VIET Power: Building Vietnamese American Leadership through Transnational Internships
Event Date: April 23, 2012 - 5:15 p.m.
Location: Healey Library, 11th Floor, Room 11A
Come learn about leadership through the VIET (Vietnamese Involvement and Engagement Tour) Fellows Program:
- How Vietnamese Americans reconnect to their cultural roots and become leaders in their communities.
- How Vietnamese Americans are addressing the legacy of Agent Orange/Dioxin.
- Opportunities for you to make a positive change in the world.
- Share good food and community with UMass Boston's Vietnamese Student Association.
Speakers:
- Thanh Xuan Nguyen, Consultant for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP), VIET Fellows Program
- Quang Truong, Tufts University, Current VIET Fellow
- Tien Do, Boston University, Current VIET Fellow
- Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), UMass Boston
Sponsors: Asian American Studies Program, Vietnamese Student Association, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy
For more information, or if you need accommodations due to a disability, please contact Loan Dao, Professor of Asian American Studies, at loan.dao@umb.edu.
Tags: internship, asamst
