Len Duong International Vietnamese Youth Network
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The Len Duong International Vietnamese Youth Network is an international non-profit network composed of Vietnamese
student and youth organizations for the purpose of networking as well as philanthropic and political work related to the Vietnamese youth. It has strong ties to local Vietnamese Student Association
s, in particular with those in the United States
, Australia
and France
, and is best known for organizing the biannual International Vietnamese Youth Conference
(previously held in Melbourne
, Paris
, San Diego and Sydney
).
The first conference was organized by Federal Vietnamese Students Association of Australia
in January 1999 in Melbourne
, Australia. It is primarily through this conference that the ideas of an international network and recurring conference was formally introduced and later transformed into the Lenduong organization as it is today.
The second conference was held in Paris
, France in the summer of 2001, followed by the Third International Vietnamese Youth Conference that was co-hosted by the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California
as well as the Phan Boi Chau Youth Network.
With DH4, the fourth conference returned to its original country Australia, and about 450 youths gathered for five days at the Bankstown Town Hall in the suburbs of Sydney from December 27th 2005 to January 1 2006. This conference marked the first conference without a camp.
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam...
student and youth organizations for the purpose of networking as well as philanthropic and political work related to the Vietnamese youth. It has strong ties to local Vietnamese Student Association
Vietnamese Student Association
The Vietnamese Student Association refers to campus-based not-for-profit student groups located all over the world in areas where communities of overseas Vietnamese exist...
s, in particular with those in the United States
United States
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, Australia
Australia
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and France
France
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, and is best known for organizing the biannual International Vietnamese Youth Conference
International Vietnamese Youth Conference
Len Duong International Vietnamese Youth Network organises multi-day International Vietnamese Youth Conferences every 2-3 years, drawing Vietnamese youths from around the world to gather and discuss topics relating to Vietnamese youths and to network with each other. These conferences draw anywhere...
(previously held in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, San Diego and Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
).
International Conferences
About every two years, Len Duong organizes a multi-day international Vietnamese youth conference drawing Vietnamese youths from all over the world to gather and discuss topics relating to the Vietnamese youth and network. These conference draw anywhere from 400-600 youths from more than 15 countries. With the Vietnamese spelling of the International Vietnamese Youth Conference as Đại Hội Thanh Niên Sinh Viên Việt Nam Thế Giới, this conference has simply been abbreviated and nicknamed DH followed by the conference number, such as DH3 for the third conference.The first conference was organized by Federal Vietnamese Students Association of Australia
Federal Vietnamese Students Association of Australia
The Federal Vietnamese Students Association in Australia is an Australia-wide non-profit network composed of Vietnamese student and youth organizations for the purpose of networking as well as philanthropic and political work related to the Vietnamese youth....
in January 1999 in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia. It is primarily through this conference that the ideas of an international network and recurring conference was formally introduced and later transformed into the Lenduong organization as it is today.
The second conference was held in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France in the summer of 2001, followed by the Third International Vietnamese Youth Conference that was co-hosted by the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California
Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California
The Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California is a network of Vietnamese Student Associations at various Southern California universities and colleges...
as well as the Phan Boi Chau Youth Network.
With DH4, the fourth conference returned to its original country Australia, and about 450 youths gathered for five days at the Bankstown Town Hall in the suburbs of Sydney from December 27th 2005 to January 1 2006. This conference marked the first conference without a camp.