Vietnamese cultural night
looks to raise VSA recognition
The Vietnamese Student
Association says next year’s
event will better promote
Vietnamese culture
By Rachel Lee
Freelance Reporter
It was the many friends and fami
lies who attended the Vietnamese cul
tural night in the EMU Ballroom on
Sunday that made it an intimate
event. Nearly 60 guests were treated to
a variety ofVietnamese foods and sev
eral performances.
All dishes were prepared by last
year's Vietnamese Student Association
president, Phuc Nguyen. About 30
members started planning the event
at the beginning of winter term. The
theme for this year's event was
Coastal Breakdown, ” with a focus on
bringing forth the message that al
though one can acquire all the mon
ey and success, he or she will ulti
mately feel empty and hollow at the
end of the day.
"Culture is very important to an in
dividual, " VSA President Ricky 1 lo said.
"Without it, one loses everything."
The event featured a play with scenes
of a rich but confused Vietnamese man
seeking help from a janitor-tumed-psy
chiatric-doctor to identify the source of
his dissatisfaction in life.
"I really liked the decoration for
this event. It was very elegant," senior
Danielle Hickey Photo Editor
Ani Clifford (front) and Anne Yates dance at Vietnamese Night in the EMU Ballroom Sunday night.
Siska Thjin said. "The food was really
good, and I was really impressed with
the actors' performances."
One goal the association wanted to
achieve through the event was to es
tablish the organization and promote
Vietnamese culture, Ho said. He
added that VSA is underrated, and
cultural events like these will help
make the organization known.
"Some people have the misconcep
tion that Vietnamese people are not
very open people and that they are
not friendly," Ho said. "But this is not
true, and we are trying to show people
this fact through this cultural event."
Ho said he expected more people
to attend the event.
"With last-minute advertising and
planning, this year's cultural night
did not quite reach the expectation,"
he said.
Ho said he plans to help future
leadership committee members or
ganize next year's event to more suc
cessfully promote Vietnamese culture.
"The scheduling and coordination
for this event went very well because
people always showed up, and every
one worked together well," VSA Assis
tant Director Christina Dang said.
Rachel Lee is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
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was somewhat akin to a visit home.
The diversity of the event reminded
freshman Ka'ohu Ah Yo of his native
Hawaii.
"Gaming from Hawaii, this makes
me feel at home," he said.
Moriah Balingit and Reese Lee are
freelance reporters for the Emerald.
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