Member Schools
Representing the Vietnamese collegiate community from various colleges across Southern California, Vietnamese Student Associations continue to strive towards their specific missions. UVSA provides a space for these organizations to collaborate through the Inter-Collegiate Council. Each member organization assigns 1-2 representatives to assist in the coordination of inter-collegiate events. Membership into the Inter-Collegiate Council is voted upon and approved with simple majority of existing council representatives in office.
Organizations listed below include those that are active, probation, inactive, and suspended.
Active Members
Active members are organizations who have Inter-Collegiate Council Representatives with voting rights on the Council. Each member organization receives 1 vote on the Council regardless of the number of representatives assigned by the member organization. An active member with probation status is permitted to participate but not vote. Probation status is generally assigned to a new member and then upgraded to active member with a simple majority vote by current Council representatives.
Cal Poly Pomona VSA
Constituent
The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona’s Vietnamese Students Association (CPP VSA) is an organization that dedicates itself in creating an environment of diversification and pride within our community. By following our motto: Family, Honor, and Tradition; we stand as an organization that has built an intercultural network of friends and thus in turn family.
Major Events
- Pie Off
- Vietnamese Culture Night
- Vietnamese Dance Crew
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Chapman VSA
Constituent
Since 2016, Chapman University’s Vietnamese Student Association has prioritized uniting students from diverse backgrounds regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, age, etc. Over the years, a youth community has blossomed into a lifelong family through the shared interest in learning about Vietnamese culture and heritage. Lastly, we want to continue to celebrate/welcome all that are committed to encouraging Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American culture into the community!
Major Events
- Asian Pacific Islander Celebration
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CSU Fullerton VSA
Constituent
We are the California State University, Fullerton Vietnamese Student Association. Our mission is to promote and preserve the Vietnamese culture and identity in our community through fun, educational, and philanthropic events. We welcome all who want to join us no matter their, race, religion, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
Major Events
- Get to the Point
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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CSU Long Beach VSA
Constituent
The Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) of California State University Long Beach (CSULB) is formed on the idea of uniting individuals with a common interest in education, social involvement and cultural development of the Vietnamese community. Although a Vietnamese cultural club, we do not discriminate. We are very open-minded and diverse in membership, because we believe every person is unique and worth getting to know. We make sure everyone feels welcomed and that they know they can belong within our family as well.
Major Events
- Friendzoned
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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CSU Northridge VSA
Constituent
The Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) of California State University, Northridge is a non-profit student organization that aims to provide a safe space for individuals to create a network of support, friendships, and leaderships. We anticipate to educate our peers about the traditions of Vietnam to preserve and create a greater presence at CSUN. By striving to maintain a safe environment, we deliver social connections and cultural parallelisms through interpersonal relationships, outreaches in Asian Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian Communities, and a culture show. VSA aspires to expand the different characteristics of the Vietnamese Culture to create a stronger understanding of who we are, our values and traditions within and beyond the CSUN community.
Major Events
- Northridge by Night
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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CSU San Marcos VSA
Constituent
The Vietnamese Student Association at California State University San Marcos strives to share and preserve Vietnamese-American culture on campus and in the local community. We also strive to create a safe space for all college students and to ensure the academic success of our members.
Major Events
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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San Diego State VSA
Constituent
The mission of the Vietnamese Student Association on the San Diego State University campus is to promote, educate, and preserve the Vietnamese culture. We execute events such as social and cultural celebrations to become an active organization to serve the larger Vietnamese community.
Major Events
- Spelling Bee
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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UC Irvine VSA
Constituent
Since 1979 the Vietnamese Student Association at the University of California Irvine strives to educate both the student body at UCI and the local community about the Vietnamese American culture. Our organization continually provides students with the opportunity to learn and to participate in community efforts. VSA promotes the Vietnamese culture at UCI through creative and entertaining weekly meetings, as well as by offering a wide range of social and cultural activities geared towards varying member talents and interests. VSA members can partake in various activities such as intramural sports, modern dance, traditional dance, lion dance, choir, acting, and much more. Major events hosted annually include the annual Rose Pageant and Vietnamese Culture Night, open to all students and surrounding communities.
Major Events
- Rose Pageant
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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UC Riverside VSA
Constituent
The Vietnamese Student Association at University of California Riverside aims to build a strong community to promote and preserve the culture of Viet Nam on campus. For the past 34 years that the organization has existed, we have opened arms to and provided a home away from home to many students here at UC Riverside and is open to anyone interested in the Vietnamese culture. In recent years, VSA at UCR aims towards the idea of “come as friends, stay as family.”
Major Events
- SoCal Social
- Viet Idol
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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UC Santa Barbara VSA
Constituent
The Vietnamese Student Association at University of California, Santa Barbara strives to build a strong community to preserve and share the Vietnamese heritage among our members and campus. For the past 25 years (est. 1997), we have welcomed countless students into our intimate family and provided a voice for Vietnamese American and Asian American youths here at UCSB. Our organization is open to anyone interested in learning about our Vietnamese culture!
Major Events
- Pho King
- Vietnamese Culture Night
- VOICE
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UC San Diego VSA
Constituent
The Vietnamese Student Association at UCSD, established in 1977, has grown and progressed into an organization that exposes the Vietnamese culture through academics, social, cultural, and community events. Each year UCSD VSA strives to educate and help its members find an interest in the Vietnamese culture and encourage them to get involved with the community.
Major Events
- La Jolla S’mores Bonfire
- Vietnamese Culture Night
- Wild n’ Culture
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University of Southern California VSA
Constituent
In 1976, it all began……when a small group of Vietnamese immigrants came together to unite a culture within the diverse student body of USC and formed the Vietnamese Student Association. Since then, it has grown into an intimate, active, and dynamic organization that aims to promote the Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American culture on campus as well as in the greater Los Angeles community. The members of USC VSA embrace their heritage as they contribute back their community. Enhancing the collegiate experience, USC VSA organizes cultural, political, social, and educational activities for students of all backgrounds, illuminating multiple aspects of the Vietnamese culture. We believe that the understanding of culture is essential for a holistic academic experience, and each year, we strive to implement community service projects to directly benefit the city of Los Angeles. USC VSA is a reflection of the Trojan family, or gia dinh, which stands for the goal of benefiting and improving the lives of everyone around them.
Major Events
- Finding Yeu
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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Partner Organizations
Partner organizations are partners.
UC Los Angeles VSU
Active; Suspended (2018)
The Vietnamese Student Union (VSU), established in 1977, is the official voice of all Vietnamese students at UCLA through its advocacy for the cultural, educational, political, and social welfare of the Vietnamese community at large. We strive to build a resilient and empowered community that is committed to solidarity with other marginalized communities of color. By embracing our cultural heritage as well as our refugee and immigrant experiences, we will continue to shed light on our unique Vietnamese culture and history both on and off campus.
Major Events
- Higher Opportunity Program for Education (HOPE)
- High School Conference
- Southeast Asian Campus Learning, Education, and Retention (SEA CLEAR)
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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Suspended Members
Suspended organizations are those who are no longer active, no longer recognized by their campus, or removed from the Council for other reasons. Suspended organizations may reapply for membership provided they are active, recognized by their campus, and voted in by simple majority of current representatives on the Council.
Golden West VSA
Inactive; Suspended (2016)
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CSU San Bernardino VSA
Inactive; Suspended (2016)
Major Events
- Top Dancer (So You Think You Can Dance)
- Charity Flair
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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CSU Los Angeles VSA
Inactive; Suspended (2020)
Major Events
- Winter Baller
- Vietnamese Culture Night
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