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...

Elaisa Vahnie

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...

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...

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”...

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...

College Persistence Rate Continues to Rise for Myanmar-Americans in USA

College Enrollment rate among Burmese-Americans maintained at a 90 percent average for 2018 and 2019 INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 1, 2019—A study...

Myanmar Young Scholars Met with Congressional Office, Federal Agencies

INDIANAPOLIS/WASHINGTON DC, July 24, 2019—Forty-seven young scholars who are participating in the Burmese American Community Institute’s Upward College Summer Scholars...

BACI and local community gives back on World Refugee Day

In conjunction with World Refugee Day, members of the Burmese American Community Institute (BACI), along with more than 80 young...

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