Southeast Asian Freedom Network

What Southeast Asian Freedom Network does

The Southeast Asian Freedom Network (SEAFN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition founded in 2002 and headquartered in the Bronx, New York. Its mission is to organize Southeast Asian communities to end deportation while building social, political, and economic power. SEAFN operates a coalition model comprised of nine Southeast Asian-led member organizations distributed across Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Washington, California, Pennsylvania/New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Minnesota, with national programmatic reach. The coalition was established in direct response to U.S.-Cambodia and U.S.-Vietnam repatriation agreements that expanded deportation of Cambodian, Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao, and Iu-Mien refugees who arrived in the U.S. as children and have no ties to their countries of origin.

SEAFN's core offerings are organized around the multi-year Southeast Asian Relief and Responsibility (SEARR) Campaign, which includes the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act (SEADRA) and three companion bills. Adjacent programs include a deportation defense resource toolkit with Know Your Rights materials in five Southeast Asian languages (Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Vietnamese, Iu-Mien), a 24/7 immigration assistance hotline (1-800-251-1083) offering in-language support, the Southeast Asian Defense Response Project (a legal representation and community organizing collaboration with the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota), the Taking Root documentary tour, and the biennial UNITI Fest cultural and political festival. The organization does not operate a software or technology platform.

SEAFN's revenue model is donation-based. The organization solicits contributions from individual donors nationally via givebutter.com and accepts grants from charitable funders, including a $50,000 contribution from Raliance in January 2024. It is registered as a charitable organization in California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wisconsin. In May 2024, SEAFN established Southeast Asian-Action (SEA-Action) as a wholly-owned advocacy affiliate to concentrate policy and legislative work.

Name

Southeast Asian Freedom Network

Legal name

The Southeast Asian Freedom Network

Website

https://seafn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Southeast Asian Freedom Network is a Bronx-based 501(c)(3) national coalition of nine Southeast Asian-led member organizations that organizes Cambodian, Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao, and Iu-Mien communities to end deportation and build political power through legislative campaigns, in-language Know Your Rights resources, a 24/7 hotline, and cultural programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigrant Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (81391)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

Keywords

• Immigrant rights advocacy
• Deportation defense services
• Community coalition organizing
• Know your rights resources
• Legislative advocacy campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Bronx

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: SEAFN raises funds nationally from individual donors. The organization solicits contributions across the U.S. and maintains a donate page (givebutter.com). State-specific financial information is available upon request for compliance purposes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

SEAFN is a national coalition of nine Southeast Asian-led member organizations that organizes to end the deportation of Southeast Asian refugees and immigrants while building social, political, and economic power. Its core offerings include the Southeast Asian Relief and Responsibility (SEARR) legislative campaign (four bills anchored by SEADRA), a 24/7 multilingual Immigration Assistance Hotline, in-language Know Your Rights resources in Hmong, Khmer, Iu-Mien, Lao, and Vietnamese, the Southeast Asian Defense Response Project providing legal representation, and community-organizing programs including the Taking Root Documentary Tour and biennial UNITI Fest.

Product overview

The Southeast Asian Freedom Network (SEAFN) operates as a coalition-based advocacy organization rather than a software product company. Its core offerings consist of the Southeast Asian Relief and Responsibility (SEARR) Campaign—a multi-bill legislative platform anchored by the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act (SEADRA)—along with deportation defense resources including a multi-language Know Your Rights toolkit, a 24/7 immigration hotline, and the Southeast Asian Defense Response Project providing legal representation. These programs are complemented by narrative-change initiatives like the Taking Root documentary tour and UNITI Fest cultural festival. All offerings are nonprofit advocacy services designed to advance immigrant and criminal justice for Southeast Asian communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Southeast Asian Relief and Responsibility (SEARR) Campaign A multi-year national legislative campaign platform consisting of four bills (SEADRA, Victims of Agent Orange Act, Legacies of War Recognition Act, New Way Forward Act) that demand concrete relief for Southeast Asian communities and hold the U.S. accountable for war-related harm and violence inflicted on their people.
• Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act (SEADRA) A legislative bill introduced by SEAFN's advocacy affiliate Southeast Asian-Action that would end detention and deportations for Southeast Asians who arrived before 2008, extend work authorization to five years, replace in-person ICE check-ins with virtual check-ins, and establish pathways for deported individuals to return.
• Southeast Asian Deportation Defense Resource & Strategies Toolkit A comprehensive toolkit developed by SEAFN to help impacted community members and their families prepare for detention and deportation, including Know Your Rights materials in Hmong, Khmer, Iu-Mien, Lao, and Vietnamese languages.
• Immigration Assistance Hotline 24/7 confidential hotline (1-800-251-1083) providing immigration and deportation support in Khmer, Hmong, Vietnamese, Laotian, Thai, and Karen languages, connecting callers to trusted immigration lawyers and legal support.
• Taking Root Documentary Tour A national tour of VietLead's documentary 'Taking Root' that amplifies the intergenerational impact of structural violence and demonstrates the power of Southeast Asian refugees resisting and rebuilding in America, paired with the SEARR campaign.
• UNITI Fest A biennial cultural and political festival for Southeast Asians celebrating shared history, featuring collaborative visioning, grounding, and reflection for youth, elders, artists, organizers, healers, and community organizers committed to social justice and collective liberation.
• Southeast Asian Defense Response Project A collaborative project combining community organizing, education, and legal representation for deportation defense, launched with Transforming Generations, ManForward, and Immigration Law Center of Minnesota to provide legal representation, screening, and culturally responsive community outreach.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 15,000 Southeast Asians have final orders of removal; SEAFN's national network of 9 member orgs operates across the country.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026SEAFN and SEARAC partnered to reintroduce the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act (SEADRA) with support from Representatives Judy Chu, Pramila Jayapal, Zoe Lofgren, and Ayanna Pressley. SEARAC's Executive Director Quyen Dinh serves as a key spokesperson in the coalition.
• Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 12 February 2026ILCM is a key legal partner in the Southeast Asian Defense Response Project, providing legal representation, screening, and representation for Southeast Asian immigrants facing deportation in Minnesota. ILCM contributes legal expertise to complement SEAFN's community organizing model.
• Transforming GenerationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026Transforming Generations (TG) is a member organization and strategic partner in the Southeast Asian Defense Response Project. TG provides culturally responsive community outreach, education, and advocacy through a gender and queer justice lens, supporting Southeast Asian families targeted by immigration enforcement.
• ManForwardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026ManForward is a member organization and strategic partner in the Southeast Asian Defense Response Project. As a national network of Southeast Asian men committed to challenging and healing patriarchal norms, ManForward supports the deportation defense effort.
• Southeast Asian-Action (SEA-Action)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2024SEAFN established Southeast Asian-Action (SEA-Action) as its advocacy affiliate organization in May 2024 to strategically focus on policies and introduce the SEADRA Bill. SEA-Action leads the national SEARR campaign consisting of four legislative bills.
• VietLeadmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVietLead is a member organization and key partner in national campaigns. SEAFN partnered with VietLead on a national tour of the documentary 'Taking Root' to tell the story of collective healing and resistance in Southeast Asian refugee communities.
• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAALDEF's Executive Director Bethany Li has publicly condemned mass deportation plans and called for community resistance, demonstrating alignment with SEAFN's advocacy positions.
• VietNolaNetworksupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerA coalition of organizers, advocates, and artists formed in New Orleans to serve as a central hub for Vietnamese communities, offering culturally competent resources, training, and communication in solidarity with SEAFN's Drop the Banner campaign.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Immigration Law Center (NILC): Leading national immigrant rights legal organization; engages on deportation defense, detention, and policy advocacy with overlapping priorities around ending mass deportation and protecting Southeast Asian and other refugee populations.
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC): Largest national AAPI civil rights coalition; offers overlapping immigration, deportation defense, and policy advocacy capabilities as part of a broader portfolio that spans multiple AAPI communities, including Southeast Asians.

Direct peers

• Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC): National AAPI advocacy organization focused on Southeast Asian refugees and immigrants; directly collaborates with SEAFN on SEADRA reintroduction and serves overlapping constituencies through policy advocacy, narrative change, and leadership development.
• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF): National AAPI legal advocacy organization providing litigation, Know Your Rights, immigration defense, and voter protection; publicly aligned with SEAFN on mass deportation opposition and serves similar Southeast Asian and broader immigrant constituencies.
• Boat People SOS (BPSOS): Vietnamese-American community organization providing immigration legal services, resettlement, and refugee assistance; serves a directly overlapping Vietnamese refugee constituency with similar deportation defense and language-access capabilities.
• National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC): National AAPI civic engagement and immigration rights organization; runs affiliate-based organizing models structurally similar to SEAFN's coalition model and engages on deportation defense and immigrant rights policy.
• Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM): Minnesota-based nonprofit providing immigration legal services; partnered with SEAFN in the Southeast Asian Defense Response Project to provide legal representation, screening, and removal defense for Southeast Asian immigrants.
• CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities: NYC-based AAPI grassroots organizing group working on housing, immigration, and gender justice; uses comparable community-organizing and direct-service models targeting Southeast Asian and other low-income Asian immigrant communities.
• Freedom, Inc. SEAFN member organization based in Wisconsin organizing Hmong and Southeast Asian communities on gender-based violence, youth leadership, and immigrant rights; operates under SEAFN's coalition umbrella with comparable programmatic focus areas.
• VietLead: SEAFN member organization based in PA/NJ organizing Vietnamese and Southeast Asian communities on gender justice, immigrant rights, and anti-deportation; serves as a direct coalition partner and produces the Taking Root documentary toured nationally with SEAFN.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@seafnofficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/SEAfreedomnetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/seafnofficial/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southeast-asian-freedom-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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