Last minute CPP donation helps campaign exceed goal by over $20,000 for VAHF!
8/4/2010
Last Saturday, the CPP Committee was proud to announce at uNAVSA-7 in Washington, D.C. that the final amount raised for the 2009 – 2010 CPP “Chapters of Us” Campaign was $46,963. The committee congratulated all the regions and CPP Supporters for exceeding the goal of $39,000 by over $8,000.
Yesterday, we received very exciting news that Brian Vo, former uNAVSA president, was able to lock in a total of $25,000 on behalf of the Macquarie Group Foundation. It is with great pride that we announce the official amount raised for this year’s “Chapters of Us” CPP Campaign is $59,529.02.
This final amount sets a new record for CPP history. This is the highest amount ever raised since the inception of CPP five years ago and no previous CPP campaign has exceeded their goal by this amount.
The CPP Committee would like to extend our special appreciation for Brian Vo’s great contribution to this year’s campaign, as well as his overall leadership as uNAVSA’s president for the past two years. Brian concludes his term with several important achievements for uNAVSA, including; the formation of organizational infrastructure that will ensure long-term structure & sustainability for uNAVSA, forming valuable relationships with other leading APIA groups with the APIA Identity Project, and taking great leaps with uNAVSA’s financial sustainability with the first corporate relationships (i.e. Wal-mart Stores, inc.). Last, but not least, for his help in getting CPP to achieve record-setting victories. Throughout the entire campaign, Brian has been relentless in his support and guidance as an advisor, friend and thought-partner – always with the best interest of both uNAVSA and VAHF in mind.
We’d also like to thank, once again, all of dozens of participating VSAs, UVSAs, and community supporters across the nation for all your hard work and dedication. As we strive to collect and preserve our personal history and promote leadership, community-building and culture identity, your financial and community support has been more important than ever. Because of your work and dedication, the stories and history of our parents and elders will be collected and preserved for generations to come.
If you are interested in becoming the next CPP Director, we are looking for the next person to spearhead the 2010-2011 campaign for The Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation. If you are interested, we will be sending the application out by the end of this month and we hope you will consider applying.
Please feel free to direct any questions or comments to Lisa.Nguyen@unavsa.org (CPP Director 2009 – 2010, uNAVSA’s Internal Vice President)
“Chapters of Us” Campaign Kicks Off as uNAVSA’s 2010 Collective Philanthropy Project
Vietnamese American History: Told by the Old, Preserved by the Young
uNAVSA’s 2010 CPP Campaign and the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation launches the “Chapters of Us” fundraising campaign to fund the “500 Oral Histories Project”. Between January to May 2010, the campaign will coordinate with Vietnamese Student Associations (VSAs) across the nation to fundraise for one purpose – to preserve a critical era of Vietnamese American history that is quickly slipping away as stories are lost forever with the passing of aging Vietnamese Americans.
The goal of the 500 Oral Histories Project is to document over five hundred interviews in an effort to preserve the unique and diverse experiences of Vietnamese Americans across the country. In the future, these interviews will be developed into an anthology, web archive, traveling exhibit and documentary film highlighting a selection of these amazing stories.
The Vietnamese American youth across the nation are eager to learn about their predecessors’ journey that ultimately paved the path for the opportunities and privileges they now enjoy. This profound project will contribute significantly to the overall American history. Kieu Phan, a young VAHF member, agrees “..this is really important because not only do we preserve the history, but we preserve the culture for the next generation.”
Dr. Duc Tran, a retired physician who escaped Vietnam during the war, expresses the importance of this project by saying, “Even if we are speaking English, even if we are very successful Vietnamese American citizens in this country, please never forget our heritage, our origins, our culture.”
The kick-off event for our campaign is called “Chapters of Us on YouTube” and will happen during January, leading up to the Tet Holiday Weekend (February 14). VSA groups from all over the nation will submit videos onto YouTube to express “A Vietnamese American Story.”
This year’s CPP Director, Lisa Nguyen, says “This project will lead to defining moments of identity in many Vietnamese Americans across the nation. I’m so inspired that our generation has collectively chosen to take this bold initiative and ask for the older generation for these important stories. The CPP Committee and I are very excited and look forward to continuing the success that CPP has always been able to achieve.”
