WORKSHOPS

Participants will be participating in a cruise ship, learning the ways of a true ship master. From charting the activities and destinations to landing in the correct place, participates will learn on what it takes to be a great leader. Discussions on the definition of a leader, roles of a leader, conceptions of a leader will be covered. Activities will also be done throughout the workshop to show what has been learned throughout the workshop period.

Personal Development Panel: How Your Ethnicity Affects The Media
Judy Ly & Isabelle Du

If you point a little too ecstatically to the TV screen or that magazine you’re reading every time you see an Asian person appear and exclaim, “It’s an Asian person!  It’s an Asian person!” then you should join Judy Ly and Isabelle Du. Expect their rants, raves, and digressions on Hollywood clichés, rejections, and personal experiences as young Asian Americans in the modeling and entertainment industry.  They’ll shed advice in pursuing that awesome dream of yours – whether it’s finding a cure to cancer worthy of parental bragging rights or being that Asian person someone else is exclaiming “It’s an Asian person!  It’s an Asian person!”

Marketing Your VSA: The Importance Of It, And Simple Ways To Achieve This
Bao Nguyen

Whether you are trying to recruit new members, raise funds, or make an impact in the community, marketing your VSA is a key component on keeping a thriving group.  In this workshop, we will have a group discussion on sharing your successful marketing ideas.  After the discussion, we will also cover other cost effective ways that your organization can promote itself by leveraging social media, websites, and ways to network with the school and local community.

Taking Your Organization to the Next Level
Huy Duong

Your organization has just started a new year or just finished a great event. The next question is “Where to take the organization?” How many times do you feel like you re-invented the wheel for the last event? This workshop is for you then. Organizations all have limited resources and we must choose where to invest our resources wisely to maintain stability. It’s hard while running day to day operations, it’s important to take a step back and invest in things to make the organization sustainable.

Living in America, How do we identify ourselves?  What is our identity?  Are we Vietnamese-American or American-Vietnamese? Look at yourself, do you look American or do you look Vietnamese? Culturally, what does it mean to be Vietnamese?

Mafia in the Real World: Exploring Who We Are, Where
My-Phuong Ly

Workshop content to be determined.

Becoming a Healthy, Balanced and Successful Vietnamese-American Professional
Giao Tran

Culture identity is who we are, how and we view ourselves.  So how do you view yourself?

Do You Know Martial Arts? Are You Good At Math?
Thomas Nguyen

From a psychosocial approach, this workshop aims to identify the antecedents and consequences of the Vietnamese stereotype.  Participants will explore the historical context, learn how first generation parenting styles affect the second generation, and understand how these factors are intercorrelated with the development and maintenance of how the Vietnamese culture is perceived.  Participants will partake in an a group activity, short lecture, and engage in discussions in this psychologically-driven, interactive workshop.

Vietnamese Cultural Dances
JoAnn Truong-Nguyen

In this workshop, I will briefly talk about the history of Vietnamese Dances and the impact they have in Vietnamese Culture.  Costumes and props also play an important role in Vietnamese Dance.  With guidance, attendees will be given a chance to learn and share group performances with one another as they celebrate the art of Vietnamese Culture through music and dance.

Workshop content to be determined.

Behind the Scenes: Non-Profit Organizations
Anh Q. Hua & Hung Pham

Be the change you want to see in the world.” Come learn how a non-profit organization operates. Talk to a member representative from Care2Share to find out how to improve the lives of the poorest people in Vietnam and Cambodia.  Meet the Operations Director of Senhoa Foundation to learn about the issue of human trafficking in Southeast Asia and how you can help end this modern-day slavery.

Dispelling the “Model Minority Myth:” The true educational challenges of Southeast Asian American students & current policy solutions
Quyen Dinh & Nghia Le

In the United States, there are almost 3 million Southeast Asian Americans (SEAAs) with heritage from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. They constitute one of the largest groups of refugees ever to build new lives in the United States. While Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are often stereotyped as the “model minority,” SEAAs face disparities in education and socio-economic status that make them an invisible minority within the minority. This participatory workshop will connect and inform participants with the real educational challenges faced by SEAA students, and some potential solutions to serve the needs of SEAA students.

Vietnamese Americans and the GLBT
Khoa Nguyen

Workshop content to be determined.

This workshop historicizes contemporary representations of Asian Americans in mainstream media and provides participants with concepts, vocabulary, and information about ways to engage others about the difficulties of media representation and popular culture production for Asian Americans as a whole and Southeast Asian Americans specifically. Participants will experience a variety of short lecture, video presentation, interactive activities, Q & A, and other activities that fit the needs and interests of participants.

Another Perspective about Asians in the Media
Thuy Cao

Workshop content to be determined.

Asian Americans in the Music Industry
DJ Slim

Workshop content to be determined.

Modern Dance Crew: Breaking into the Dance Industry
TyQuan

Workshop content to be determined.

Film and Multimedia and Asian Americans – Emphasis on Saigon Electric
Stephane Gauger

Workshop content to be determined.