Today wasn't too exciting of a day. We started off with a vegetarian breakfast at one of Jess's auntie's favorite places, then drove around to try to buy some more stuff. I had banh hoi, which never actually needed any meat in the first place, so it was still good. After driving around, we headed back to the hotel to pack and spend more time with some of Jess's relatives before heading to the airport.
The experience at the Nha Trang airport was the easiest by far. No hectic lines, no crazy crowds, no rushing into check-in stands, or anything like it. Thank God. Only the train was worse than flying from Saigon to Hanoi and then to Hue. Being in each city is cool. Getting to the cities can suck.
After a chill flight to Saigon, we spend a couple of hours looking for hotels again, but end up back at the same hotel that we stayed at when we first got here. We rest and settle in before we head out for dinner, which is a great banh xeo place.
That was really it for the night. In other news though, congrats to the new uNAVSA board! They're very diverse have a lot of energy, so I look forward to seeing what this new board will do. Congrats to old board too for surviving the 2-year term! haha...
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Dear uNAVSA family,
It is with great pleasure that I formally introduce your newly elected Executive Board. Led by President Dan Huynh, I am confident that the Executive Board, through their collective leadership, will take our organization to new heights. Each member of the Executive Board brings a significant amount of experience to the table, all having impact with uNAVSA and regional UVSA's.
President Dan Do Huynh began his involvement with the Vietnamese-American youth community during his sophomore year of college. Since then, he has discovered a new sense of identity grounded in his Vietnamese heritage and has spent the following years working with and giving back to that same community. Dan is the President of the Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations (uNAVSA). He previously served as President of the Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of the Midwest (UVSA-MW), helping guide the organization through its first two years of inception. Prior to this, he served as the President of the Vietnamese Student Association of Minnesota (VSAM).
Dan is currently an information technology manager with the Office for Business Community and Economic Development at the University of Minnesota. He is a graduate of the University of Saint Thomas where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Entrepreneurial Management. Dan is a technology enthusiast and a lifelong Minnesota Vikings fan.
Internal Vice President Lisa Nguyen began her involvement with the Vietnamese Student Association at the University of Colorado at Boulder as a freshman in 2002. During her summer internships with Toyota Financial Services in California in 2006, she discovered Unionof North American Vietnamese Student Association and has since been compelled by and supportive of the group’s causes. After graduating with a B.S. in Finance and Management, she moved to New York where she now works at the headquartersof Teach for America. In the spring of 2008, she helped bring together creative Vietnamese Americans on the East Coast in her role as Director of Communications for the first Hay Qua Conference. From 2009 to 2010 , she spearheaded the most successful CPP Campaign to date, exceeding the fundraising goal by more than $20,000 for the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation's "500 Oral Histories Project."
External Vice President Anh Nguyen enjoys leveraging her own State Farm business as well as her business connections to help give back to the community as much as she can. Prior to being elected to uNAVSA's Executive Board, she served as the External Vice President for the Mid-Atlantic Union of Vietnamese Student Association (MAUVSA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a region that serves the different universities throughout Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Additionally, she is a Board Member of VietAmCham, a national Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce that outreaches to local businesses to help create a unified voice for their members and provide resources for them to take their businesses to the next level. Her other interests include cooking, singing, flag football, and spending time with friends and family.
Treasurer Long Thanh Nguyen is the current Historian of the Mid-Atlantic Union of Vietnamese Student Associations (MAUVSA). He previously served one term as Treasurer and two terms as President. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 2004 with a degree in psychology and a minor in economics. He now works for Northrop Grumman as an accounting analyst. Long has also been involved with the Ket Doan summer leadership camp, the Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Conference (VAYLC), and the community Tet Trung Thu festival. He enjoys comic books, pro-wrestling, and movies.
Secretary Thoa Kim Nguyen was born and raised in the state of Colorado. She is currently pursuing her B.S. degree at Johnson and Wales University with double majors in Marketing and Advertisement and a minor in Business Management. Her involvement with the Vietnamese American/Asian Pacific Islander Community began her sophomore year in college. During 2009-2010 Thoa served as the Southwest Regional Representative and also worked under the Public Relations Committee for The Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations. Simultaneously with her representative position she operated as the Marketing Director for the uNAVSA-7 Conference in Washington D.C., July 2010. Aside from her passionate work with youth leaders and school, she enjoys yoga, traveling, and reading.
Please join me in welcoming the Executive Board. I am very excited to see the progression and growth of our organization under their leadership.
Sincerely,
Brian
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Brian Vo
Union of North American Vietnamese Students Association
Brian.Vo@unavsa.org
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