Cheryl Yin, assistant professor of anthropology at Carleton, published a blog post titled “From Long Beach to Cambodia: Finding my community and claiming my voice” for the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) and was quoted in a report. In 2017, Yin participated in their Leadership and Advocacy Training (LAT) program in Washington, D.C., where participants are not only educated on issues that affect Southeast Asian American communities, they also learn how to advocate for those communities when speaking to policymakers and politicians. In honor of the 25th anniversary of the LAT, SEARAC asked Yin to write about her experience.