envelope was different from the...