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The Origins of the Rising SEAs Delegation <\/strong><\/p>\n

Dylan Tran is a graduating senior at the University of Washington. While interning with the Southeast Asian American Education Coalition (SEAeD) as a sophomore, he had the idea of bringing UW Southeast Asian Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) together. To appeal to a broad spectrum of students among over 10 SEA RSOs on campus, he began a campaign to reinstate an event known as the Rising SEAs conference.\u00a0 Begun in 2012 with UW funding, Rising SEAs is a one-day conference designed to encourage, motivate, and empower Southeast Asian students to pursue higher education, as well as to give them the opportunity to visit the University of Washington. \u00a0Funding cuts meant that the conference had been on hiatus for a number of years.\u00a0 The idea of re-establishing it was born as an outreach effort towards underrepresented Southeast Asian communities.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Dylan and a number of other UW students from various SEA RSOs, along with SEAeD and tremendous community support, organized and paid for the conference themselves, hosting it in the HUB and other venues around campus.\u00a0 Over 200 middle and high school students attended.\u00a0 The success of, and need for, the event kick-started the formation of the Rising SEAs Delegation.\u00a0 The delegation focuses on members of the underrepresented Asian community because of the barriers facing them in pursuing higher education.<\/p>\n

Bringing Southeast Asian RSOs together<\/strong><\/p>\n

The delegation is bringing members of the different RSOs together by planning and hosting events that promote Southeast Asian cultures. Dylan notes that the point is not to establish a new RSO, rather he envisions it as a platform for other RSOs. As an example, the delegation\u2019s first event since its formation in 2018, \u201cSEA Unity Kickback,\u201d invited members of all SEA RSOs on both the Seattle and Bothell campuses for an evening program complete with dinner and bubble tea.\u00a0 Over 70 students attended, along with representatives from OMAD\u2019s Multicultural Outreach and Recruitment, Shwe Zin and HtooShar Mon.\u00a0 Dylan and Jessica Do, of the Vietnamese Student Association, served as MCs.<\/p>\n

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Dylan Tran opened SEA Unity Kickback, held May 13th at the ECC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Speakers at the event discussed how the university can reach out to more underrepresented Southeast Asian communities, as well as improve the well-being of current students. The Rising SEAs Delegation also invited ASUW candidates to attend, and many vowed to address the concerns of SEA students if elected.<\/p>\n

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ASUW Candidates introducing themselves and discussing their platforms. Photo credit: Bradley Kim<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Southeast Asian RSOs also had an opportunity to introduce themselves to the crowd.\u00a0 Among participating RSOs were the Vietnamese Student Association, Khmer Student Association, Burma\/Myanmar Student Association, and Cham Student Association. Some RSOs used the opportunity to showcase their cultural heritage, such as members of the Khmer Student Association (KhSA) who performed a traditional dance.<\/p>\n

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KhSA members perform the \u201cMoon Dance\u201d at SEA Unity Kickback. Photo credit: Bradley Kim<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Following dinner, KhSA President Ammara Touch led a series of games designed both as ice-breakers and prompts encouraging participants to continue their interactions in the future.\u00a0 Ammara asked attendees to brainstorm about topics such as unity and think of problems they shared in common, around which they could unite in advocating for change. To make it more interesting, participants\u2019 seats were shuffled and each participant was asked to contribute his or her idea.<\/p>\n

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Attendees participating in a thought-experiment about unity<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dylan brought the event to a close by thanking the officers of the Rising SEAs Delegation, the RSO members who participated that evening, and reflecting back on the delegation\u2019s beginnings. Hopefully, the Rising SEAs Delegation will continue to promote the underrepresented Southeast Asian community long into the future.<\/p>\n

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Dylan Tran thanking BMSA President Jack Zaw and officers of the Rising SEAs Delegation: Dominick Ta, Yuhaniz Aly, Jessica Duong, and Khatami Chau (left to right).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Article by Lucky Agung Pratama<\/a><\/p>\n

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