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The Vietnamese Student Association at the University of Virginia was founded in 1983 and is proud to be the first Asian student organization on Grounds. On Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, a group of Vietnamese students resolved to form an organization promoting Vietnamese cultural awareness while assisting each other in university life. Over the years, we have helped to foster a growing Asian-American community and embrace a diverse student body. We have worked cooperatively with various Asian Cultural Organizations to build unity within the community. We have also strived to foster strong connections with other organizations both within the University and in the greater global community. Now, nearly forty years later, we are still proud to carry on the VSA tradition.
Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization's contracts, acts or omissions. Our mission: The Vietnamese Student Association strives to create a community that raises awareness of Vietnamese culture, gives back through charity, and forms meaningful connections within and outside of the UVA student body. Interested in joining? We'd love to have you as part of the family! |
2022-2023
- President: Lily Malinowski
- Vice President: Minh Nguyen
- Secretary: Victoria Tran
- Treasurer: Dylan Tran
- MAUVSA ICC Representative: Andrew Nguyen
- Social Chairs: Agi Luong & Natane Nguyen
- Membership Chairs: Megan Doan & Julia Nguyen
- Public Relations Chairs: Emily Luong & Vivian Ho
- Sports Chairs: Nathan Luong & Tommy Tran
- Historians: Anh-Tuan Le & John Le
- Culture Chair: Helen Do & Gaby Nguyen
- Service Chairs: Tu-yen Dang & Tina Dao
- Advisors: Angelmai Truong & Britney Doan
2021-2022
- President: Khoa Le
- Vice President: Thu Nguyen
- Secretary: Andrew Nguyen
- Treasurer: Casey Ma
- MAUVSA ICC Representative: Theodore Vu
- Social Chairs: Olivia Luu & Dylan Tran
- Membership Chairs: Nancy Hoang, Linh Luong, & Nicole Zendarski
- Public Relations Chairs: Britney Doan & Victoria Tran
- Sports Chairs: Minh Nguyen & Christopher Nguyen
- Historians: Ryan Dinh & Ivan Zheng
- Culture Chair: Thao Nguyen & Amy Truong
- Service Chairs: Lily Malinowski & Angelmai Truong
- Advisors: Huyen Nguyen & Tracy Nguyen
2020-2021
- President: Quang Lam
- Vice President: Eugene Lee
- Secretary: Janice Choe
- Treasurer: Lani Nguyen
- MAUVSA CORR Representative: Theodore Vu
- Social Chairs: Andrew Nguyen & Marcus Nguyen
- Membership Chairs: Casey Ma & Nicole Zendarski
- Public Relations Chairs: Linh Luong & Tracy Nguyen
- Sports Chairs: Cat-Thy Dang & Christopher Nguyen
- Historians: Julia Mansfield & Huyen Nguyen
- Culture Chairs: Khoa Le & Kiley Weeks
- Service Chairs: Andrew Nguyen & Thu Nguyen
- Advisors: Faisal Refai & Hanna Un
2019-2020
- President: Tiffanie Vu
- Vice President: Reeya Rabena
- Secretary: Julie Nguyen
- Treasurer: Vinh Nguyen (boy)
- MAUVSA CORR Representative: Vinh Nguyen (girl)
- Social Chairs: Eugene Lee & Theodore Vu
- Membership Chairs: Faisal Refai & Lauren Kim
- Public Relations Chairs: Janice Choe & Megan Van Rafelghem
- Sports Chairs: Quang Lam & Christopher Truong
- Historians: Cindy Do & Emily Pham
- Culture Chairs: Christina Nguyen & Kimberly Vo
- Service Chairs: Lani Nguyen & Shirley Chu
- Advisors: John Ramirez & Victor Tran
2018-2019
- President: Ami Nguyen
- Vice President: Daniel Choi
- Secretary: Aria Nguyen
- Treasurer: Dhaval Patel
- MAUVSA CORR Representative: Quang Nguyen
- Social Chairs: Chris Lee & Won Lee
- Membership Chairs: Tiffanie Luong & Hanna Un
- Public Relations Chairs: Kelly Cen & Sojung Kim
- Sports Chairs: Tien Tran & Anthony Huynh
- Historians: Tiffanie Vu & Min Jea Kim
- Culture Chairs: Lam-Phong Pham & Victor Tran
- Service Chairs: Julie Nguyen & Kaylee Guan
- Advisors: Ahra Nam & Sean Shih
2017-2018
- President: Anthony Sanworanart
- Vice President: Andrew Dinh
- Secretary: Ahra Nam
- Treasurer: Derek Wu
- MAUVSA CORR Representative: Sharon Le
- Social Chairs: Chris Han & Sean Shih
- Membership Chairs: Ami Nguyen & Jack Perales
- Public Relations Chairs: Aria Nguyen & Nhi Nguyen
- Sports Chairs: Khuong Nguyen & Reeya Rabena
- Historians: Bryan Tran & Enrique Aguilar
- Culture Chairs: Daniel Choi & Paul Luong
- Service Chairs: Brandon Luong & Jojo Chao
- Advisors: Chunbo Huang & Sarah Tran
2016-2017
- President: Xing Zhang
- Vice President: Hannah Nguyen
- Secretary: Anthony Sanworanart
- Treasurer: Jodie Ryu
- MAUVSA CORR Representative: Geoffrey Nguyen
- Social Chairs: Hiu Hiu Sau & Michael Woon
- Membership Chairs: Joyce Kuo & Andrew Dinh
- Public Relations Chairs: Amanda Nguyen & Andy Liu
- Sports Chairs: Sherry Chan & Elliott Kim
- Historians: Jimmy Wang & Hung Truong
- Culture Chairs: Victoria Luu & Nhiem Nguyen
- Service Chairs: Divya Rengarajan & Chunbo Huang
- Advisors: Tiffany Chong & Quyen Dang
2015-2016
- President: Nick Kim
- Vice President: Kelsi Gardner
- Secretary: N/A
- Treasurer: Tahir Ahmad
- MAUVSA CORR Representative: Jessica Tran
- Social Chairs: Anthony Sanworanart & Angie Vo
- Membership Chairs: Tiffany Chong & Quyen Dang
- Public Relations Chairs: Jodie Ryu & Katin Tran
- Sports Chairs: Minh Bui & Derek Wu
- Historians: Emily Phan & Helen Chang
- Culture Chairs: Hannah Nguyen & Sarah Tran
- Service Chairs: Xing Zhang & Lindsey Vu
- Advisors: Nha-Han Pham & Sophie Ngo
2014-2015
- President: Tuan Tieu
- Vice President: Kathy Nguyen
- Secretary: Kelsi Gardner
- Treasurer: Ann Duong
- MAUVSA CORR Representative: Truc Vo
- Social Chairs: Daniel Moon & Bobby Chan
- Membership Chairs: My-Anh Nguyen & Brian Nguyen
- Public Relations Chairs: Zophie Quan & Kevin Phung
- Sports Chairs: Liuzhi Zhang & Nick Kim
- Historians: Chanlee Luu & Kevin Cao
- Culture Chairs: Kristina Hosi & Jenny Pham
- Service Chairs: Michaele Phan & Victoria Nguyen
- Advisors: Alex Lu & Viet Huynh
2013-2014
- President: Lam Bui
- Vice President: Alec Chen
- Secretary: Ann Duong
- Treasurer: Lana Hoang
- Culture Chairs: Nha-Han Pham & Sophie Ngo
- Social Chairs: Kathy Nguyen & Tuan Tieu
- Sports Chairs: Shamal Lord & Viet Huynh
- Service Chairs: Vivi Tran & Stephanie Le
- Membership Chairs: Kelsi Gardner & Tim Mai
- Public Relations Chairs: Lilly Wang & Roberto Rada
- Historian: Chanhong Luu
- Advisors: Trung Tran & Kevin Houston
- MAUVSA Representative: Chris Duong
2012-2013
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- President: Lam Bui
- Vice President: Kevin Houston
- Secretary: Tony Hoang
- Treasurer: Chris Duong
- Culture Chairs: Lauren Nguyen & Trung Tran
- Social Chairs: Julie Nguyen & Thuan Tran
- Sports Chairs: Alec Chen & Kat Ngov
- Service Chairs: Lana Hoang & Mai-Vi Nguyen
- Membership Chairs: Kristina Hosi & Tuan Tieu
- Webmaster & Public Relations Chairs: Ann Duong & Raymond Tang
- Historian: Chanhong Luu
- Advisors: Emily Chau & Sid Das
- MAUVSA Representative: Cheng Xu
2011-2012
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- President: Jolene Nguyen
- Vice President: Kyung Choi
- Secretary: Mei Lui
- Treasurer: Sophia Lee
- Culture Chairs: Lam Bui & Kevin Houston
- Social Chairs: Philip Dinh
- Sports Chairs: Alec Chen & Riz Magalong
- Service Chairs: Chris Duong
- Membership Chairs: Tony Hoang & Harvey Ngo
- Webmaster & Public Relations Chair: Cheng Xu
- Historian: Lana Hoang
- Advisor & MAUVSA Representative: Sid Das
2010-2011
- President: Victoria "Vicky" Nguyen
- Vice President: Jen Nguyen
- Secretary: Hung Pham
- Treasurer: Eric Wu
- Culture Chairs: Kim Duong & Riz Magalong
- Social Chairs: Sid Das & Mei Lui
- Sports Chairs: Kyung Choi
- Service Chairs: Emily Chau & Sophia Lee
- Membership Chairs: Kenneth Lim & Tiffany Tsai
- Webmaster & Public Relations Chair: Monica Ngov
- Historian: Vinh Nguyen
- Advisors & MAUVSA Representative: Alex Koo & Jolene Nguyen
2009-2010
- President: Natalie Nguyen
- Vice President: Vicky Nguyen
- Secretary: Han Vo
- Treasurer: Andrew Tarne
- Culture Chairs: Chi-Lan Pham & Thuy Vo
- Social Chairs: Jolene Nguyen & Nathan Park
- Sports Chairs: Alex Koo & Eric Wu
- Service Chairs: Jen Nguyen & Vincent Nguyen-Cao
- Membership Chairs: Kyung Choi & Monica Ngov
- Webmaster & Public Relations Chair: Watanna Savanh
- Historian: Vinh Nguyen
- Advisors: Chuck Cao, Toan Ho, & Lisa Nguyen
2008-2009
- President: Sandy Cao
- Vice President: Nelson Wu
- Secretary: Natalie Nguyen
- Treasurer: Andrew Chau
- Culture Chairs: Lisa Nguyen & Hung Pham
- Social Chairs: Victoria Nguyen & Chuck Cao
- Sports Chairs: Michelle Le & Nghi Phung
- Service Chairs: Stephen Nguyen & Katelyn Nguyen
- Membership Chairs: Han Vo & Seio Ohara
- Historian: Toan Ho
- Webmaster & Public Relations Chairs: Andrew Tarne
- Advisors: Truong-An Le
2007-2008
- President: Christine Ngo
- Vice President: Sandy Cao
- Secretary: Tony Tran
- Treasurer: Nelson Wu
- Culture Chairs: Natalie Nguyen & Andrew Chau
- Social Chairs: Kim Ho & Han Vo
- Sports Chairs: Kevin Yang & Peter Park
- Service Chairs: Tien Truong & Chuck Cao
- Membership Chairs: Teresa Lin & Linh Ly
- Historian: Seio Ohara
- Webmaster & Public Relations Chair: Khoi Nguyen
- Advisors: Julie Luu & Hoai-Nam Nguyen
2005-2006
- President: Kathy Tran
- Vice President: Jen Chu
- Secretary: Tina Nham
- Treasurer: Di Dang
- Cultural Chairs: Hoai-Nam Nguyen & Katie Truong
- Social Chairs: Dan Phan & Gina Nguyen
- Sports Chairs: Hac Dang & Tim Tran
- Membership Chair: Julie Luu
- Historian: Christine Ngo
- Webmaster & Public Relations Chair: Thanh-An Nguyen
- Advisors: Phuong-Mai Nguyen, Thai-An Nguyen
2004-2005
- President: Thai-An Nguyen
- Vice President: Jenn Nguyen
- Secretary: Phuong Mai Nguyen
- Treasurer: Hac Dang
- Social Chairs: Jen Chu & Kathy Tran
- Membership Chair: Kat Vu
- Cultural Chairs: Giang Ho & Chi Nguyen
- Sports Chairs: Dan Nguyen & Tina Nham
- Webmaster & Public Relations Chair: David Dang
- Historian: Alex Ho
- Advisors: Doan Ly & Serena Nguyen
2003-2004
- President: Serena Nguyen
- Internal Vice President: Vy Bui
- External Vice President: Doan Ly
- Secretary: Eric Phan
- Treasurer: An Nguyen
- Membership Chair: Jenn Nguyen
- Cultural Chairs: Nhan Do & Thanh-An Nguyen
- Webmaster: The Khuc
- Social Chairs: Lan Nguyen & Thai-An Nguyen
- Advisor(s): Lang Nguyen & *Thinh Nguyen
- Historian: Anh Ho
- Sports Chairs: Hiep Vo & Chris Arzadon
2002-2003
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- President: Lang Nguyen
- Internal Vice President: Amy Ton
- External Vice President: Lan-Anh Phan or *Teresa Nguyen
- Secretary: Vy Bui
- Treasurer: Mike Hu
- Historian: Anh Ho
- Public Relations Chair: *Teresa Nguyen
- Cultural Chairs: Doan Ly & Serena Nguyen
- Social Chairs: Vy Nguyen & James Chou
- Sports Chair: Marcus Woo
- Membership Chair: Khanh Du
- Webmaster: The Khuc
- Advisors: Thinh Nguyen, An Bui, & Long Nguyen
- *Data for External Vice President & Public Relations Chair are disputed
2001-2002
- President: Thinh Nguyen
- Vice President: Lang Nguyen
- Secretary: An Bui
- Treasurer: Anh-Chi Phan
- Historian: Cathy Do
- Cultural Chairs: Vicky Nguyen, Lan-Anh Phan, & Amy Ton
- Social Chairs: Andy Chon, Chau Tran, & Long Nguyen
- Sports Chairs: Yuan Ren & Thanh-Lan Nguyen
2000-2001
- President: Dalei Dong
- Vice President: Thinh Nguyen
- Secretary: Michele Ho
- Treasurer: Julie Hong
- Historian: Auco Ho
- Cultural Chairs: Nga Ly & Vy Nguyen
- Social Chairs: Jean Hong & Anh Nguyen
- Sports Chair: Lim Vu
1998-1999
- President: Quan Vu
- Vice President: Kim Le
- Secretary: Michelle Le
- Treasurer: Andy Le
- Social & Publicity Chairs: Alex Dinh & David Pham
- Historian: Quynh Nguyen
- Sports Chair: Khang Le
- Cultural Chair: Hoa Mai
1990-1991
- President: Thai Loi Thuan
- Vice President: Nguyen Ngoc Hoang An
- Secretary: Nguyen Thi Phuong-Thao
- Treasurer: Son Van
- Social Coordinators: Smith Pat & Quddus Ruhul
- Sports Coordinators: Tran Viet Hai & Pham Diem Phung Thao
- Historians: Tran Dai Apollo & Mai Xuan Phuong
1989-1990
- President: Bui Nhu Thuy
- Vice President: Guerin Emilie
- Secretary: Truong Nguyet Anh
- Treasurer: Luong Bich Thuan
- Social Coordinators: Choi Yun Sook, Nguyen Thi Phuong-Thao, & Phan Nguyen Ngoc Hien
- Sports Coordinators: Chang Gabriel & Choi Jun
- Historians: Nguyen Thi Bach & Thai Thien-Huong
Sports
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VSA at UVA strives to incorporate athleticism into who we are as an organization with participation in many sports including, but not limited to, flag football, soccer, volleyball, and basketball. Thanks to our Sports chairs, who organize practices and gather teammates, VSA is able to compete in intramural sports against other teams on Grounds.
One of our biggest sporting events of the year is Turkey Bowl, a region-wide flag football competition in which various MAUVSA schools in the Mid-Atlantic region compete against one another. During the Fall 2024 season, our women's team advanced to the finals, while our men's team brought home the Turkey Bowl trophy. |
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Community ServiceOur organization strives to leave a lasting impact on the community through different service events throughout the year. Our Service chairs find ways for us to give back to our community while also raising money for our Collective Philanthropy Project (CPP). Through the CPP each year, we, along with all other participating MAUVSA schools, raise money for causes combating current important issues facing Vietnam.
Our biggest service event of the year is Phofest, a time where our organization creates a pop-up Vietnamese restaurant in Charlottesville. During Phofest, we serve popular dishes like pho (Vietnamese noodle soup), goi cuon, (spring rolls), and che (Vietnamese dessert). |
Cultural Arts
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As a cultural organization on Grounds, our mission is to spread awareness of the Vietnamese culture and what it means to be a Vietnamese student at UVA.
Whether it is educating those of Vietnamese descent who lost touch with their own culture or simply sharing our cultural traditions and ideals to our members and friends who are not Vietnamese, we use our culture to bring those around us closer together. In our largest cultural event of the year, Tet Show, the members of VSA put on a show for friends, family, and the community showcasing Vietnamese culture through acting, singing, dancing, and much more. |
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The Mid-Atlantic Union of Vietnamese Student Associations (MAUVSA)MAUVSA unites VSAs from schools in the Mid-Atlantic Region in order to engage and empower Vietnamese-American communities by encouraging cultural awareness and promoting the development of young leaders. Every year, MAUVSA hosts multiple events such as their annual Leadership Conference and summits across different schools in order to fulfill their mission. Learn more about MAUVSA and how you can get involved here.
Each year, MAUVSA schools participate in a Collective Philanthropy Project (CPP) in order to raise funds and awareness for non-profit organizations and their initiatives. Our Service chairs lead fundraising efforts toward CPP through smaller actions such as bake sales and car washes to larger operations such as our semi-annual Phofest. This year, our CPP for 2021-2022 is the Asian Prisoner Support Committee (APSC). As a non-profit organization, the APSC is dedicated to supporting Asian and Pacific Islander (API) prisoners and to raise awareness about the growing number of APIs being imprisoned, detained, and deported. Learn more about the APSC here.
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Asian Leaders Council at UVa (ALC)The Asian Leaders Council (ALC) is group consisting of UVA's leaders within the Asian/Asian Pacific American communities. The ALC is committed to fostering the growth of the A/APA community through collaboration, coordination, and cooperation.
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