Heritage: Conference: Southeast Asian languages (NAFEA)

[Scott McGinnis]

Heritage Languages Listserve
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> From: 	NAFEA2000 at aol.com[SMTP:NAFEA2000 at AOL.COM]
> Sent: 	Friday, March 24, 2000 3:33:51 PM

This is KimOanh Nguyen-Lam from the Center for Language Minority
Education
and Research, CSULB. I would like to share the following information
with the
group. There will be a panel presentation titled "Mainstreaming Heritage

Language Programs"  - represented by individuals and groups that have
successfully brought their language programs into public schools and
institutions to ensure their survival.


The National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian,

Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans (NAFEA) is a non-profit organization
serving professionals who are Southeast Asians, and those who work with
the
Southeast Asian community in the fields of education, social services
and
community development.
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NAFEA 2000:
Honoring the Past upon Entering the Future

Conference Registration and Call for Presentation


May 18-20, 2000
Anaheim, California

Doubletree Anaheim/Orange County
100 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868



NAFEA's mission is to promote and support the advancement of Cambodian,
Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans through education, networking, and
cross-cultural exchange.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian,

Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans (NAFEA) is a non-profit organization
serving professionals who are Southeast Asians, and those who work with
the
Southeast Asian community in the fields of education, social services
and
community development.

Our annual conference brings together individuals from across the United

States who share a common interest in Southeast Asian issues.  The
two-day
conference will feature workshops, intensive institutes, training
sessions,
sharing sessions and panel presentations.  Saturday afternoon is
especially
dedicated to the Ethnic Studies Institutes, which are essentially open
community forums, some of which will be conducted in primary languages.


NAFEA 20th Annual Conference will be held on May 18-20, 2000 in Anaheim,

California.  The focus of this conference is to commemorate the 25 years

since the existence of our first Southeast Asian American communities
and to
validate NAFEA's past 20 years of leadership and service to Southeast
Asian
American students and families.

Location and Hotel Accommodations
DoubleTree Anaheim/Orange County
100 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868

To reserve a hotel room, you must contact Odete Cardoso at
1-800-632-4416 or
fax your request to (619) 693-8681.  Please make your reservation by
March
15, 2000 to guarantee the special group rate at $99/night.

The Doubletree Anaheim/Orange City is a first class hotel, located in
Anaheim. The rooms feature color TV with free Disney channel, in-room
movies,
on screen supernintendo, radio, telephone, hair dryer, and iron/board.
The
hotel also offers two restaurants, room service, one outdoor pool,
jacuzzi, 2
lighted tennis courts ,fitness center, meeting rooms, coin operated
laundry
and free shuttle to Disneyland, and free parking. Best of all, the hotel
is
within walking distance to The Block At Orange, Southern California's
newest
and most imaginative dining, shopping and entertainment experience.
Restaurants and Orange County's largest movie theatres are found next
door to
bookstores, boutiques, and sidewalk cafes. All located in one
imaginative
open-air promenade. At The Block, you can take the kids skateboarding,
buy a
              great gift, stop off for a coffee or have dinner. It's the

perfect place to spend the day with the family or the evening with
friends.
So, come explore and enjoy!

Transportation:  Located on the City Drive, at the intersections of the
Santa
Ana Freeway (I-5), the Garden Grove Freeway (Hwy 22) and the Orange
Freeway
(Hwy 57) the Doubletree Anaheim/Orange City is 20 minutes from John
Wayne/Orange County Airport and 45 minutes from Los Angeles
International
Airport.  Round-trip shuttle service from either airport is available
for $10
per person through Odete Cardoso who can also help you to locate the
lowest
airfare.  For more information, please call Odete Cardoso at
1-800-632-4416
or (619) 693-1678.
 NAFEA 2000 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Name (Last, First):
____________________________________________

      Title/Position:
      ___________________________________________

     Affiliation:
      ____________________________________________

        Mailing Address:
        ____________________________________________

                        City: ________________________________

State: ________________  Zip: ___________

Day phone: ____________________Evening phone: _____________________

Fax: ________________________      Email: ____________________________


Pre-Registration:
q Member (including membership renewal)         $150

q Non-member (incl. new membership)               $170

Registration fee includes breakfasts, luncheons, and banquet

Method of Payment: ________________________
Please make checks payable to NAFEA.  Send or fax payment and
registration to:

NAFEA 2000 Conference Registration-  c/o RoseTran
San Diego City Schools -Education Center
4100 Normal Street #2009,
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: (619)725-7272  -    Fax: (619)686-6772
Email:   rtran at mail.sandi.net