In the aftermath of the tragic shootings in Atlanta that’s part of a relentless wave of anti-Asian harassment and violence during COVID-19, SEADRIFT was made available to stream for free on PBS.com throughout April 2021.

We encourage you to learn, support, and stand in solidarity with the #StopAsianHate campaign and the global movement for racial justice for all people. Below are a list of organizations doing critical work for under-served communities.

Southeast Asian American / Asian American Advocacy

• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) – New York
• AAPIs for Civic Empowerment Education Fund – California
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) – Los Angeles
• Boat People SOS (BPSOS) – Houston
• OCA – Greater Houston
• Southeast Asian Freedom Network (SEAFN) – National Network
• Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) – Washington, DC
• VietUnity – California

Refugee / Immigrant Rights

• Human Rights Watch
• Migrant Center of New York
• Refugees International
• Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center (RIAC) – Boston
• U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

• A Village Called Versailles (2009) – S. Leo Chiang’s profile of a Vietnamese community in New Orleans East and their post-Katrina fight against the creation of a toxic dumpsite.
• Fighting for Family (2019) – Lan Nguyen’s short documentary takes a humanistic view at the devastating effects of deportation through the lens of a Montagnard American family.
• Fire on the Water (1982) – Robert Hillmann’s cinema vérité documentary offers a candid look at the conflict between Vietnamese refugees and native shrimp fishermen on the Texas gulf coast.
• Nailed It (2018) – Adele Pham’s documentary presents a candid and fascinating look at the past, present, and future of the Vietnamese nail industry in the U.S. and beyond.
• Refuge (2018) – Katie Mathews’ short documentary explores the consequences of coastal restoration planning on a Cambodian and Vietnamese refugee fishing community in Louisiana.

• Asian Texans: Our Histories and Our Lives (Ed. Irwin Tang, 2008) – the chapter on Vietnamese Texans, written by our advisor Dr Thao Ha, inspired the making of SEADRIFT.
• Decades After Clashing with the Klan, a Thriving Vietnamese Community in Texas (John Burnet, 2018) – NPR radio story and online article about the conflict in the late 70’s/early 80’s and the community today, featuring some of the subjects / team members of SEARIFT.
• Immigrant Business and the Racialization of Work: A Tale of Two Niches in Texas’ Vietnamese Communities (Dr Thao Ha, 2012) – Dr Ha’s dissertation at UT Austin examines the historical context and experiences of Vietnamese workers in the nail salon and shrimping industries in Texas.
• The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui, 2017) – Thi Bui’s moving illustrated memoir tells her and her family’s refugee and resettlement experience in the U.S.
• UCI Southeast Asian Archive – collection of materials relating to Americans of Southeast Asia origin, including a digital collection that’s available online.
• Vietnamese Boat People Podcast – stories from the Vietnamese diaspora.