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empowering our communities!
We are taking every opportunity to underscore the importance of linking arms and fighting fragmentation. VACCEB strives to educate our seniors through multilingual flyers, where we raise awareness in the Asian community on their legal rights, remedies for hate crimes, prevention tips, and supporting resources. VACCEB’s attained their goal of reaching 2,500 clients with education and outreach information by distributing flyers and safety kits via our Meal Program (MMP). Additionally, we recently launched SAFE sessions which encourages our community members to discuss their experience with Asian hate while partaking in culturally relevant activities.
in 2024, we won the WHIAANHPI challenger award for our innovative approach to addressing Asian hate. Upon acceptance of the award, VACCEB spoke at the WHIAAPHI convening at the White House!
We are taking every opportunity to underscore the importance of linking arms and fighting fragmentation. VACCEB strives to educate our seniors through multilingual flyers, where we raise awareness in the Asian community on their legal rights, remedies for hate crimes, prevention tips, and supporting resources. VACCEB’s goal is to reach out to 2,500 clients regularly with education and outreach information by distributing flyers and safety kits via our Mobile Meal Program (MMP), which serves 3,500+ low-income minorities on a bi-monthly basis.
As an organization that serves ethnically and racially diverse populations including Southeast and East Asian, Latino, and Habesha (Northeast African) groups, the Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay is committed to building a supportive, safe, and inclusive space. It is in our purview to ensure that those we serve are informed on current events and have opportunities to involve themselves in social developments and activism, especially during today’s prevailing anti-Asian sentiment and targeted violence.
resilience across generations
A huge thank you to 88Rising for spotlighting VACCEB during their benefit concert! We are incredibly honored and humbled to have been showcased alongside such talented and impassioned artists and community providers. We hope those of you who are in or near Oakland will join us at future community events and we wish 88Rising, artists, and all fans spirit and health always.