UIowa VSA

The Vietnamese Student Association at the University of Iowa est. 1983

Since 1983, members of the Vietnamese Student Association have been the UI’s representatives for the Vietnamese-American and international community. Through special events and outreach projects, our group of diverse members work together to build appreciation for the Vietnamese heritage and Vietnamese-American values. In additional to cultural awareness, the Vietnamese Student Association also encourages and promotes leadership development, team building, and growth as an individual.

06/06/2026

✨ Introducing… YOUR 2026–2027 VSA E-Board! ✨

Thank you to everyone who attended elections and supported this process.

President: Minhuyen Vo
Internal Vice President: Jeneil Lee
External Vice President: Kevy Huynh
Secretary: Sokong Chea
Marketing: Ken Phan
Public Relations: Mikaela Ngo

Co-Collective Philanthropy Project Chair:
Nghi Nguyen & Nathalie Vu

Co-Events Chair:
Kardyn Huynh & Huong Ly

We are so proud of everyone who stepped up, put in the work, and ran for a position. Thank you to every candidate for your dedication, passion, and commitment to VSA.

We can’t wait to see all that this E-Board accomplishes this year and are excited for what’s ahead. Here’s to an amazing 2026–2027 year!! 🥳

05/04/2026

Ahhhh the glorious dead week is amongst us! While a feeling of impending doom may be felt for finals, but thou shalt not fear, e board old and new shall be hosting study tables as a last hoorah 🥰✨✨

Everyday this week, e-board will have study tables for all to lock in 🫰In fact, you’ll be able to study with our 2026-2027 e board on Friday 😏 So come ace these finals with vsa dis week 📝📝

Monday, May 4th: Cynthia + Richard 🍰
⏰: 6 - 8 pm
📍: Lib 1103

Tuesday, May 5th: Drake + Alena + Kevy 🍟
⏰: 5 - 7 pm
📍: Lib 1103

Wednesday, May 6th: MinhUyen + Jeneil + Ken 🍜
⏰: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
📍: Lib 1105

Thursday, May 7th: Brandi + Ashley + Kardyn 🍩
⏰: 4:30 - 6:30 pm
📍: Lib 1105

Friday, May 8th: 2026-27 VSA EBOARD 🍔🥪🍝🎂
⏰: 4:30 - 6:30 pm
📍: Lib 1103

You all got this! Happy studying everyone 😇 Come be extra productive with us this week 🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫

04/20/2026

2026 Tết Recappp (pt. 3/3 🙂‍↕️) 🫰🫰🫶✨🪭🤍🪭✨🫰🪭🫰

Here is our last (but not least) part of our Tết Show recap 🥲 We hope y’all enjoyed looking at them 🫶These photos turned out toooo good, thank you to our photographers Jakob Bovenmyer and Aimee Liu for capturing these beautiful moments 🤍

And lastly, another big ol thank you to everyone who came, preformed, set up, planned, sponsored, and supported us 🫰🫰🫰 Y’all are what make this show so awesome. We’ll see you next year 😉

04/18/2026

Têt Show recapppppp pt. 2 🪩🪩🪭‼️🪩🪩✨‼️‼️

Who else is reminiscing this night 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ Twas a night to remember for sure. Can’t wait to see whats in store next year 🫰✨ Still am in awe of all the dances, photos, games, and speeches ☺️

Speaking of photos, an album of all the photos will be available soon! Thank you to our awesome photographers for capturing all the perfect moments 🤍

04/16/2026

2026 Têt Show recap 🪭🪭🪩🪩🏮🏮🧧✨✨ (part 1)

Thank you to our committee members, performers, volunteers, emcees, and of course, everyone who came to support us at our Lunar New Year show ☺️🤍✨ You all were what made this event so memorable and successful 🫰

Stay tuned for more ‼️ A celebration this awesome calls for multiple photo dumps 😏

04/08/2026

It’s social week ✨✨✨

Originally we wanted to have cute lil outside setup to make bracelets this social, but the weather is not on our side this week 😪 BUT you can still make sum real cute bracelets and come hang with us at our bracelet making social 🧵🧵🫶🪡🌷🌷🌸 There will most likely be a movie playing as well so don’t miss out ☺️

🗓️: Wednesday, April 7th
📍: IMU 343 (Herky Room)
⏰: 5 - 6:30 pm

If you have any questions or concerns please DM us! 🌷🌷🌷

Let’s get crafty 😍✨✨

04/07/2026

Treat yourself or your pals to some CPP roses 🌹🤭🤭

Flowers make everything more special, so why not add some roses to the last GBM of the semester?❣️ CPP roses will be given out at the semi-formal 🌹Feel free to add a special message as well ☺️

Preorder form is in the LinkTree 🌲Please do note that we will have limited supplies ‼️ So put that order form in before the roses run out 🫣 Each rose will be $2 and all proceeds will go to our beneficiary, VNAH 💙

For any questions or concerns, please email [email protected] 💌

Let’s stop and smell the roses 🤍

04/06/2026

It looks like it’s finally time…

Sometimes things must end, and as current e-board is finishing up their term 💔, new beginnings are just around the corner🌅 New beginnings that could include YOU ✨, as we pass our torch on to our successors 🦋

Executive Board applications for next year are officially open! ☺️ Please make sure you thoroughly read through the process to run as there are a lot of details and requirements ✍️ The deadline for apps is April 19th at 11:59 pm ‼️‼️‼️ We do not take any late applications so set any reminders if needed🤓

AVAILABLE POSITIONS:
• President
• Internal Vice President
• External Vice President
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Public Relations
• Marketing
• Collective Philanthropy Chair
• Events Coordinator

🗓️: Friday, April 23rd
📍: PBB (Room TBA)
⏰: 5 - 10 PM (subject to change — please let us know ASAP if you have conflicts)

Good luck to all applicants 💌 Form is linked in our LinkTree 🌿
If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected] ❣️

You got this 🍬

04/02/2026

formally invites you to…

VSA SEMI FORMALLL 🪩🪩🎀🫧🫧🍸❣️❣️🪩

With this VSA term creeping to an end 🥲 we are introducing our last GBM of the semester! And we thought no better way to celebrate it at a cute venue, fitted up taking lovely pics, eating some yummy hors d’oeuvres 😉, and getting all sentimental with VSA superlatives and a flower fundraiser 🌺🌷🪷

An RSVP form is available in our bio via LinkTree 🤍 You can also nominate members for superlatives too 😛 You do not have to attend to nominate (tho we highly encourage you to come 🫰) so lets see who our biggest back and performative members are 🥸

🗓️: Friday, April 17th
📍: The Greenhouse (505 e Washington St)
⏰: 6 - 8 pm

Please DM us any questions or concerns 💌 We hope to see you there ☀️🌷🤍

03/31/2026

Say hello to another awesome GBM that you should totally attend 💁‍♀️🤍🤍

We are suiting up this week with our…

Professional Development GBM 🕴️🕴️🧳🧳📈📈📊🗂️🗂️

Join us for an e-board Q & A panel, career fair style workshops, and some speed connecting on LinkedIn 🎀 This is a perfect opportunity to learn more about some past and present e-board members 💌 Who knows, a position could be calling your name 😉😉😉

🗓️: Thursday, April 2nd
📍: IMU 341 (Native Nation’s Room)
⏰: 7 - 8:30 pm

Please DM us any questions or concerns🫰 PS: You do not need to wear professional clothing ‼️

See y’all Thursday 🥸🥸🥸

Address

201 S Clinton Street
Iowa City, IA
52240

Opening Hours

7pm - 8pm

Website

http://uiowavsa.com/, http://linktr.ee/uiowavsa

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