Monday, September 3, 2012

September 1, 2012 Events


 “Vietnamese Friends of Photography: A sublime one-room show”           

The Vietnamese Friends of Photographers photo exhibition was held today in Westminster, CA featuring over 40 different Vietnamese photographers. Among them, Thanh and Kim Cuong Nguyen are veterans of Project Vietnam’s medical missions and have served on its dental team.
            I found the photographs mounted on acrylic. Each was astounding on its own right, and ranged in subjects, moods and techniques: the glowing city skyline of Saigon-by-night, a lone boat floating down a river at sunrise, a bird catching its dinner, breathtaking sceneries of national parks and lesser known gems.
            The exhibit is on Sep 1-2 at Hội Trường Văn Lang (11am-6pm) at 14861 Moran Street, Westminster, CA 92683. 
Selected photographs will be displayed at the Rose Center at our Annual Gala on September 22, 2013, courtesy of VFoP.

Tuan Nguyen, volunteer-blogger
Project Vietnam volunteers and members of Vietnamese Friends of Photography 

Summer Camp 2013 Reunion
“Summer Service Camp 2012 Holds Reunion”

            Spirits were high among this year’s Summer Service Camp alumni as they enjoyed a warm summer day in Irvine, CA at their first reunion, joined by previous years alumni. The 28 volunteers enjoyed the generous hospitality of Tiana and Kevin Keenan, and reveled in past shared experiences and how it changed their lives. “It was definitely an adventure,” said Rebecca who worked in the north highlands at the post-camp project, under the primitive local conditions of remote Quang Minh commune in Yen Bai province.
            Every year, 60 students 16-35yo are chosen to embark on a 2-week mission to rural areas in Vietnam. There they work at health clinics, undertake rehabilitation/construction projects, and visit children with special needs at orphanages & centers for handicapped children.
All summer camp volunteers are recruited to help on social networks such as Facebook, and the new http://OneVietnam.com – please write your support on the Project Vietnam Foundation page and help meet the challenge of 40 additional donations (even $1) before September 20!
For more information, visit http://www.pvnf.org/summer-programs/.

Tuan Nguyen, volunteer-blogger