Since 2012, UNAVSA’s scholarship committee has selected 4-8 scholarship recipients to attend our annual leadership conference. Each year, the scholarship class reflects the ideals and characteristics the committee believes is crucial for the progression of the Vietnamese North American community. This year’s scholarship recipients for UNAVSA-15 in Atlanta are Anthony Nguyen (Northern California), Austin Le…
Life and the path one takes is never crystal clear. The road to success and fulfillment is sometimes a long journey of self discovery and self improvement. Read more about Viet Nguyen’s journey to finding his path in life and share the struggles that accompanied him along the way. In elementary school, I was often…
Former UNAVSA President, Thoa Kim Nguyen, shares another piece for the Presidential Perspective series. Read below for another soulfully crafted piece by Thoa. “…My roommate and I dubbed you ‘Dragon lady’” he proclaimed loudly, while laughing and awkwardly jabbing his friend’s arm. Not more than 15 minutes before this statement he introduced himself as Ben…
Current City: San Francisco, CA UNAVSA Involvement: UNAVSA-8: Logistics UNAVSA-9: Southwest CoRR & Logistics UNAVSA-10: Southwest CoRR & Logistics UNAVSA-11: CPP Campaign Director UNAVSA-12: IVP UNAVSA-13: IVP UNAVSA-14: CPP Audit Director UNAVSA-15: Sponsorship How did you get involved with UNAVSA? I began my involvement with UNAVSA when I referred through Thoa and Phong Nguyen. This…