Vietnamese Student Union records, 1982-2014, bulk Bulk, 1996-2014

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Summary

Title:
Vietnamese Student Union (VSU) records
Dates:
1982-2014, bulk Bulk, 1996-2014
Abstract:
The UCLA Vietnamese Student Union was established in 1977 as the Vietnamese Student Association with an emphasis on preservation of Vietnamese culture and heritage. In 1978 the Refugee Aid Project, later the separate organization, Vietnamese Refugee Aid Committee was established. These two groups were united in 1996 to form the Vietnamese Student Union. The collection includes materials from all aspects of organization including the four pillars of the organization: cultural, educational, political and community. Materials include documents, photographs, pamphlets, born digital records, programs, and ephemera.
Extent:
1.4 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language:
and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Vietnamese Student Union Records (University Archives Record Series 817). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of materials related to the administration, projects, events, and initiatives of the UCLA Vietnamese Student Union. Included are constitutions and by-laws, leadership materials, agendas and budgets, newsletters and yearbooks, photographs, programs, project management documentation, pamphlets and ephemera. Organization events documented are: Vietnamese Culture Night, Cafe Am, and the Black April Commemoration. Initiatives documented include: the Higher Opportunity Program for Education, the South East Asian Campus Learning Education and Retention project, South East Asian Admitted Students Weekend, and the South East Asian Transfer Enrichment Day.

Biographical / historical:

The UCLA Vietnamese Student Union was established in 1977 as the Vietnamese Student Association with an emphasis on preservation of Vietnamese culture and heritage. In 1978 the Refugee Aid Project, later the separate organization, Vietnamese Refugee Aid Committee was established. These two groups were united in 1996 to form the Vietnamese Student Union. The organization sponsors a variety of events and initiatives to provide networks to promote educational, cultural and political awareness, as well as social support among UCLA Vietnamese students including Vietnamese Culture Night, Cafe Am, the Black April Commemoration the Higher Opportunity Program for Education (HOPE), the South East Asian Campus Learning Education and Retention project, South East Asian Admitted Students Weekend, and the South East Asian Transfer Enrichment Day.

Acquisition information:
UCLA Vietnamese Student Union; gift 2016.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into six series that combine administrative materials with the four pillars of the organization:

  • Series 1. Administrative
  • Series 2. Public Relations
  • Series 3. Cultural
  • Series 4. Educational
  • Series 5. Political
  • Series 6. Community

Physical / technical requirements:

COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance through our electronic paging system using the "Request items" button.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Heather Briston, January 2017; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
Online finding aid updated 14 June 2017.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2017-06-14T16:10-0700 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé using Notetab Pro.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance through our electronic paging system using the "Request items" button.

COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital materials, please notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.

Portions of this collection are restricted by the request of the donor organization.

Terms of access:

Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or quote must be submitted in writing to the UCLA Library Special Collections University Archivist. Credit shall be given as follows: ©The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Vietnamese Student Union Records (University Archives Record Series 817). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
310-825-4988
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