I remember seeing my 2 year old daughter encounter snow for the first time. She was surprisingly overwhelmed, touching the fluffy snow with joy and care—and this kind of “rain” seemed to amaze her, and yet at the time I was immune to the effect of the snowfall. Perhaps with the passage of time, I have awareness of snow, which my daughter did not have. Speaking of awareness, below are AASuccess announcements and updates:
December 15, 2007: AASuccess Wine Tasting Benefit Event at Lac Viet Gallery (http://www.lacvietgallery.com/). All Proceeds go toward the 2008 AASuccess Scholarship/Grant Fund
AASuccess would like to recognize following student members and professional friends who have come together to lead, partner, prepare and/or contribute their time and energy to make this event possible:
Mai Nguyen, Bao Nguyen, Irina Nguyen, Tam Tran, Iang Dang, Diane Nguyen, Mimi Luu, Trang Nguyen, Albert Yang, Minh Ha Do, Phana Yuth, Elizabeth Do, Amy Tran, Khanh-Mi Nguyen, Phuong Nguyen, Monique Huynh, Nam Nguyen, Michael Nguyen, Nguyen Nguyen, Khoa Tran, Kim Nguyen, Vivian Ho, Patrick Tran, An Nguyen, NgocVee Vu.
AASuccess would also like to express our deepest thanks and appreciations to the following professional friends who have made generous donations including in-kind donations prior the event:
Ms. Sylvia Le, owner of http://www.aceprod.com/, distributor of Toner and Ink Cartridges for Laser & Inkjet Printer, FAX and Copier. Ms. Sylvia Le is currently the Chief Financing Officer of the World Health Ambassador Program (WHA).- Ms. My-Lac Hoang (My-Hope)
Mr. Loc Tran and Ms. Lan Tran (DDS).
Mr. Greg Welty of ReMax/Welty. Mr.Welty also has kindly sponsored a long-term paid internship program reserved exclusively for AASuccess Student Members.
Mr. David Montanari (AAS Board).
Ms. Jean Witz, PhD & J.D., USPTO.
Mr. Ian Dang, PhD, USPTO.
Ms Irina Nguyen (AAS Board). - Ms. Mimi Luu (AAS Board)
Mr. James Henry Alstrum (AAS Board).
Mr. James Do, Fairfax County Government. - Ms. Hanh Nguyen (Defense Department)
Mr. Tam Tran. Violist Tam Tran is an active soloist, chamber musician, and music educator and is a regular performer at the White House as a member of the “President’s Own” U.S. Marine White House Orchestra. Violist Tam Tran will be featured at the Wine Tasting Event.
Ms. Diana Fish, cellist, came to Washington, DC in 1994 to be a member ofthe Chamber Orchestra of "The President's Own" United States MarineBand. She graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music where shestudied with Orlando Cole. Cellist Diana Fish will be featured at the Wine Tasting Event.
Ms. Diane Nguyen, RN.- Ms. Phuong Nguyen (WHA)
Ms Mimi Luu’s Parents.
Student Khanh Mi Nguyen’s Parents.
Student Minh Ha Do’s Parents.
Mr. Dave Nguyen’s Parents. - Ms. Terresa Dang (wine server)
- Ms. Melissa Chern (wine server)
Once again, both the student and professionals at AAS thank you for your generosity.
Sincerely,
The Asian American Success Team
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1/19/2008: The University & You: Third Annual Conference for Asian American and Minority High School Students
This invite is to send out a call for our January 19th College Preparation Seminar: The University and You Conference for Asian American and minority High School Students. The Conference is scheduled for Saturday, January 19th, 2008 at the George Washington University Marvin Center, 800 21st NW in Washington, DC 20052. Our Conference will consist of the following sessions: Leadership, Financial Aid, College Life, Identity, College Discussion Panel, College Fair, and Career Fair. We will be needing you, talented students to spread the word! Tell you brothers and sisters and their friends who are still in High School. It's a one-day conference for free AND we serve lunch (yes, volunteers and facilitators and panelists get fed by GWU catering as well!) Thank you all and have a great night! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email Christina at cwadhwan@gmail.com or Dave at dave.nguyen@aasuccess.org THANKS! - Christina Wadhwani=) GW VSA and AASuccess
A Letter of Acknowledgement from the Vietnam Medical Assistance Program (VNMAP)
Dear AAS Board and Student Council,I am writing this letter on the behalf of the Viet Nam Medical Assistance Program (VNMAP)'s Board to express our appreciation for the support of the AAS's board and council members in helping us choose a highly qualified AAS member to be in our mission team 2008.This year, we had a number of applicants that applied to our program both as professional students and volunteers. After carefully considering of our applicants, we have selected 8 medical students and 4 volunteers to be in the 2008 medical mission team. Bao Nguyen from AASucess has been selected to be one of our volunteers. From his application, he impressed us with his strong commitment, a driving will to help the people in Vietnam, and a great attitude to learn about the culture as well as the medical relief work. Thus, we- the VNMAP Board- would like to share our congratulation to Bao Nguyen with the AAS Board and Student Council.Thanks for your trust and support. We hope to have your continuous support to VNMAP and Bao Nguyen. Speaking on my own behalf as an AASuccess member, I strongly believe that the mentorship and support from AAS family to an active member such as Bao Nguyen will help him soon become a new great leader in our community.
Best regards,
VNMAP- Program Coordinator
Nguyen Nguyen
Collaboration between AASuccess and Fairfax County in assisting our elders to prepare the Tax Forms in 2008
At least 10 student members under the guidance of Mr. Song Park (AASuccess Board) and Mr. James Do (Fairfax County) will undergo a certified tax preparation training sometime in January of 2008. Once certified, the students will be able to schedule their own time to assist Fairfax County to help Asian American elders to prepare the tax forms during the tax season.
4/9/2007-6/08 - APPLY FOR THE AASUCCESS COMMUNITY SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
The Asian American Success is offering a new scholarship opportunity to recognize outstanding community leadership in young people and help students reach their academic goals. Up to 4 $500 and 1 $1000 scholarships/awards are awarded to students annually through the new AASuccess Community Service Scholarship Program. Stay tuned for more information.
An inspiring message from Dr. Duc Le, a medical physician who has been active in the “Ask A Physician” student program offered via AASuccess.
Congratulations to Mr. Ca Tran, President of Viet Nam Assistance for the Handicapped (VNAH), who was the only Non-Japanese out of 30 receiving the recent humanitarian award presided by the Japanese Emperor and Empress in Japan.
For more information about VNAH, please visit its website at http://www.vnah-hev.org/
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AAS 2007 Account Balance Sheet (revised as of 11/2007).
This balance sheet does not include expenditures for the wine tasting event and the upcoming University and You Conference for Asian American and Minority Students to be held at GW University on 1/19/2008.
Click on this link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pRHeLDNa9DviJthOrm0-KeA
