By Tuan “Michael” Dang and Kyle Portman, Union Weekly
A brief introduction to the Vietnamese Student Association.
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“Everybody clap your hands!” That’s how we, the Vietnamese Student Association, get everyone’s attention in order to start our meetings. Hopefully, you read that to the tune of the “Cha Cha Slide.” If you didn’t…that’s fine. We hope you clapped your hands anyway.
The Vietnamese Student Association of Cal State Long Beach is a social, cultural club that promotes uniting individuals with a common interest in education, social involvement, and cultural development of the Vietnamese community. Every year the club does its best to create new events while trying to stimulate the Vietnamese culture within its general members.
What sets us apart from your typical cultural organization is that we have a unique alliance with other universities under an umbrella organization known as the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations (UVSA). UVSA encompasses 16 different collegiate campuses all over Southern California, including: UCLA, UCR, UCSB, UCSD, UCI, USC, SDSU, CPP, CSUF, CSULA, CSUN, CSUSB, Mt. SAC, GWC, and OCC. We all strive to serve and better the community around us in the So Cal region.
Read the full story by Tuan “Michael” Dang and Kyle Portman, Union Weekly.
