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Check-in Time: 6:00pm Friday May 24
Check-out Time: 2:00pm Monday May 27, 2002
With the rising Vietnamese-American population in the US, there is a growing demand among the young to have an environment where they can get involved, develop their cultural identity awareness and learn about their cultural heritage. To develop such an environment, there is a need to build a strong group of young community
activists who are equipped with good leadership skills and great enthusiasm to bring about positive changes for the community.
Although there have been many youth-led community organizations, there has not been an effort to bring them together in a unique opportunity where they can network, share their experiences and the difficulties over years of community involvement, and develop their leadership skills together.
With that in mind, the Vietnamese Culture and Science Association (VCSA) has organized the Youth Leadership Development “Len Duong” Camp. “Len Duong”, which can be interpreted as “Embark on a Journey”, is the official name of this national youth leadership development camp.
It has been available to all young community activists from across the nation for the last four years (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001).
During that time, over 1000 students and/or young community activists have sharpened their community skills and realized their potential as future leaders. They return each year more motivated, more equipped for and committed to community involvement. Based on the feedback we have received from campers from across the country in the last four years, and on tracking actual community
involvement, the impact of these camps has been one of the biggest success stories in the Vietnamese-American community.
The goal of VCSA’s National Youth Leadership development camp is to develop future leaders for Asian-American communities, specially focusing on Vietnamese-Americans.
The objectives of the camp are to:
Increase by 10 percent the number of campers who will be taking active leadership role after the camp (as measured by the number of youths who will become officers of their respective organizations after attending the camp);
Increase volunteerism by 20 percent (as measured by the number of youths involved in community activities after the camp);
Build a network where young people can share experiences and ideas;
Encourage friendship and open possibilities for the future collaboration of Vietnamese-American youth-led organizations across the nation in community projects; and
Build cultural heritage awareness to bridge the generation gap in the Vietnamese-American community; increase by 15 percent the number of campers who become more committed to learn about their roots and their cultural heritage.
Vietnamese-American Student Association officers for all U.S. universities, especially Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, College Station, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, and Georgia.
Leaders of other youth-led organizations with a strong interest in community involvement.
Measure Success
To measure our success, we will:
Request evaluations from campers and post the results on our Web site.
Count the number of campers who become officers in their local community organizations after the camp.
Track the number of campers involved with community work and see an increased by 15 percent (i.e. 15 percent of campers after the camp are inspired to become leaders or active members in an organization); gather first-hand accounts.
Encourage campers to help organize the next camp Len Duong.
Resource Staffs:
1 - Ms. Duy-Loan Le, Texas Instruments Fellow.
2 - Mr. Minh Le, President and co-founder of the Wilfred Jarvis Institute, a training and consulting organization, based in Cupertino, California, dedicated to achieving lasting effectiveness and results in leaders and their organizations:
3 - Mr. John C. Nguyen, Doctoral Candidate of Leadership Studies Program at Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX.
Mrs. Nguyen Tran Huong
Mrs. Nguyen Tran Huong, born on November 16, 1953 in Hai Phong, Vietnam. Ms. Huong married Mr. Nguyen The Phu, an engineer in 1983. She graduated from Marie Curie Lycee High School, Saigon in 1970. She went to the US to study at San Diego State University in 1971, graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts in 1976. She received
Master of Arts in Curriculum Development and Supervision at Point Loma College in 1984.
From 1980 to 1982, Mrs. Nguyen served as District Resource Teacher for San Diego Unified School District. From 1986 to 1992 she was an ESL Specialist in charge of training teachers, student teachers, intern teachers and paraprofessionals in second language acquisition teaching techniques and approaches. From 1992 to 1995, Mrs. Nguyen served as Chairperson of English Language Development and Bilingual Department at Polytechnic High School, Long Beach United School District.
Among her many awards, Mrs. Nguyen Tran Huong won two prestigious awards: the National Outstanding Foreign Language (ESL) Teacher of 1994,and National Outstanding Teacher of 1994, both from Walt Disney Co. American Teacher Awards. Los Angeles Times reported in 1984: ”Nguyen (Huong) was one of 12 teachers nationwide honored for their “teaching skills, rapport with students and ability to inspire.” She serves as a role model for students, particularly non-English speaking students, as well as fellow faculty members at Polytechnic High School, where she established and now heads the school language program.”
During 1995-1996, Nguyen served as a senior fellow at the US Department of Education, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs. She had the opportunity to help draft key federal policy initiatives set by President Clinton regarding the nation’s education priorities. Mrs. Nguyen currently serves in “Distinguished Teacher in Residence Program” at College of Education, California State University, Long Beach.
Ms. Nguyen is currently on loan from Long Beach Unified School District to California State University, Long Beach, as a Distinguished Teacher in Residence. As a full-time faculty member of the College of Education, Department of Teacher Education, she teaches a course in Intercultural Education and a Supervision seminar for emergency permit credentialed teachers; guest lectures; collaborates with faculty; and actively serves on a number of committees. She is presently enrolled in a doctoral program in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of California, Riverside
The Honorable Thang Nguyen Barrett
Thang Nguyen Barrett came to the United States in 1977 when he was 17. In 1997, at the age of 36, Barrett was appointed to the bench by California Governor Pete Wilson. Judge Barrett became the first Vietnamese-American in California to sit on the Municipal Court. Following
court unification in 1998, he became California's first Vietnamese-American Superior Court Judge.
Judge Barrett graduated with honors in Philosophy from American University in 1985. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1988. Judge Barrett began his legal career as a research attorney for the San Francisco County Superior Court. In 1989, he became the first Vietnamese-American Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County. As a prosecutor, he posted an undefeated felony jury trial record and was the first prosecutor in Santa Clara County to obtain a jury conviction under California's hate crime statute. Judge Barrett has taught Legal Writing & Research at Hastings College of the Law, Moot Appellate Court at Peninsula Law School, and Trial Techniques at Santa Clara University School of Law.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Barrett served as a member of the board of directors of the Asian Law Alliance, the Center for Southeast Asian Refugee Resettlement, and the Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County. His many civic activities included sitting on the City of San Jose's blue ribbon committees to select the police chief, the independent police auditor, and the city manager. Judge Barrett is also a frequent keynote speaker at community events. He was the commencement speaker
at Mission College in 1988, and at San Jose City College in 2001.Judge Barrett received the Freedom Award from Asian Americans for Community Involvement in 1977. He was selected in 1988 as a Fellow at American Leadership Forum-Silicon Valley. In 1999, he was named Grand Marshall of the Vietnamese Tet Festival Parade in San Jose, California. In 2000, in commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the fall of South Vietnam, Judge Barrett was chosen by New Horizon publication as one of the 25 Vietnamese- Americans "who have made significant contributions to the Vietnamese community and to the fabric of American society in the past 25 years." In 2001, he was the recipient of the Legal Impact Award from Asian Law Alliance.
Dear fellow campers,
The Vietnamese Culture and Science Association is proud to announce its 5th Annual Len Duong Camp. This is a unique opportunity for campers to meet community activists of their peers from different regions with similar interests such as volunteerism, the desire to learn and sharpen leadership skills and deep commitment to community work.
Camp Len Duong’02 is located on a very scenic camp site offered by Camp Forest Glen in Huntsville, Texas about an hour from Houston. Campers will be able to enjoy workshops and forums focused on leadership skills development, in addition to many exciting games, which accentuate the importance of team building and team work as well as the uniqueness of Vietnamese cultural heritage and history.
There will be a "powwow" bonfire on Saturday night for campers to share their thoughts on community involvement. On Sunday night, the always exciting and thought provoking team competitions will take place. This year, Len Duong’02 will also have a special program to celebrate the fifth year anniversary of the camp. And we promise to be very festive.
So plan to be there! Every day is packed with meaningful and enjoyable activities. Come and join Len Duong Camp’02 Don’t miss out this camp because it will definitely be a memorable experience that you will want to come back to, year after year.
LEN DUONG’02 LOGO DESIGN CONTEST
On the 5th anniversary
VCSA would like to announce the contest for the Design of the Logo of Youth Leadership Development Camp Len Duong’02 to be held from May 24-27, 2002 at Camp Glen Forest.
Who can participate? Everyone who has an artistic skill in designing the logo is encouraged to participate.
When is the deadline: Submit the electronic copy with a hard copy to be sent to
Len Duong’02 Logo Contest
c/o VCSA
11554 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77072
NO LATER THAN April 22, 2002.
What is the prize? The winner will be awarded $100.00 plus free registration for Len Duong’02 camp (in the value of $100.00) and honorary mentioned in the Opening Ceremony of the Camp (if the winner chooses to attend the camp). The winning logo will be used as the official logo for Len Duong’02 camp.
All Len Duong returnees are encouraged to participate. The logo design will be selected based on the following criteria:
1. Artistic value of the design.
2. Reflection of the “Youth, Teamwork, Enthusiasm, Volunteering” Spirit of the camp for the last 5 years (a torch figure or shape is preferred).
3. Simplicity so that it can be printed on T-shirt and promotional items without any technical difficulties.
!!!!!!PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR LOGO DESIGN BEFORE APRIL 22, 2002!!!!!!
Note: Please send the soft copy in picture format such as Corel Draw (.cdr) or Illustrator (.ai) or Window Metafile (.wmf) PhotoShop (.psd or .jpeg) to camplenduong02@yahoo.com
Winning logo from previous years: 
LEN DUONG’02 ESSAY CONTEST
VCSA is pleased to announce the Len Duong’02 Essay Contest with the following details:
The purpose of the contest is to encourage young community activists from across the country to share their ideals in volunteerism and to encourage them to attend Len Duong camp.
Who can participate? Everyone who is currently active in a community group and wants to attend Len Duong’02 Youth Leadership Camp is eligible to participate in the contest.
How? Write an essay of 500-1000 words in English or Vietnamese describing the reason why you want to get involved with volunteer activities and/or community services? What inspired you to get involved in the community and what is your aspiration. You might also want to mention the reason why you want to go to Len Duong camp. You might want to share your
experiences from the past Len Duong camps and what impact have it given to you (for anyone who has gone to Len Duong camp before).
When? The deadline to submit the essay electronically will be April 22, 2002.
What is the prize? There will be three Prizes for the three best essays. Winners will receive FREE registration fee to Camp Len Duong’02 and a Plaque as the First Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize Winner of Len Duong essay contest. The winners will be presented the Prize at Len Duong’02 camp.
Please send in your essay and include your full name (last name, first name), your email and your home address. You can also send an electronic copy of the essay to camplenduong02@yahoo.com or send the hard copy to the following address:
Camp Len Duong’02 essay contest
c/o VCSA
11554 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77072
DIRECTION TO CAMP SITE
Camp Forest Glen
34 Forest Glen Drive
Huntsville, TX 77340
(936) 295-7641
Click here to tour around Hunstville/Texas
From Austin or San Antonio
Those campers who come from Austin or San Antonio is encouraged to travel to Houston and then take the direction from Houston to the camp.From Dallas/Fort Worth
Remark: This route is a bit different from the route
specified on the map above since this will be better for your car. The other route is
very rough and the gravel made it nearly impossible to drive without damaging
your tires. Current Direction (please use Detour Path below)
From Houston
From Oklahoma
Take I-35 south.
Take I-35E South towards Dallas
You will see signs to exit at I-45 Houston after you enter downtown Dallas
Take this exit (which is the Woodall Rogers exit) and follow signs to I-45 Southbound.
Once you are on I-45 southbound, follow directions to Camp Forest Glen from Dallas.
If you get lost, please call the Camp office, 24 hours:
(800) 395-4526 OR (936) 295-7641
NIGHT EMERGENCY
(936) 295-3932
OR
Camp Organizing Committee Emergency
(281) 788-8426
To avoid the Memorial Day traffic jams, we highly recommend that you depart for camp at the earliest possible.
Airport pick up schedule
Out of town campers who plan to come to Len Duong camp can book your flight to IAH (Bush Intercontinental Airport). The Transportation team will pick up campers according to the following schedule:
Friday May 24:
12:00noon
3:00pm
6:00pm
9:00pm
Please book your flights around that schedule. Email your flight schedule to the transportation team at transportation@vhkhvn.org.
May 11, 2002
Fill out the Registration Form (will be available here on March 17, 2002) and mail-in the payment (write down the Confirmation Number on your check upon receiving the confirmation number from the camp staff). Check should be made payable to Vietnamese Culture and Science Association) on or before May 11, 2002 and mail it to:
Vietnamese Culture and Science Association
c/o Len Duong Camp
11554 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77072
Contact
Persons
For more information,
please contact your areaAustin, TX |
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| Tuong Vu Nguyen |
(512) 899-2308 | tuongvu_nguyen@yahoo.com |
| Chicago, IL | ||
| Do Bang Lang |
(773) 549-1984 | banglangd@yahoo.com |
| College Station, TX | ||
| James Tran (Texas A&M) |
(979) 847-2368 | JamesTranUSA@yahoo.com |
| Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | ||
| An Thuy Nguyen |
(214) 755-0135 | nguyenat1@yahoo.com |
| Florida | ||
| Lan Anh Le |
(321) 207-0330 | minhVlananh@msn.com |
| Houston, TX | ||
| Hoai The Nguyen |
(713) 569-3206 | thisidatinh@yahoo.com |
| Kentucky, KY | ||
| Ngan Kim Tran |
(502) 807-4554 | kimngan@win.net |
| New Orleans, LA | ||
| Daniel Francois Albert |
(504) 831-3779 | danielalbert@dotplanet.com |
| New York, NY | ||
| Bao Minh Pham |
(718) 921-7235 | mingoringo@hotmail.com |
Massachusset, MA |
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| Hung Cong Nguyen |
wow2004@hotmail.com | |
| Memphis, TN | ||
| An Nhu Huynh |
(901) 270-4100 | dalat_1@hotmail.com |
| Ohio | ||
| Minh Ly Nguyen |
(216) 791-9143 | minhlyn@hotmail.com |
| Oklahoma City, OK | ||
| Dong Bui |
(405) 236-5437x202 | dbui@oica.org |
| Ottawa, CANADA | ||
| Thinh Minh Le |
(613) 260-7148 | minhthinh@sympatico.ca |
| Portland, OR | ||
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Dung Luu
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(503) 957-8968 | dakao98@yahoo.com |
| San Antonio, TX | ||
| Hy Phung Nguyen |
(210) 999-4019 | hy.nguyen@trinity.edu |
| San Francisco, CA | ||
| Trang Thuy Pham |
(650) 497-6522 | trang.pham@leland.stanford.edu |
| Seattle, WA | ||
| Quang Tran |
(253) 639-3490 | quangqtran@hotmail.com |
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St. Louis, MO |
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| Dung Ngo |
(314) 303-5813 | ngod@slu.edu |
| Toronto, CANADA | ||
| An Thien Hoang Vo |
(416) 781-6806 | ann.vo@utoronto.ca |
| Benefactors |
| Bank of America |
| Cargill |
| Chase Bank |
| Texas Instruments |
| Research Development Institute (RDI) |
| Patrons |
| Electronic Data System (EDS) |
| ExxonMobil |
| FedEx |
| Reliant Energy |
| Sponsors |
| Song Huong Candy |
| Supporters |
| Kim Chau Restaurant |
