Please find the latest updates from VAYA in the following categories:
I. VAYA General Updates
II: VAYA Tet 2010 Updates
III: Community Relations Updates
IV: VAYA & Other Organizations Updates
V: Vietnamese Americans for the Cure
VI: Other Announcements & Information
I. VAYA General Updates
A. Upcoming VAYA Event(s)
Saturday November 21: VAYA/UCSD-VSA/VSA-SDSU presents "Human Trafficking Awareness Night" @ Multi-Purpose Room / UCSD (UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093). (6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Doors Open @ 6:00 PM). Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=167965752877&index=1.
The Vietnamese American Youth Alliance of San Diego (www.vayasd.org), the Vietnamese Student Association of UCSD (http://vsasd.org/), and the Vietnamese Student Association of SDSU (http://www.vsa-sdsu.org/) cordially invite you to the Annual "Human Trafficking Awareness Night". This "Call to Action" type event will be held on the campus of UCSD (Multi-Purpose Room) on Saturday November 21, 2009 (door opens at 6:00 PM with the event starting at 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM). The first hour will feature speakers from VietACT (www.VietACT.org) and BSCC (www.bsccoalition.org/) along with performances by Viet Mai (Spoken Words) and Trinity (monologue). The second hour will feature various "Action Stations" where audiences can make greeting cards to the victims/survivors of human trafficking, take a photo for VietACT's "Not For Sale" Campaign, write a letter to Congress to support legislation against human trafficking, and MUCH more. Bring a roll of Yarn or any Knitting tools you have for the cause. Parking is free in Gilman Parking Structure.
Tuesday November 24: VAYA 6th Annual Thanksgiving Potluck @ Tieng Nuoc Toi Radio Conference Room (4120 30th St # 104 San Diego, CA 92104). (6:00 PM - 10:00 PM).
Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=185364297162&mid=16eb896G1e0cd83fG45443cfG7.
B. 2010 Asian/Pacific Islander American Youth Conference (APIAYC)
VAYA is in the process of forming the committee for our 2010 Asian/Pacific Islander American Youth Conference (APIAYC), aimed for July 2010. Please visit our official website (www.vayasd.org) for further information and "Conference Coordinator" applications if you want to be a part of the organizing committee. Please email eboard@vayasd.org if you have immediate questions or concerns.
C. Ways to get MORE involved with VAYA
At VAYA, we work to promote youth leadership, cultural awareness, social activism, and community development. Therefore, we make every effort to provide our members the opportunity to lead and make a difference. Please visit our web site for more information. Please direct any questions or concerns to VAYA Secretary, Anthony (Vinh) Nguyen, at secretary@vayasd.org.
*** Access Application(s) @ http://www.vayasd.org/downloads/
II: VAYA Tet 2010 Updates
A. VAYA's 2010 Golden Voice (Giong Ca Vang) Singing Contest Audition
Music is the melody of language, fashion, and talent. Golden Voice opens up the opportunity to carry out these important elements, and at the same time, helps preserve the essence of the Vietnamese culture through music. We are each a flower of talents, therefore, in this opportunity garden of Golden Voice, everyone blossoms.
Think you can sing? Interested in auditioning? Please save the date(s) below (*** you only need to attend ONE of the two auditions). Interested contestants can download the application @ http://www.sdtet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/VAYA_GoldenVoice10_Application.doc and email it to GoldenVoice@sdtet.com. For more information, please visit http://www.sdtet.com/program/golden-voice/.
Sunday December 6: VAYA's 2010 Golden Voice (Giong Ca Vang) Singing Contest Audition (Audition Choice #2) @ Tieng Nuoc Toi Radio Conference Room (4120 30th St # 104 San Diego, CA 92104). (2:00 - 5:00 PM). PLEASE RSVP TO: GoldenVoice@sdtet.com.
B. General Tet News & Information
Photos and Information on the Top 20 MVSD 2010 Contestants are up. Please check it out at: http://www.sdtet.com/pageant/2010-contestants/.
For more information about the 2010 VAYA Vietnamese Lunar Year Tet Festival, please visit: www.sdtet.com.
III: Community Relations Updates
A. California Endowment /Mid-City CAN (Community Advocacy Network) Updates
The California Endowment has selected City Heights as one of 14 communities to invest significant resources over the next 10 years as part of its state-wide initiative on Building Healthy Communities. For more information or if you want to get involved, please contact:
- Tri Nguyen: (619) 384-7602 Email: tringuyen11@gmail.com
- Huong Nguyen: (408) 207-5895 Email: huongnguyen01@gmail.com
IV: VAYA & other Organizations Updates
A. Vietnamese Alliance to Combat Trafficking (VietACT)
VAYA's very own Community Relations Coordinator II (Non-Vietnamese Community), Calix Vu-Bui, is currently in Taiwan as the latest VietACT Intern (www.VietACT.org). Follow her experience in Taiwan @ http://vietactintern.blogspot.com/.
V: Vietnamese Americans for the Cure
For more information about "Vietnamese Americans for the Cure" and the race, please go to www.viet4cure.org or contact: Nick Tran OR Tracey Nguyen @ info@viet4cure.org.
VI: Other Announcements & Information
A. “PASSPORT TO LOVE” (Chuyen Tinh Xa Xu)
U.S. RELEASE EXPANDED BY POPULAR DEMAND!Winning the hearts of audiences during its limited theatrical run, Victor Vu’s romantic comedy “PASSPORT TO LOVE” will expand to several new cities across the U.S.
Distributed by Everest Productions, the movie will open on November 13th at SAN DIEGO, CA – UA Horton Plaza 14. It will be shown there for approximately two more weeks. Anthony Nguyen, one of VAYA's member (former VAYA Athletic Coordinator), was the Art Director for the film and Nick Tran, a VAYA staff volunteer, was a bartender extra for roughly 3 seconds!
SYNOPSIS: Two best friends leave Vietnam to study abroad in Orange County in this globetrotting romantic comedy from Victor Vu. Though they are supposed to be focusing on school, each man quickly finds himself tangled up with an American woman: the charming Khang (Binh Minh) falls for a single mother, while the already-engaged Hieu (Huy Khanh) has a fling with a beauty queen.
View the trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj9EDnsT0QU
Rated PG-13
In Vietnamese with English Subtitles, 120 minutes
For additional information, please visit: www.PassportToLoveTheMovie.com
B. U.S. Census Bureau
In 2010, the U.S. Census will define who we are as a nation. Taken every 10 years, the census affects political representation and directs the allocation of billions of dollars in government funding. As a 2010 Census partner, you can educate your community about the importance of participating in this historic event and help ensure no one is left uncounted. You can help your community receive the fiscal and social benefits to which it is entitled. Achieving a complete and accurate 2010 Census is in our hands.For more information about the U.S. Bureau of Census, please visit: www.census.gov.
For a complete listing of VAYA's upcoming events/meetings, please visit our official calendar at: http://www.vayasd.org/calendar/. Please direct any questions or concerns to VAYA Secretary, Anthony (Vinh) Nguyen, at secretary@vayasd.org.
On behalf of VAYA's Executive Board and Staff, thank you for your continual support.
About the Author: Anthony (Vinh) T. Nguyen serves as Secretary for VAYA.
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