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| What is IMSC? IMSC stands for the Iu-Mien Student Conference. IMSC is a joint partnership program between the Iu Mien Student Conference (IMSC) Committee, United Iu Mien Community, Inc. (UIMC, Inc.) and Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) and other community partners. IMSC focuses on Iu-Mien students and has three main purposes, (1) Student Achievement, (2) Junior High and High School Graduation, and (3) Higher education among Junior High and High School students. Each year, a volunteer planning committee of young leaders donate their time and energy to coordinate and plan the yearly event which attracts 1,000 plus participants each year. Also, the committee raises funds for student scholarships which are awarded yearly. IMSC has awarded over 50 college scholarships and have touched the lives of over 10,000 individuals in the last ten years. The planning committee is comprised of older community leaders, college, high school, and even junior high students (just like you). IMSC was founded by Mr. Chiem-Seng Yaangh, who collaborated with other community leaders to create the first IMSC planning committee. Mr. Yaangh, also chaired the IMSC committee for the first three years and is most notably remembered for his speech, “MPG: Mien Pride Graduate,” which he changed the negative acronym of “Mien Pride Gangsta (which was a known Mien gang at the time),” to fit in with the pursuit and achievement of education. The first IMSC was held on May, 3rd, 1999 at California State University, Sacramento’s University Union Ballroom; there were 400 student participants and 110 parents the first year. Since then, IMSC has had as many as 900+ students and 300+ parents and community leaders involved yearly. (to learn more about the history of IMSC, click here) GET INVOLVED! |
Why you should go? The committee needs fresh faces and individuals with an interest to help
students from our community see their potential. In participating, you What's new this year? This year there will be:
How do I register? Please contact IMSC12officers@Unitediumien.org. We will be handling student registration and school-site visits. Permission Slip There is a $20.00 per person fee for students in schools outside of Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD). There is no fee for students in SCUSD. CONTACT US |
12th Annual Iu-Mien Student Conference
January 15th, 2010
CSUS University Union
“Iu-Mien Aa-me-li-gaa; A Re-Defining Movement!”
As an Iu-Mien Aa-me-li-gaa, one can often find themselves torn between two worlds; maintaining the Iu-Mien culture and simultaneously embracing the Aa-me-li-gaa culture. The 12th annual Iu-Mien Student Conference: “Iu-Mien Aa-me-li-gaa; A Re-Defining Movement!” will attempt to help Iu-Mien youth bridge the two worlds and re-define what it means to be an Iu-Mien Aa-me-li-gaa.
The conference hopes to achieve this by allowing attendees to unpack issues surrounding the complex identity of Iu-Mien Aa-me-li-gaa through series of highly interactive workshops. Community members will lead the workshops to center on various topics such as Iu-Mien culture, history, identity, education, careers, and community service. From this dialogue, we hope that students will gain a deeper understanding of their community, recognize the circumstance in which their community has come to exist in America, and acknowledge the continuous progress in which the Iu-Mien Aa-me-li-gaa community has reached. The workshops will surely provide youth with living examples from the Iu-Mien Aa-me-li-gaa community which will not only encourage students to see the vast opportunities in their own lives but also allow them to visualize a re-defined Iu-Mien Aa-me-li-gaa; capable of succeeding in America and passionate about serving the community.
We hope that students will be empowered to come into terms with their Iu-Mien Aa-me-li-gaa identity that spans to include cultural appreciation, academic success, community progress, community service and greater self-esteem. The members of committee for IMSC 12 are optimistic that conference attendees will leave with this profound message and join the movement to re-define Iu-Mien Aa-me-li-gaa for themselves as well as the future for all Iu-Mien in Aa-me-li-gaa.