Guide to the University of California, Irvine, Vietnamese Student Association records AS.135
Finding aid created by Cyndi Shein; updated by Joanna Lamb, 2009, and Sarah Glover, 2019 and 2020.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2020
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Vietnamese Student Association records (University of California, Irvine)
Creator:
University of California, Irvine. Vietnamese Student Association
Identifier/Call Number: AS.135
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(2 document boxes) and 0.25 unprocessed linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1979-2019
Abstract: This collection comprises the records and publications of the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) at the University of California,
Irvine (UCI) from 1979 to 2019. Some materials document activities that were co-sponsored with other Vietnamese American associations.
Language of Material:
Vietnamese
, English
.
Access
Processed components of the collection are open for research. Unprocessed additions may contain restricted materials. Please
contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their
heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
University of California, Irvine, Vietnamese Student Association records. AS-135. Special Collections and Archives, The UC
Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Acquired between 1979-2005. Accession 2019-031 contains material separated from the Cross Cultural Center records and accessions
2016-032 and 2018-040. Accession 2019-037 was donated by Ryan Tran. Accession 2020-015 contains material accumulated by Special
Collections and Archives staff from unknown sources.
Processing History
Processed by Cyndi Shein, 2008, and Joanna Lamb, 2009. Translation provided by Anh Trung Dao.
Historical Background
Since 1979, the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) at the University of California, Irvine has striven to educate both the
student body at UCI and the local community about the Vietnamese American culture. VSA continually provides students with
the opportunity to learn and to participate in community efforts. In addition to its dedication to the UCI community, VSA
also works with the Vietnamese community at large. VSA at UCI has a long and rich tradition within the UCI campus, as well
as the community, as they are one of the oldest VSAs in the area. VSA prides itself in its involvement in an array of community-based
programs such as a mentorship program with local high schools, participation in the annual Lunar New Years Festival, and numerous
activities with other Vietnamese organizations throughout Southern California.
VSA strives to preserve and promote 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.
Vietnamese Student Association at the University of California, Irvine. "Mission Statement." http://www.vsauci.org/ (accessed
August 1, 2019).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises the records and publications of the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) at the University of California,
Irvine (UCI) from 1979 to 2019. Some materials document activities that were co-sponsored with other Vietnamese American associations.
Included are correspondence, photographs, publications, event programs, ephemera, journals and newsletters, and audio and
video recordings.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series:
- Administration, 1990-2002
- Publications, 1979-2005
- Audiovisual materials, 2004-2008
The collection also contains three unprocessed additions:
- Accession 2019-031. Brochures, flyers, and funding requests, 1993-2013. 0.1 linear feet
- Accession 2020-015. Fliers, 2013. 0.1 linear feet
- Accession 2019-037. Booklet, 2019. 0.1 linear feet
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Programs -- California -- Irvine -- 21st century.
Programs -- California -- Irvine -- 20th century.
Sound recordings -- California -- Orange County -- 21st century.
College students -- California -- Irvine -- Societies, etc.
Vietnamese students -- California -- Irvine -- Archives
Asian American college students -- California -- Irvine -- History -- Sources.
Photographic prints -- California -- Orange County -- 21st century.
Photographic prints -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
Video recordings -- California -- Orange County -- 21st century.
Vietnamese Americans -- Archives
University of California, Irvine. Vietnamese Student Association
Administrative records
Series Scope and Contents Summary
Includes event proposals, descriptions, fundraising strategies, and a dramatic script.
Series Arrangement
Alphabetically by folder title.
box 1, folder 3
Outline of organization and events
1995-1996
Publications
Series Scope and Contents Summary
This series contains VSA's flyers, invitations, journals, newsletters, and event programs.
Series Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
box 1, folder 5
Conference packet: Vietnamese American Student Conference
1994
box 1, folder 6
Black April
1983-1988 and 2009
Scope and Contents note
This annual event is held in memory of "Black April" (the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975).
box 1, folder 7
Cultural celebrations
1997-2009
box 1, folder 8
Fliers and invitations
1979-2005, undated
box 1, folder 9-17, box 2, folder 1-4
Len Duong
1981-1994 and 2009
box 2, folder 6
Van Tap (Literary Journal)
1981
box 2, folder 8
Vuon Xuan UCI: UCI Spring Garden 1995, Special Edition
1995
Audiovisual materials
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to archival originals is restricted; a listening copy must be made prior to researcher use.
Series Scope and Contents Summary
This series includes photographs and audiovisual recordings of various VSA events including UCI VSA Culture Night.
Series Arrangement
Alphabetically by title.
box 1, folder 4
Photographs of VSA
undated
Video recording: The First Course: Culture is Served
2008
box 2, folder 9, item D001-A
Archival original
General Physical Description note: 1 DVD
Sound recording: UCI VSA Culture Night on VNCR radio
2004
box 2, folder 10, item A001-A
Archival original
General Physical Description note: 1 CD-ROM
box accn2019-031, accn2019-037 and accn2020-015
Unprocessed addition 2017 Accession 2019-031
1993-2013
Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet(4 folders)
Access
This addition to the collection is not yet processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of
Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This accretion contains a Vietnamese American Student Conference brochure (1994), and material related to events including
flyers and funding requests (1993-2013).
box accn2019-031, accn2019-037 and accn2020-015
Unprocessed addition 2017 Accession 2020-015
2013
Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet(1 folder)
Access
This addition to the collection has not been processed but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special
Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This accretion comprises 2 fliers related to Vietnamese Student Association Welcome Week 2013.
box accn2019-031, accn2019-037 and accn2020-015
Unprocessed addition 2019 Accession 2019-037
2019
Physical Description: 0.05 Linear Feet(1 folder)
Access
This addition to the collection is not yet processed. It may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of
Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This accretion contains a booklet for the 40th Annual Vietnamese Culture Night in May 2019.
