The Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California (UVSA), a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization, was founded in 1982 a mean for youths to organize socially and politically within the local community. Committed to cultural awareness, educating youths, and community service, the UVSA staff is composed of volunteers including UVSA alumni, young professionals, educators, and college and high school students. Encompassing the finest young leaders in the Vietnamese American community, UVSA strives to accomplish its goals of educational, charitable, and cultural programs.

Servicing the Vietnamese American community of Southern California, UVSA works collaboratively with local Vietnamese American youth organizations in the Southern California area. To these ends, we organize a wide range of social, cultural, political, and educational activities to help Vietnamese American youths develop a sense of their heritage and identity.

Our organizational goals include:

• Bringing together students from different colleges and high schools to build unity and solidarity between Vietnamese American youths in Southern California, in the United States, and in the international Vietnamese community.
• Representing the diverse and dynamic Vietnamese youth population by encouraging interaction, participation, and activism in the Vietnamese American community.
• Promoting awareness of the Vietnamese culture, language, and history.
• Encouraging a growth of leadership and service amongst Vietnamese youths.

For the Tet 2004 Festival, we've produced a short "Promotional Trailer" which describes our organization. Feel free to watch English version or the Vietnamese version. Email us if you or your Vietnamese student group wants to join UVSA or subscribe to our mailing list. You can support us, by displaying our banners on your website.