Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California
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The Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California (Vietnamese:Tổng Hội Sinh Viên Việt Nam Nam Cali) is a network of Vietnamese Student Association
s at various Southern California
universities and colleges. Its programs include the promotion and retention of Vietnamese language and culture among the Vietnamese youth community, especially through the inter-school support of the Vietnamese Culture Shows, fostering social networking among the different VSAs and participation in the philanthropic work of the Vietnamese community. UVSA, as it's commonly referred to, is most famous for organizing the largest Vietnamese Tết
Festival in the United States
each year.
UVSA's Tet Festival is organized each year to celebrate the New Lunar Year. With almost 150,000 attendees joining this generally three-day celebration, it is the largest Vietnamese event that takes place in Little Saigon. The festival usually includes many cultural booths, a carnival with rides for children, a replica of a Vietnamese village and three days of entertainment programs ranging from famous Vietnamese celebrities, martial arts performances to pageant shows and children's contest. Though the festival has taken place in various cities, it has remained at its current location at the Garden Grove Park in Garden Grove since 2000.
are made available on the organization's website, while hard copies are passed out for free at the Tet Festival.
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 at various Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
universities and colleges. Its programs include the promotion and retention of Vietnamese language and culture among the Vietnamese youth community, especially through the inter-school support of the Vietnamese Culture Shows, fostering social networking among the different VSAs and participation in the philanthropic work of the Vietnamese community. UVSA, as it's commonly referred to, is most famous for organizing the largest Vietnamese Tết
Tet
Tet can mean:*Tết or Tết Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese new year**Tet Offensive, a military campaign that began in 1968*Têt in Roussillon, France*Equal temperament, abbreviated as 12-TET, 19-TET and so on...
Festival in the United States
United States
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each year.
Members of the Union (year founded)
- VSA - California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- VSA - California State University, Fullerton
- VSA - California State University, Long Beach
- VSA - California State University, Los Angeles (1976)
- VSA - California State University, San Bernardino
- VSA - Golden West College
- VSA - Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC)
- VSA - University of California, Irvine (1979)
- VSU - University of California, Los Angeles (1977)
- VSA - University of California, Riverside
- VSA - University of California, San Diego (1976)
- VSA - University of California, Santa Barbara
- VSA - University of Southern California
Tet Festival
Non Song
Socal UVSA produces a free annual Tet magazine called Non Song. Electronic versions of this student-run magazineare made available on the organization's website, while hard copies are passed out for free at the Tet Festival.
See also
- Vietnamese Student AssociationVietnamese Student AssociationThe 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...
- International Vietnamese Youth ConferenceInternational Vietnamese Youth ConferenceLen 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...
- Mid-Atlantic Union of Vietnamese Student AssociationsMid-Atlantic Union of Vietnamese Student AssociationsThe Mid-Atlantic Union of Vietnamese Student Associations is a non-profit alliance of college-based cultural organizations from D.C., Maryland, and Virginia...