09/21 - 09/23/05 Partners for Livable Communities Conference: "Cities in Transition: APIAs...An Asset for America's Future - Houston, TX

08/17 - 8/20/05 Asian American Journalists Association 17th Annual National Convention

06/22 - 06/25/05 Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Conference: Exploring the Present and Shaping the Future

06/16 - 6/18/05 5th National Low-Income Immigrant Rights Conference

05/03/05 Asian Pacific American Federal Career Advancement Summit

05/02/05 Vietnamese American National Gala - Washington, DC

04/30/05 Vietnam Freedom March: "Remembering the Past, Shaping the Future" - Washington, DC

03/19/05 Free Grant Writing Workshop

03/18 - 04/02/05 Cambodia Medical Relief Mission

03/06/05 Cambodia Medical Relief Mission: "Hope for Tomorrow" Fundraiser - Rosslyn, VA

03/04/05 Launch "Diverse Face of Asians and Pacific Islanders" - San Francisco, CA

03/04/05 5th National Low-Income Immigrant Rights Conference

02/28/05 Viet Heritage Society Inaugural Gala - San Jose Museum of Art

02/22/05 Japan American Society: Asia Networking Night - Washington, DC

02/13/05 8th Annual Vietnamese Spring Festival & Parade - San Jose, CA

02/05/05 Lunar New Year's Celebration - Austin, TX

02/05/05 Lunar New Year's Celebration - Silver Spring, MD

02/03/05 Commonwealth of VA APA Legislative Day & Reception - Richmond, VA

01/27/05 Cambodia Medical Relief Mission: Mix & Mingle Fundraiser - Rockville, MD

10/22/04  Seminar on Vietnamese Americans in California Textbooks

10/16/04  D.C. Premiere of 35mm Restoration of "Hearts & Minds"

10/12/04 DOL's 2004 Opportunities Conference - Washington, D.C.

09/29 - 10/02/04 Building a Community of Leaders - Houston, TX

09/10 - 09/12/04 NCVA National Convention - Washington, D.C.

08/14/04 Regional Leadership Training Forum - The Westin Galleria, Dallas, TX

08/12/04 "Access to Success" Multicultural Conference - Fairfax, VA

05/23 - 05/25/04 Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum - Taking Action on Health & Wealth Disparities - Washington, D.C.

Date: May 15, 2004 @ 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: George Mason University, Arlington Campus - Room 244
3401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Event: VAAB Community Forum
Sponsored by Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia and Virginia Asian Advisory Board - Fiscal Agent: National Congress of Vietnamese Americans

The Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia (CAPAVA) is cosponsoring an historic town hall meeting in northern Virginia on Saturday, May 15th, 2004 with the Commonwealth’s Virginia Asian Advisory Board (VAAB) to hear public testimonies from Asian Pacific American community representatives.

The public forum will be held Saturday, May 15th at the George Mason University Arlington campus at 4301 North Fairfax Drive, room 244, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Lunch will be served.

The Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, CAPAVA, is a non-partisan pan-Asian statewide organization created to help advocate the grassroots issues of Virginia’s Asian Pacific American (APA) communities.

The Virginia Asian Advisory Board is a citizens’ body created by state legislation to provide advice and guidance on the Commonwealth's policy affecting Asian Pacific American communities and on commerce between the Commonwealth and Asian nations. VAAB is comprised of 18 advisory board members and is chaired by Liu-Jen Chu of Richmond, with Robert Colorina of Chesapeake as Vice Chairman. Four members of CAPAVA’s Board of Directors serve on the VAAB.

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Contact info:
(703) 868-8325
Email: eric.jensen@capava.org

Date: May 10, 2004 @ 6 PM - 11 PM
Location: Capitol Hilton
Washington, D.C.
Event: Vietnamese American National Gala
Sponsored by Viet Heritage Society

The Vietnamese American National Gala was conceived by a group of individuals who recognized the lack of Vietnamese American representation at national events in Washington, D.C. Comprised of individuals who have actively participated in numerous events at the nation's capitol, VANG hopes to bring greater visibility to Vietnamese Americans.

VANG is a national effort to bring Vietnamese Americans together to join with other Asian American communities to celebrate the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, in May of each year, and to celebrate three decades of progress and achievements made by Vietnamese Americans. In addition, VANG will gather over four hundred (400) distinguished guests (approximately 200 prominent Vietnamese Americans from all around the country, a hundred corporate sponsors and a hundred elected officials and federal staff) to honor the accomplishments of distinguished individuals and organizations throughout the United States.

Press Release (English / Vietnamese)

Contact info:
Web: www.vangusa.com

Date: May 8, 2004 @ 10 AM - 1 PM
Location: George Mason University, Arlington Campus - Room, 253
3401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
Event: Joint Monthly Executive Meeting and Board Meeting
Sponsored by National Congress of Vietnamese Americans (NCVA)

Board topics includes:

• Revision of ByLaws
• Chartering of Youth Chapter in San Jose, CA

Contact info:
Email: info@ncvaonline.org

Date: March 4, 2004 @ 6 pm - 8 pm
Location: Wyndam Washington Hotel - Vista Ballroom
1400 M Street, NW
(McPherson Square Metro)
Event: Asian Networking Night
Sponsored by Japan-America Society of Washington, DC, National Congress of Vietnamese Americans and others

Asia Networking Night provides you with the opportunity to network with people in Asia-related organizations. It will enable you to expand your business contacts, get information about other Asian activities in the DC area, and make friends. How to use this event is up to you. Be sure to bring plenty of business cards!

Attire: Business

Admission: $15 at the door,
Includes hors d'oeuvres and door prize. There will be a cash bar.

RSVP: Japan-America Society
tel: 202-833-2210
fax: 202-833-2456
jaswdc@us-japan.org

Co-sponsoring organizations: Asia Society - Washington Center, Japan-America Student Conference, Japan Commerce Association, Japan Information & Culture Center, Japanese American Citizen League, Korean American Coalition, Korean Economic Institute of America, Mansfield Foundation, Manjiro Society, National Congress of Vietnamese Americans, Washington Network Group, World Affairs

Contact info:
Email: jaswdc@us-japan.org

Date: February 11, 2004
Location: Saigon House Restaurant
7235 Arlington Blvd.
Falls Church, VA 22044
Event: FDIC Money Smart "Kheo Dung Tien" National Rollout
Sponsored by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), National Congress of Vietnamese Americans (NCVA), Boat People SOS and other community organizations

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) / Công Ty Bảo Hiểm Ký Thác Liên Bang recognizes the importance of financial education, particularly for people with little or no banking experience. That's why we created Money Smart, a training program to help adults outside the financial mainstream enhance their money skills and create positive banking relationships.

Financial education fosters financial stability for individuals and for entire communities. The more people know about credit and banking services, the more likely they are to increase savings, buy homes, and improve their financial health and well being. The Money Smart curriculum helps individuals build financial knowledge, develop financial confidence, and use banking services effectively.

The Money Smart program may be used by banks and other organizations interested in sponsoring financial education workshops. Collaboration is important to the success of any education effort. The FDIC encourages banks to work with others in their communities to deliver financial education and appropriate financial services to individuals who may be unfamiliar with the benefits of having a relationship with an insured depository institution.

The Money Smart program can help banks fulfill part of their Community Reinvestment Act obligations. The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) encourages federally insured banks and thrifts to help meet the credit needs of their entire community, including areas of low-and moderate-income. When a bank's CRA performance is reviewed, the institution's efforts to provide financial education and other retail services are a positive consideration.

For more information, click on (English / Vietnamese).

Visit http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/index.html

Click here for pictures from the event.

Date: October 15, 2003 @ 6 PM - 9 PM
Location: J.E.B. Stuart High School - Main Auditorium
3301 Peace Valley Lane, Falls Church, VA 22044
Event: Candidates' Forum
Sponsored by MDCCA, National Congress of Vietnamese Americans (NCVA), and other community organizations

For more information, click on (English / Vietnamese).

Date: September 6, 2003
Location: Franklin McKinley School District Building
645 Wool Creek Drive
San Jose, California 95112
Event: Community Health Forum - "REACHing Vietnamese Women: A Community Model for Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening"
Sponsored by the Vietnamese REACH for Health Initiative (VRHI) Coalition and National Congress of Vietnamese Americans (NCVA)

The Vietnamese REACH for Health Initiative (VRHI) Coalition is a coalition of organizations in Santa Clara County. The coalition members are: National Congress of Vietnamese Americans; Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation Inc.; Immigrant Resettlement and Cultural Center; Asian American for Community Involvement; Southeast Asian Community Center; Catholic Charities; Vietnamese Physicians’ Association of Northern California; Community Health Partnership of Santa Clara County; Blue Cross of California; Santa Clara County Public Health Department; American Cancer Society; Kaiser Permanente and Santa Clara County Ambulatory Service.

Vietnamese-American women have the highest cervical cancer incidence rate of any ethnic group in the United States. The rate of cervical cancer in this population is 5 times the rate among Caucasian women. With regular Pap smear screening, the potential to dramatically reduce the incidence of invasive cervical cancer in this population.

To address this problem, the University of California, San Francisco’s Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project has begun a major initiative entitled, “REACHing Vietnamese Women: A Community Model for Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening.” This initiative is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote Pap smear screening among Vietnamese women in Santa Clara County. The award is part of the CDC’s new initiative “Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH 2010)” – a national project that targets six health priority areas with the goal of eliminating, by the year 2010, health disparities experienced by racial and ethnic minority populations. We are one of 25 organizations nation-wide to receive funding to implement the Community Action Plans that were developed together with inputs from community representatives to reduce health disparities among minority populations.

The VRHI Coalition was formed to specifically provide directions to this project addressing an ambitious objective of decreasing cervical cancer by increasing regular Pap smear screening among Vietnamese American women. Once of its many activities is the annual Community Forum where community members gather to provide inputs to the Community Action Plan, to provide feedback on the various interventions, to pose questions to a physicians panel, and to learn about cervical cancer-related resources and services.

This year, the Community Forum will hold 10 small focus groups to discuss our cervical cancer campaign and solicit community feedback regarding of the 5th year of Community Action Plan as well as to gather inputs for other community health concerns which will provide future directions for VHRI and its participating community-based organizations. The Community Forum is not funded by CDC. The Community Forum has been planned as an one-day event at the Franklin-McKinley School District Building in San Jose on Saturday, September 6, 2003. Each of our four previous Forums was attended by more than 250 Vietnamese women and men and childcare was provided for 50 children.

Contact info:
Thien-Nhien Luong
Email: Nhien.Luong@hhs.co.santa-clara.ca.us
Phone: (408) 423-0733

Date: June 26-28, 2003
Location: George Mason University - Arlington Campus, Washington, D.C.
Event: Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Conference (VAYLC)
Sponsored by National Congress of Vietnamese Americans (NCVA)

Recognizing the pivotal role that young Vietnamese American leaders will have in their communities and other areas, a group of youth, community and professional organizations have organized a major conference for young Vietnamese American leaders from pre-College students to young professionals. The Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Conference (VAYLC) will be held on June 26-28, 2003 in Washington, D.C. Past participants have come from diverse areas throughout the United States and England.

The conference will focus on leadership development, service to the community and participation in the public and policy sector. The seminars will be dynamic, interactive, and will be led by experienced and well-known professionals and scholars throughout the U.S.

VAYLC is an excellent opportunity for young Vietnamese American and Asian Pacific American leaders to meet and network with their peers from across the nation, from many student associations to young professional associations to established community organizations.

Objectives

• Develop leadership skills for young Vietnamese American and Asian Pacific American (APA) young professionals and students.
• Provide a forum for young Asian Americans to discuss national and local issues and establish a network for young leaders to meet and exchange ideas.
• Promote Vietnamese American values, culture, and heritage.
• Prepare young professionals and students to become public leaders in their communities.

Workshops

• Asian Pacific Americans (APA) in the Political Process: Get Involved!
• APA/Vietnamese-Americans in the Media: Behind the Scenes & in Front of the Camera
• Community Service: Giving from the Heart
• Women's Role in Society: Dispelling the Myth & Breaking the Glass Ceiling
• Cool Careers: Beyond the 9-5 Jobs
• Violence Against APAs: Protecting Yourself

For more information or to register, visit www.vaylc.org.

Contact info:
Email: info@vaylc.org
Web: www.vaylc.org

Date: May 16-17, 2003
Location: Hubert Humphrey Center, University of Minnesota
301 19th Avenue S
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455.
Event: Tobacco and Diabetes Among Vietnamese Health Summit
Sponsored by National Congress of Vietnamese Americans (NCVA)

The Asian Community Health Center (ACHC) presents the Tobacco and Diabetes Among Vietnamese Health Summit on May 16 – 17. The conference addresses the un-proportionate tobacco and diabetes risks among Vietnamese-Americans in Minnesota and the Midwest.  State and national leaders will show the data, research, programs and cultural approaches regarding tobacco and diabetes among Vietnamese.  The gathering will result in post-conference publication of findings and recommendations for maintenance and improvement of community health.

For more information or to register, click here.

Contact info:
Email: nghi@aapress.com
Phone: (651) 224-6570

Date: February 1, 2003 @ 6:30pm - 1am
Location: Fortune Restaurant
Falls Church, VA
Event: VACN TET Banquet Dinner
Sponsored by VACN, NCVA

The Vietnamese American Communications Network, Inc., is hosting a TET (Lunar New Year) Banquet Dinner at Fortune Restaurant.

NCVA is a Sponsor of this event.

Contact info:
Web:  www.vatv.org

Date: October 10 - 19, 2002
Location: Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Gallery
Washington, D.C.
Event: DC APA Film Festival
Sponsored by DC APA Film

APA Film is proud to present the 2002 DC Asian Pacific American Film & Music Festival. The DC APA Film & Music Festival publicizes the work of a growing community of APA media artists, musicians and filmmakers based in North America and showcases their unique visions of APA experiences and issues. The festival also highlights works produced in the DC metro area by local APA filmmakers and musicians. This year's festival takes place from October 10-19 at the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Gallery, the Freer Gallery & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and local universities.

NCVA is a Community Sponsor of this event.

Press Release

Contact info:
Web: www.apafilm.org

Date: September 29, 2002
Location: Fairfax County Government Center
12000 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA
Event: Rock & Vote Concert
Sponsored by the National Congress of Vietnamese in America & other Community Organizations

"The power of our vote = the strength of our community"

This free concert featuring Lynda Trang Dai, Tommy Ngo, Cat Tien, Bang Thanh, Kieu Nga, Nhu Huong, Bach Mai, Kim Vinh and backed up by The Jimmy Brothers' Blue Ocean is open to the general public.  We aim to bring the Vietnamese community in the DC metro area together to learn about the electoral process and how voices and VOTES can make a difference.  Join us for this FREE Concert to promote Voter Registration.

For more information, click here English / Vietnamese.

Click here for directions.

Contact info:
Tuan Hoang (703) 629-4764
Hung Nguyen (202) 691-6592
Email: info@ncvaonline.org

Date: August 16 - 18, 2002
Location: George Mason University Metro Campus
Washington, D.C.
Event: 16th Annual Convention
Sponsored by the National Congress of Vietnamese in America

Topics:

• Land/Sea concessions
• Youth Leadership and mainstream
• Community empowerment

Click here for more details.

Contact info:
Email: info@ncvaonline.org

Date: May 10, 2002
Location: Russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC
Event: 7th Annual Vietnam Human Rights Day
Sponsored by the National Congress of Vietnamese in America & other Human Rights Organizations

Details to be listed.

Contact info:
Email: info@ncvaonline.org