Tag Archives: Tet festival

UVSA Tet Festival. That was fun.

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Bolsavik

Above is Miss Vietnam of Southern California Valerie Pham Ngoc Quyen, crowned at a live pageant on closing night of UVSA’s Tet Festival, probably the biggest Viet event anywhere in the USA. (Photo from EthanNgoPhotography.com; go there for lots more … Continue reading →

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Where to go for Tet

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Bolsavik

Just got this list from Viet Art Center of all the events going on around the country in celebration of Vietnamese New Year (in Vietnamese: Tet – made notorious by the communist offensive known by that holiday name). The actual … Continue reading →

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UVSA gets another 5 years of Tet Festival at Garden Grove Park

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Bolsavik

The agreement for the Tet Festival for the next 5 years, between UVSA and the City of Garden Grove, went up for a vote before the City Council last night, and it passed unanimously. Before the meeting, there were some … Continue reading →

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Tet Festival’s fate in Garden Grove City Council tonight

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Bolsavik

The UVSA‘s contract with the city of Garden Grove to use the Garden Grove Park for the annual Tet parade expired with the 2008 Year of the Rat event in February. The Bolsavik mentioned this a few days ago here. … Continue reading →

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Make $200K, give away $106,000

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Bolsavik

The Bolsavik once briefly mentioned that the UVSA of Southern California (Union of Vietnamese Student Associations; Vietnamese: Tong Hoi Sinh Vien) is a well-regarded community groups, nicely endowed thanks to the success of its Tet Festivals. The UVSA’s success breeds … Continue reading →

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