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The UNAVSA conference attracts hundreds of undergraduates, graduates, and young professionals from around the country participate in the multi-day event to hone their leadership skills, hold discussions with distinguished speakers, and explore issues in the Vietnamese community domestically and abroad. The majority of attendees are current and future officers of Vietnamese American student groups (VSAs, VSUs, UVSAs, etc.) seeking to develop personal leadership abilities, build organizational management skills, and network with other leaders from around the country. |
The UNAVSA conference attracts hundreds of undergraduates, graduates, and young professionals from around the country participate in the multi-day event to hone their leadership skills, hold discussions with distinguished speakers, and explore issues in the Vietnamese community domestically and abroad. The majority of attendees are current and future officers of Vietnamese American student groups (VSAs, VSUs, UVSAs, etc.) seeking to develop personal leadership abilities, build organizational management skills, and network with other leaders from around the country. |
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The first conference was held from July 2, 2004 to July 4, 2004 at [[Emerson College]] in Boston. The second conference was held in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] as a joint-conference with the [[Vietnamese Interacting as One]] conference in July 2005. The third conference was held from July 13, 2006 to July 16, 2006 at the [[San Jose State University]] in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. The 2007 conference was held in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] from July 26, 2007 to July 29, 2007. The 2008 conference was held in [[Portland, Oregon]] from July 31, 2008 to August 3, 2008. The 2009 conference took place in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] from July 30, 2009 to August 2, 2009. The 2010 conference was held in Washington D.C. from July 29, 2010 to August 1, 2010. The 2011 conference was held in Denver, Colorado from July 28, 2011 to August 1, 2011. The 2012 conference was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota from July 26, 2012 to July 29, 2012. The 2013 conference was held in Anaheim, California. |
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| NAVSA || Boston, MA || July 2-4, 2004 |
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| uNAVSA-2 || Chicago, IL || July 2005 |
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| uNAVSA-3 || San Jose, CA || July 13-16, 2006 |
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| uNAVSA-4 || New Orleans, LA || July 26-29, 2007 |
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| uNAVSA-5 || Portland, OR || July 31-August 3, 2008 |
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| uNAVSA-6 || Atlanta, GA || July 30-August 2, 2009 |
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| uNAVSA-7 || Washington DC || July 29-August 1, 2010 |
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| UNAVSA-8 || Denver, CO || July 28-31, 2011 |
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| UNAVSA-9 || Minneapolis, MN || July 26-29, 2012 |
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| UNAVSA-10 || Anaheim, CA || August 1-4, 2013 |
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| UNAVSA-11 || Dallas, TX || July 24-27, 2014 |
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== Collective Philanthropy Project == |
== Collective Philanthropy Project == |
Revision as of 17:46, 10 September 2014
The Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations (UNAVSA) (Vietnamese: Liên Hội Sinh Viên Việt Nam Bắc Mỹ Châu) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, community-based organization founded in 2004 as a means for Vietnamese organizations from across North America to network, share common resources, collaborate with one another to build strong sustainable communities, and engage in philanthropic work.
History
During the Third International Vietnamese Youth Conference in 2003 in San Diego, there were initial talks for creating a network of Vietnamese Student Associations in North America modeled after the Federal Vietnamese Students Association of Australia. Through a collaboration of the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California along with the New England Intercollegiate Vietnamese Student Association, the first North American Vietnamese Student Associations (NAVSA) conference was held in the Summer of 2004 in Boston, and with that NAVSA was born. Only with the second conference in 2005 in Chicago, was the name of NAVSA changed to The Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations (UNAVSA) to better reflect that nature of this organization as a union.
Regional Partners
- Mid-Atlantic Union of Vietnamese Student Associations
- Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of the Midwest
- Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Georgia
- Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California
- Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of the South
- Southwest Union of Vietnamese Student Associations
- New England Intercollegiate Vietnamese Student Association
- United Vietnamese Student Associations of Ontario
Conferences
The UNAVSA conference attracts hundreds of undergraduates, graduates, and young professionals from around the country participate in the multi-day event to hone their leadership skills, hold discussions with distinguished speakers, and explore issues in the Vietnamese community domestically and abroad. The majority of attendees are current and future officers of Vietnamese American student groups (VSAs, VSUs, UVSAs, etc.) seeking to develop personal leadership abilities, build organizational management skills, and network with other leaders from around the country.
Conference | Location | Date |
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NAVSA | Boston, MA | July 2-4, 2004 |
uNAVSA-2 | Chicago, IL | July 2005 |
uNAVSA-3 | San Jose, CA | July 13-16, 2006 |
uNAVSA-4 | New Orleans, LA | July 26-29, 2007 |
uNAVSA-5 | Portland, OR | July 31-August 3, 2008 |
uNAVSA-6 | Atlanta, GA | July 30-August 2, 2009 |
uNAVSA-7 | Washington DC | July 29-August 1, 2010 |
UNAVSA-8 | Denver, CO | July 28-31, 2011 |
UNAVSA-9 | Minneapolis, MN | July 26-29, 2012 |
UNAVSA-10 | Anaheim, CA | August 1-4, 2013 |
UNAVSA-11 | Dallas, TX | July 24-27, 2014 |
Collective Philanthropy Project
The CPP is an initiative created in 2004 for Vietnamese-American students and community organizations to collaborate toward a common charitable cause. The CPP’s goal is to further UNAVSA’s mission of developing leadership, preserving the Vietnamese heritage, and creating a unified national effort to help those in need. Each year, the top three candidates are asked to present their projects at the UNAVSA national conference. After the attendees vote, a beneficiary is announced at the conference banquet. In years past, CPP has partnered with several non-profit organizations, raising over $300,000 in the last seven years.
Year | CPP Beneficiary |
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2013 | One Body Village |
2012 | M.E.M.O. |
2011 | Children of Vietnam |
2010 | Blue Dragon Children's Foundation |
2009 | Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation |
2008 | VIETHOPE |
2007 | Vietnamese Overseas Initiative (VOICE) |
2006 | The Catalyst Foundation |
2005 | VietACT |
Presidents
The UNAVSA executive board is headed by the President. The current President is Lan Anh Nguyen, who took over from Dan Huynh in 2012 and will conclude her term at the UNAVSA Conference in 2014. The President is responsible for the strategic direction of UNAVSA and is tasked with ensuring the organization is operating within the scope defined by its partner organizations.
No. | Name | Region of origin | Took office | Left office | Note |
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1 | Quoc Phan | Southern California | 4 July 2004 | 31 July 2005 | |
2 | Tony Ngo | Southern California | 31 July 2005 | 16 July 2006 | |
3 | Hai Ton | Northern California | 16 July 2006 | 3 August 2008 | First two-year President |
4 | Brian Vo | Mid-Atlantic | 3 August 2008 | 1 August 2010 | |
5 | Dan Huynh | Midwest | 1 August 2010 | 29 July 2012 | |
6 | Lan Anh Nguyen | Mid-Atlantic | 29 July 2012 | 27 July 2014 |
See also
- List of Vietnamese American Groups
- Mid-Atlantic Union of Vietnamese Student Associations
- Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California
- Vietnamese Student Association
- International Vietnamese Youth Conference