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The 15th Annual Iu-Mien Student Conference
The Iu-Mien Student Conference is a one-day
conference providing Iu-Mien high school and middle
school students with motivational guest speakers and
interactive workshops that help them understand the
importance of completing high school, going on to
college, and embracing their cultural identity. Held
on a college campus, it offers the students a vision
of what their lives can be. In the last 14 years,
IMSC has positively impacted the lives of over
10,000 youth. An estimated 3,000 former Iu-Mien
student participants have gone on to public and
private universities (CSU Sacramento, UC Davis, UC
Los Angeles, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and more),
expressed a heightened sense of pride in their
ethnicity, and returned to IMSC as volunteers and/or
planning committee members to demonstrate their
commitment to the community. IMSC has also awarded
numerous scholarships to Iu-Mien high school seniors
each year of the conference.
The conference has a three-fold mission: to (1)
empower youth to pursue higher education and/or
explore career opportunities, (2) educate youth on
the importance of preserving ethnic culture, and (3)
inspire youth to become community leaders. In the
past, the IMSC committee has also incorporated a
parent-education portion into the conference in
order to provide tools for parents on how to support
their children in bettering their physical and
emotional health as a way to contribute to the
betterment of their educational success.
This year's conference will focus on motivating
students to contribute to their community and
reflect upon the type of legaSAE they hope to leave
behind. Students will have an opportunity to explore
various issues in their communities and think about
the types of improvements they would like to make.
Through interactive workshops with topics ranging
from health, wellness, culture, academics and
history, students will learn how their ethnic
culture and personal identity can be incorporated
into the idea of "leaving a legaSAE". We intend to
further equip students with the leadership and
analytical skills that will help them realize their
potential and start considering what their legaSAE
will be.
*Meeting location is at the Iu-Mien Community
Services office: 6000 Lemon Hill Ave,
Sacramento, CA 95824
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CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
More information:
IMSC History and
IMSC Past
Committees
Contact Information:
iumienstudentconference@gmail.com
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