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Iu Mien Student Conference

Mission: 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.

Purpose: The Iu Mien Student Conference (IMSC) is a one-day free conference providing Iu Mien high school and middle school students with motivational guest speakers and interactive workshops that help them understand the importance of attending college, embracing their cultural identity, and building leadership skills.

Held on a college campus, the conference offers the students a vision of what their lives can be. In the last 24 years, IMSC has positively impacted the lives of over 7,000 youth. Many former Iu Mien student participants have gone on to college, expressed a heightened sense of pride in their ethnicity, and returned to IMSC as a volunteer and/or planning committee member to demonstrate their commitment to their community.

After delaying the conference for 2 years due to the COVID 19 pandemic, in 2022 we were able to successfully facilitate a modified conference for an intimate group of high school students. This year, we are happy to announce that the conference has returned to its roots and will return to CSUS for a full day of in-person workshops and activities for high school students.

We are currently visiting local high schools in Elk Grove and Sacramento to recruit students for the conference. If you are not part of those school districts and have a student that would like to participate in the conference, please contact us for more information.

Theme
IMSC 22 - "Create Your Success, SAE Less"
April 29, 2024
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS)
9am-3pm
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Fundraiser
IMSC 22 Food Faire
March 2, 2024
ACC Senior Services
7334 Park City Drive
Sacramento, CA 95831
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More information: IMSC History and IMSC Past Committees

Contact: Lai.Saelee@iumiencommunityservices.org OR imscscholarship@gmail.com