2nd Annual Xuan Gala & 5K,

Uyen Nguyen

The Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of the Midwest (UVSA-Midwest), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan, community based organization, was founded in 2007 as a means for Vietnamese youth organizations from across the Midwest region to network with one another, share common resources, develop leadership skills, and collaborate on philanthropic projects. UVSA-Midwest is committed to empowering emerging youth leaders within the Vietnamese community while preserving and promoting the Vietnamese culture. Servicing the Vietnamese American community in the Midwest, UVSA-Midwest works as an umbrella organization and collaborates with individual student associations and other related Vietnamese community-based organizations to conduct events and initiatives. We organize conferences and summits focusing on leadership building, cultural awareness and identity, social and community advocacy on issues affecting the Vietnamese community in addition to the Collective Philanthropy Project (CPP).