What’s your current career path and how has your experience with the association helped you towards this path? I’m currently the Digital and Special Projects Coordinator at BCS Group, a boutique marketing and PR firm in Toronto. I’ve had the opportunity to work on so many different projects and events while on VSA, it has definitely helped me get more …
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Tell us about a favourite memory working with UVSA/VSA. My favourite memory working with UVSA was executing UVSA Ontario’s leadership summit last year. Although it was one of the most stressful events we’ve had to organize, it was also the most rewarding event because of all the new friendships and connections, and interest in the organization, that continued to develop, …
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Tell us about a favourite memory working with UVSA/VSA. My favourite memory with UVSA Ontario was when we were planning for our 1st Annual Leadership Summit. After attending my very first UNAVSA conference in New Orleans, I wanted to have a similar event in my own region, but I did not anticipate for it to take place during my term. …
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“It is our goal to bring the Vietnamese youth community closer together into a more family orientated community, build it, and hope that it lasts, so that it can be passed down from generation to generation.” – Thuy Anh Nguyen, Vice-President of AéVSA, 3rd Year Biology
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“VSA is really important to me because I find it is important to uphold your heritage and remember where we came from. Personally, I don’t find that exposure too often, so as a club, this gives me that chance to teach what I know, learn from my team, and promote our club to the community together.” – Michael Le, President …
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“To me, being a part of the Vietnamese Students Association is more than just being a member of a club. As someone who grew up without Vietnamese representation, I wanted to finally meet people who shared the same heritage as me and be able to showcase my culture as an integral part of who I am. When I decided to …
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“My family just moved here from Vietnam two years ago and before that I went to high school in New Zealand. I joined a VSA because I wanted to feel the sense that I’m still Vietnamese, find a safe community that allows me to express my interests with my fellow Vietnamese peers, and still feel like I’m back home in …
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“Many of us have been through first year; the transition from high school to university is difficult. Some of us being international students, such as myself, can feel a cultural gap. Hence, as an organization, we should provide help for these students and ease their transition to university. This is my main goal and reason as to why I joined …
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Q: You were part of the cultural performance team of MVSA and now you are one of their cultural directors. What lead you to decide to join MVSA? “I’m originally from Lethbridge Alberta, and there’s not a huge Vietnamese community at all. Coming here to McMaster, finding MVSA, being able to look at the team, and having a little preview into …
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