Vietnamese Student Association is a student organization at the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign located in Champaign, IL
Champaign, IL
Vietnamese Businesses & Organizations in Illinois
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Vietnamese Student Association at UIUC
Vietnamese Association of Illinois
Founded in 1976, The Vietnamese Association of Illinois (VAI) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that focuses on serving diverse communities of all ethnicities and religions, fostering unity, and promoting Vietnamese American identity.
Since its founding, VAI has served thousands of Vietnamese Americans and other ethnic communities through facilitating resettlement and citizenship, building community, seeking employment, addressing healthcare issues, raising political awareness, providing educational opportunities, addressing multigenerational issues for seniors and youth, establishing and expanding businesses, and strengthening cultural heritage. Our impact began in Uptown Chicago and has since 2016 expanded to DuPage County via our satellite office.
The purpose of VAI reflects our Community and Service mission:
1. To promote, support, and develop various cultural, social, and educational programs to serve Vietnamese Americans and other ethnic groups in Illinois.
2. To help generate the mutual assistance spirit among Vietnamese ethnic group members.
3. To foster closer relationships with various Vietnamese organizations in a common effort to serve the needs of Vietnamese Americans in the state of Illinois.
1. To strengthen and perpetuate the unity and solidarity of the Vietnamese Americans residing in the state of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of the Midwest
The Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of the Midwest (UVSA-Midwest) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization that was founded in 2007 as a means for Vietnamese youth organizations from across the Midwest region to network with one another, share common resources, develop leadership skills, and collaborate on philanthropic projects. UVSA-Midwest is committed to empowering emerging youth leaders within the Vietnamese community while preserving and promoting the Vietnamese culture. Servicing the Vietnamese-American community in the Midwest, UVSA-Midwest works as an partnership organization and collaborates with individual student associations and other related Vietnamese community-based organizations to conduct events and initiatives. We organize conferences and summits with a focus on leadership building, cultural awareness and identity, social and community advocacy on issues affecting the Vietnamese community in addition to the Collective Philanthropy Project (CPP).
We are dedicated to preserving and promoting the Vietnamese culture while developing leaders to advocate for Vietnamese American communities by providing resources for philanthropic opportunities as well as personal and professional growth.
Lincolnwood, IL
Latest Vietnamese People
Colin Kha T. Nguyen
Attorney Nguyen graduated from Michigan State College of Law and practices in the field of taxation, immigration, and criminal defense. Colin is licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois and Michigan. He prides himself on his relentless work ethic and ability to work with others. He is a Vietnamese-American attorney and is fluent in English and Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt). You can reach him at [email protected] or (773) 231-7573.
Chicago, IL
Tina Tran
Tina Tran (known to her close friends as Ty) is a second-generation Vietnamese American. As an ardent social justice advocate, Tina is committed to providing accessible, affordable, and affirming legal support and advocacy to people of all backgrounds and circumstances. She prides herself on giving her clients the fresh start they deserve, whether that be through filing for Bankruptcy, or through the Expungement and Sealing of criminal records.
Tina grew up in the California Bay Area, and she learned early on about the wide discrepancies between people of different economic or racial backgrounds and their access to the legal system. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she studied Philosophy and Spanish, then went on to receive her Juris Doctorate degree and Certificate in Advocacy from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Illinois and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Upon relocating to Chicago, Illinois, Tina first spent a year in the North Lawndale neighborhood co-teaching and running after-school programs for underprivileged and low-income students. While attending law school, Tina became very involved with Cabrini Green Legal Aid, where she represented clients in petitioning for Clemency and applying for Health Care Waivers, as well as those petitioning for Expungements and Sealing of criminal records. Tina has a lengthy background in the area of Criminal Defense, and she has volunteered as an interpreter for Vietnamese-speaking Immigration clients.
Chicago, IL