Cal Vietnamese Student Association

🌸 Better late than never! Introducing the eagerly awaited Spring 2024 Cabinet for VSA. 🌱 Apologies for the delay, but great things take time! Let’s make up for lost time and bloom together!

ICC - Calvin Nguyen and Trang Vo
Outreach - Kristina Nguyen and Michelle Ly
Finance - Steve Nguyen and Hannah Nguyen
Soot Sprites Famheads - Maddie Lam, Thien Kim (TK) Dang, and William Huynh

🌸 Better late than never! Introducing the eagerly awaited Spring 2024 Cabinet for VSA. 🌱 Apologies for the delay, but great things take time! Let’s make up for lost time and bloom together!

President - Vincent Do
External VP - Anh Le
Internal VP - Britney Nguyen
Acadmic Chairs - Aaron Lam, Aaron Tran, and Edward Wu
Publicity Chair - Angela Huynh
Historians - Cam-Truc Hua Di, Dylan Nguyen, Stacy Giu

🌸 Better late than never! Introducing the eagerly awaited Spring 2024 Cabinet for VSA. 🌱 Apologies for the delay, but great things take time! Let’s make up for lost time and bloom together!

Culture Chairs - Hanh Chu and Khang Ho
Retention Chairs - Ashley Bui and Danny Nguyen
Secretary - Jamie Lynn Phan
Calcifer Famheads - Abigail Paras and Stacy Giu

🌸 Better late than never! Introducing the eagerly awaited Spring 2024 Cabinet for VSA. 🌱 Apologies for the delay, but great things take time! Let’s make up for lost time and bloom together!

President - Vincent Do
External VP - Anh Le
Internal VP - Britney Nguyen
Academic Chairs - Aaron Lam, Aaron Tran, and Edward Wu
Publicity - Angela Huynh
Historians - Cam-Truc Hua Di, Dylan Nguyen, and Stacy Giu

VSA is so excited to announce our LAST EVENT OF THE SEMESTER! Our banquet, Springtime Serenade, is a formal dinner celebrating all of our memories and work this semester! Come for a night of live music and food! Please RSVP quickly! We will be closing the form at 80!

Want to join and be more deeply involved with VSA?! 🤩 Cabinet is an amazing opportunity to not only lead events and interact closely with the community, but also make long lasting bonds!

You can apply for cabinet positions for Fall 2024 (and some for the next academic school year) at tinyurl.com/VSAF24Apply! Information on the positions available and their duties are listed in the application.

Elections for the positions will be held on Tuesday, April 23 from 7PM - 10PM. Location will be sent out to anyone who is registered to vote with VSA (tinyurl.com/VSAVoter) and all applicants a day before the date. We encourage all who can to attend!! ☺️

Busy cramming for midterms?? Come join us for 2 hours of studying and yapping before grabbing a sweet treat, Chè Thái, to reward yourself!! Whoever comes to study is guaranteed seconds! Come hang out!
Date: April 18 from 3-6 PM
Location: Main Stacks D1 & D2 for studying
DM us for the location to grab Chè Thái!

Make sure to join us for the LAST general meeting this semester ran by our intern class! There will be games, prizes, and snacks as well as special access to the final events of this year! We're excited to see you there!

Hey hey hey VSA!

Don’t miss out on our THIRD GENERAL MEETING 🤩 this Thursday, April 18th 8-9:30pm in Dwinelle 155. Come out for a meeting filled with fun activities 💃, recaps 📽, and more ✨. Learn what VSA’s been up to and enjoy a night HOSTED BY OUR INTERNS!🥳🥳🥳

We’re back with your favorite event! Come support VSA and take out all of your midterm stress by pieing your lovely interns for only $2 a pie 😱🥧!! Find us on Upper Sproul on 4/17 from 11am-3pm.

ARE YOU EXCITED FOR OUR 45TH ANNUAL CULTURE SHOW!?! BECAUSE WE ARE!! 🥰 Come join us for a night of exciting performances and culture! Get your tickets now (linked in our bio)‼️‼️
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Grandma, who visits from Vietnam, guides Khoa and Linh toward the virtues of resilience, kindness, and generosity, offering timeless lessons for navigating life’s challenges through Vietnamese folklore such as the Legend of Thánh Gióng and Ăn Khế Trả Vàng.
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WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2024
WHERE: Skyline High School; 12250 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619
DOORS OPEN @ 3:30PM
SHOW STARTS @ 4:30PM

Come to Cal VSA’s SECOND GENERAL MEETING to get exclusive information about upcoming events including socials, culture show, banquet, and MORE! Be sure to show up if you want priority access to RSVP’s! See you guys there!

Come join Cal VSA on March 18th for some fun and crazy St. Patrick’s day shenanigans. We will have St Patricks day themed Viet food and other fun activities with some prizes to accompany with.

Be in the St Patty’s day spirit as well and come dress in something green!!!!

Make sure to RSVP for this event and BE!!! sure you are able to attend. The RSVP form will close Sunday 03/17 at 9am.

✨PASAE x VSA ✨ are EXCITED to announce our first ever collaborative WORKSHOP. Uncover the secrets to landing internships, acing job searches, AND hear firsthand from our seasoned panel! Join us WEDNESDAY, March 6 from 8PM-10PM in Dwinelle 250 and you will also receive some catered food!

WELCOME TO THE FIRST HHHC! Come join us for a few hours of studying and unwind by making some bracelets. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

Date: Thurs, February 22nd from 4-7PM

Location: Main Stacks D1 and D2

COME JOIN US SATURDAY, FEB 17 for REVELATIONS!! Families will be introduced to each other and bigs and littles will FINALLY BE ABLE TO MEET! Come join us for two hours of fun and memories ✨ Please RSVP ASAP! ✨

🌿 Mere mortals and potential demigods, grab your laurel wreaths and polish your togas because we’re taking Mount Olympus by storm! The NorCal UVSA ICCs are excited to announce our most ambitious mega-mixer of the year: The AMBROSIA TRIALS! Join us on March 2nd at Santa Clara University to compete against friends new and old in a Greek Mythology-themed event! 🌿

Registration is now open and starts at $5 (includes lunch & beverage) and closes on February 29th at 11:59 PM

📆: March 2nd
⏰: 12PM-5:30PM
📍: Santa Clara University

Let the festivities and competition begin!

Are you looking for a way to meet other VSA members, board members, ORRRR meet your potential big/littles??? 👀👀WELLLLLL you can do all that at SpeedFriending!!!😝🥰 Come out to (TBD) from 8-9:30pm for some fun games, yummy food, and a chance to get more involved with Cal VSA 🎉🎉

Hey!!! Pookies🥺, I know y’all been waiting for this moment 😖😫

CAL VSA’s Spring 2024 ACE Application is FINALLY HERE!!!😏😫 Come😫💦 out to our upcoming WELCOME WEEK! events to find the PERFECT big/little. If not🙅......THEN I GUESS🤷‍♂️ we will match the blue💙 to your gold💛 (🐻GOB EARS!!!!!🧸)!

What’s the ACE Program you ask?: It’s a chance to gain a big brother (anh)/big sister (chi) or be one!!

‼️The ACE app opens up Jan 29th until Feb 9th @11.59PM. NO EXCEPTIONS.‼️

LINK: http://tinyurl.com/VSASP24ACEAPP

VSA’s Welcome Week is finally here!

Day 1: First Gen [Mon 1/29, 7PM-9PM @ Evans 60] - Learn more about our different events and programs for the semester and receive priority access to our upcoming events!

Day 2: Taco Tuesday [Tues 1/30, 7PM-9PM @ 2050 Durant Ave] - Come get FREE TACOS and refreshments to kick off the semester!

Day 3: Taboo Night [Wed 1/31, 6:30PM-8PM - Wheeler 224] - Participate in TABOO NIGHT to get a chance to win prizes and learn more about VISION, culture show, and our academics programs!

Day 4: Meet the Famheads [Thurs 2/1, 8PM-10PM - 1924 Walnut Ave] - Come meet the different family heads and get FREE CHE to help decide which family to join for the semester!

Remember, each event will count as ONE ADDITIONAL SIGN-IN POINT for your member retreat application, so make sure you come out to qualify!

Are you looking to develop your leadership skills within a tight-knit community? From cabinet bonding to professional development, the intern program aims to give members a better insight into what it’s like to be involved in the behind-the-scenes of cabinet. Throughout the semester, interns will be working under one of the cabinet positions to develop leadership skills, host events, and much more! So if you’re looking to make long-lasting memories while also making an impact on the Vietnamese Community, APPLY NOW!

Application form: tinyurl.com/vsasp24intern
Application deadline: Sunday, February 4th at 11:59 PM
Coffee Chat: Monday, February 5th - Tuesday, February 13th

Excited to meet your Big/Little(s) and Fams? WAIT NO FURTHER, come to Revelations on Saturday, September 23 from 4PM - 6PM to meet and celebrate your ACE and Fam bonds! SEE YOU THEREEE 😆

RSVP form: tinyurl.com/VSA-Fa23-Revelations

VSA would like to introduce our 3 families this year: trà-mander 🔥🍵, driplup 🥶😎, and chugtrio👯‍♀️🕺! Fill out the fam app form (on our linktree) by tomorrow night to join your dream family 😻

IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL SZN! Please welcome your class cabinet of Fall 2023! 📚 🌈✨ We are super excited to meet participate in programs and events with you all ☺️

President - Vincent Do (he/him)
External VP: TK Dang (she/her)
Internal VP: Britney Nguyen (she/her)
Culture Chairs: Khang Vo (he/him) & Hanh Chu (she/her)
Finance Chairs: Paul Lin (he/him) & Iris Tsui she/her)
ICC: Trang Vo (she/her) & Calvin Nguyen (he/him)

IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL SZN! Please welcome your class cabinet of Fall 2023! 📚 🌈✨ We are super excited to meet participate in programs and events with you all ☺️

Publicity Chairs: Sara Hui (she/her) & Vina Le (she/her)
Secretary: Eric Nguyen (he/him)
Historians: Dylan Nguyen (he/him), Mylinh Vu (she/her), and William Nguyen (he/him)
Outreach Chairs: Michelle Ly (she/her) & Kristina Nguyen (she/her)
Academic Chairs: Anh Le (she/her) & Edward Wu (he/him)

IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL SZN! Please welcome your class cabinet of Fall 2023! 📚 🌈✨ We are super excited to meet participate in programs and events with you all ☺️

Retention Chairs: Nancy Thi (she/her) & Carlin Voong (she/her)
Fam Heads: Michelle Vuong (she/her), Nicholas Nguyen (he/him), Kenneth Nguyen (he/him), Kay Ngo (she/her), Duy Vu (he/him), Joanne Tran (she/her), and Ashley Bui (she/her)