Application: BACI Upward College Summer Scholars Program 2021

Application for BACI Upward College Summer Scholars Program 2021 Upward College Summer Scholars Program is a highly interactive, fun, and...

Open Letter to President Joe Biden

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.The White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave NWWashington, DC 20500 March 5, 2021 Dear President Biden: We write...

Statement on the 74th Anniversary of the Union Day of Myanmar

Statement on the 74th Anniversary of the Union Day of Myanmar February 12, 2021 marks the 74th Anniversary of the...

Full text of speech of Elaisa Vahnie on the 74th Anniversary of the Union Day of Myanmar

Remarks of Mr. Elaisa Vahnie, Executive Director of Burmese American Community Institute At the 74th Anniversary of the Union Day...

U.S. Senator Todd Young, Congressman Andre Carson, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett Spoke at 74th Union Day of Myanmar

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 12, 2021— Today marks the 74th Anniversary of the signing of the Panglong Agreement in 1947 in Myanmar...

BACI Partners with IMHC and IDOH on COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

INDIANAPOLIS, January, 1, 2021 — The Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) and Indiana Minority Health Coalition (IMHC) to collaborate on...

BACI Awarded $64,000 in grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.

INDIANAPOLIS, November 12, 2020 — The Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) has received a $64,000 grant through the Youth Program Resilience...

Statement of Elaisa Vahnie, Executive Director of BACI

TESTIMONY OF ELAISA VAHNIE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BURMESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY INSTITUTE BEFORE INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,...

Full text of Remarks of Elaisa Vahnie on Voting Right, Freedom, and Democracy

YouTube video link: Voting Right, Freedom, and the American Democracy Facebook video link: Voting Right, Freedom, and the American Democracy...

BACI Launched Center for Research, Policy and Innovation (CRPI)

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7, 2020— The Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) just launched its new center Center for Research, Policy and...

BACI Kicks-Off Celebration of its 10 Years of Advocacy, Education, Service

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7, 2020— The Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) this week during its 9th Annual Research Presentation Day formally announced...

College Going Rate among Burmese-Americans Increased to 91% while Maintaining 96.9% College Persistence Rate

179,894 Burmese refugees have been admitted to the United States since 2000. While over 32,000 Burmese individuals are residing in...

Application: 2020-2021 BACI Upward College (year-round) Program Application Form

The Upward College Program helps prepare the participants their college and future success through its innovative and comprehensive curriculum design...

Myanmar Scholars and Leaders Program Scholarship Application Released

The MSLP will train and support the next generation of leaders and scholars, selected from the pool of state employees,...

Submit Your Name: College Graduates of Burmese Origin in the USA

Since 2019, the Burmese American Community Institute has been gathering a list of graduates of Myanmar origin in the US...

Full Text of Remarks of Elaisa Vahnie

At the Virtual Celebration & Recognition for Class of 2020 For High School Graduates of Myanmar Origin in the USA...

BACI to Partner with Ball State University on Research and Delivery of Maternal and Child Health Service to Burmese Community

INDIANAPOLIS, June 7, 2020 — The Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) and Ball State University are pleased to announce a partnership...

Nominate for a Youth Ambassador

Why become the Youth Ambassador of the Burmese Community in the USA? A simple answer is you will be part...

Covid-19 K-12+ Remote Learning and Online Resources Launched

INDIANAPOLIS, April 1, 2020 — In response to the new reality of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Burmese American Community...

BACI Honored with “Outstanding Community Partner of the Year”

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 24, 2020 — The Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) was given the “Outstanding Community Partner of the Year”...

Application: BACI Upward College Summer Scholars Program 2020

Application for BACI Upward College Summer Scholars Program 2020 Upward College Summer Scholars Program is a highly interactive, fun, and...

BACI to Host Second Annual Mental Health First Aid Training March 21

[As a public health measure in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and after consultation with our federal and state partners,...

Elaisa Vahnie Selected as Speaker for International Education Leadership Conference in Washington D.C.

Washington DC, February 13, 2020 – Elaisa Vahnie, Executive Director of the Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) will be speaking...

February 12 Proclaimed as ‘Myanmar Union Day in Indianapolis’ by Mayor Joe Hogsett, Rep. André Carson rendered Congressional Recognition of the Union Day

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 12, 2020 — Joe Hogsett, the 49th Mayor of Indianapolis, proclaimed February 12 as official Myanmar Union Day in...

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Stressed the Importance of Fostering Union Spirit in Building Federalist Democracy in Myanmar

‘Union Day of Burma – Panglong Agreement’ Event in the U.S. calls for Unity, to End Violence in Ethnic Minority...

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to Address Myanmar Union Day Celebration in Indianapolis, USA

INDIANAPOLIS, February 5, 2020 — Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the State Counsellor of Myanmar, will video address the 73rd Myanmar...

BACI to Partner with NAFSA on Myanmar Scholars and Leaders Program

INDIANAPOLIS, January 10, 2020 — The Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) and NAFSA: Association of International Educators, the world’s largest nonprofit...

Myanmar Scholars and Leaders Program Scholarship Launched

The MSLP will train and support the next generation of leaders and scholars, selected from the pool of state employees,...

Federal Grant to Support BACI Civic Education and Naturalization Services

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) grant will help BACI’s Educational Programs to train 500 Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) in...

Indiana University Hamilton Lugar School’s Southeast Asian and ASEAN Studies Program to offer Burmese language

The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University begins teaching Burmese Language in Fall 2019 through...

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