Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Community Liaison Program

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Parent & Community Involvement Department
Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Community Liaison Program

•	Overview
•	Workshops
•	Related Resources
•	Contact Information

Overview
The Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Community Liaison Program provides educational services to Southeast Asian (Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese) and Pacific Islander families. The Liaison also helps facilitate the needs of various educational organizations such as the Lao and Vietnamese American PTAs, Hmong Education Association, Lao and Asian Pacific Islander Education Councils, and The Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC).

Aligned with the San Diego Parent University program, the Liaison provides parents and schools with workshops and training in topics specifically designed for Southeast Asian families.

The goal of the program is to increase the engagement and involvement of Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander parents in their children's education. These parents value education and have a high respect for schools and teachers, but due to cultural factors, often feel it is not appropriate to be involved with their children's school or teacher. Therefore, the objective is to reinforce their values and beliefs in education, but at the same time to provide information about the American school system and the value of parent involvement.

Workshops
Workshops and training classes are organized in the morning and evenings for Southeast Asian families from different language groups in Kearny, Crawford, Hoover and Gompers high school clusters.

Four-session workshops are offered on the following topics:


•	Accessing School Information Key personnel, programs, problem solving and school policies.
•	Building a Home-School Partnership Parent-teacher conferences, being involved at schools, cultural activities and ethnic celebrations for school success.
•	Supporting Learning at Home Study skills, helping with homework, monitoring TV, and after school activities.
•	Planning for Success Dropout prevention, graduation requirements, college entrance, and community service opportunities.

Other workshops are available upon request.

Related Resources

Fact Sheets

Southeast Asian & Pacific Islander Community Liaison:
English

| Vietnamese

| Cambodian

| Lao

Parent University: English

| Spanish

| Somali

| Vietnamese

| Cambodian

Links

Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC)
Primary provider of human care services to San Diego's Asian and Pacific Islander communities since 1974. The UPAC staff represents over thirty-one different cultures, languages, and dialects. UPAC serves over 34,000 people annually.

Yim Hoob Education Association (YHEA)
Non-profit public benefit corporation that promotes the advancement of education within the Hmong community and provides advocacy for the Hmong people through education, cultural understanding, and social and economic advancement.

San Diego Alliance for Asian Pacific Americans (SDAAPA)
Coalition of arts, cultural, civil rights, educational, health, legal and social service organizations and individuals dedicated to advocating for the rights and empowerment of the Asian Pacific Islander American community in San Diego County through service, education, community development and research.

Contact Information
Bounhong Khommarath
Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Community Liaison
Parent & Community Involvement Department
bkhommar@mail.sandi.net
(619) 725-5609

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