VIETNAMESE AMERICAN YOUTH ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO TET FESTIVAL 2007

THEME Mua Xuan Hy Vong – Spring of Hope

Where? TBA …

 February 9-1th, 2007 or  February 16-18th, 2007  February 9-1th, 2007 or  February 16-18th, 2007 When?

Attendance?  ~40,000 Vietnamese and non-vietnamese

Purpose  Celebrate the coming new year  Preserve & Promote Vietnamese Culture  Strengthen the youth alliance in San Diego  Encourage leadership growth in the Vietnamese youth population  Opportunity for Community Service  Involve participation of the broader community  Raise funds for educational and cultural programs  Celebrate the coming new year  Preserve & Promote Vietnamese Culture  Strengthen the youth alliance in San Diego  Encourage leadership growth in the Vietnamese youth population  Opportunity for Community Service  Involve participation of the broader community  Raise funds for educational and cultural programs

Festival Highlights  Cultural Village  Cultural Dances  Martial Arts  Lion Dances  Traditional Ceremonies  Music Performers  Professional Singers  Cultural Village  Cultural Dances  Martial Arts  Lion Dances  Traditional Ceremonies  Music Performers  Professional Singers  Student Performances  Fashion Shows  Miss Vietnam San Diego  Kids Pageant  Viet Idol  Carnival Rides/Games  Vendors

Tet co-chairsSu nguyen & Thuy huynh Vice ChairFrank Vuong OperationsAndy Nguyen & Du tran SponsorshipKari lam & yen nguyen VendorsSydney tran Cultural villageTuyen tran EntertainmentNguyen vo Miss vietnam San DiegoThuy le Viet idolKevin phung Kids pageantAnthony N. & huyen pham Technical/audio visualTim ho webDang tran Public relationsJaclene le & Kenny le publicityLarry tran & kelly luong TicketingTri nguyen & Tien ngo volunteersHoan truong THETEAMTHETEAM

Vice-Chair (Frank Vuong)  Help carry out co-chairs’ visions and responsibilities  Provide committees w/resources for their tasks  Balancing human resources  Be the all-around person… jack of all trades  Be the co-chairs’ third hand  Act as chair in co-chair’s absence  Help carry out co-chairs’ visions and responsibilities  Provide committees w/resources for their tasks  Balancing human resources  Be the all-around person… jack of all trades  Be the co-chairs’ third hand  Act as chair in co-chair’s absence

Operations (andy & Du)  What is operations?  Backbone of Tet Festival  Put up, take down, control every area of the festival  What is operations?  Backbone of Tet Festival  Put up, take down, control every area of the festival

Operations team Traffic ManagerMonitor parking situation and work with parking enforcers. Trash ManagerRecruit volunteers to pick trash, dump trash, and replace new trash bags. Equipment ManagerMonitor equipment. Entrance/Exit Manager Control entrance and exit gate. Info Booth Manger Run the Info Booth and provide festival info. Food Vendor ManagerMonitor the food vendors. Answer and resolve any problems with vendors. Game Vendor Manager Monitor and assist any trouble with game vendors. Merchant Vendor Manager Monitor and assist any trouble abut merchant vendor problems. Stage SecurityGuard the stage area and work with Tim with any stage problems. Police/Security ManagerPatrol and work with security and police personnel.

Sponsorship (Kari & Yen)  Recap of tet festival 2007 expenses and profit.  Projected expenses and income for 2007  Types of sponsorships  Sponsorship packet w/distinguished levels  Recap of tet festival 2007 expenses and profit.  Projected expenses and income for 2007  Types of sponsorships  Sponsorship packet w/distinguished levels

vendors

Vendors (Sydney)  Number of vendors for tet 2006  Projected number of vendors for tet 2007  Types of vendors  Co-chair position still available  Number of vendors for tet 2006  Projected number of vendors for tet 2007  Types of vendors  Co-chair position still available

Cultural village

Cultural village (tuyen)  What is cultural village?  Cultural village highlights  Mock Traditional wedding  Landscapes, herbal yard, scenes  Art exhibitions  musical contests  Poetry contests  Kids culture night  Ancestral homage ritual  What is cultural village?  Cultural village highlights  Mock Traditional wedding  Landscapes, herbal yard, scenes  Art exhibitions  musical contests  Poetry contests  Kids culture night  Ancestral homage ritual

entertainment

Entertainment (Nguyen)  General program highlights  Sub-committees (stage manager, stage decorator, etc)  General program highlights  Sub-committees (stage manager, stage decorator, etc)

Miss vietnam san diego pageant

Miss vietnam san diego 2007 (Thuy Le)  Co-chair and choreographer positions still available  Purpose of the pageant  Looking for contestants  Contact Thuy Le (Pageant Coordinator):    Co-chair and choreographer positions still available  Purpose of the pageant  Looking for contestants  Contact Thuy Le (Pageant Coordinator):  

Kids pageant

Kids pageant (Anthony and Huyen)  Purpose of the pageant  Looking for contestants  Purpose of the pageant  Looking for contestants

Viet idol

Viet idol (Kevin phung)  Purpose of viet idol  Showcase local singing talents  Purpose of viet idol  Showcase local singing talents

Technical audio/visual(TAV) (Tim Ho)  Main Stage (36x32+)  Lighting & Trussing  Sound/Video  CV Stage  Tet Tech Support  Main Stage (36x32+)  Lighting & Trussing  Sound/Video  CV Stage  Tet Tech Support

Public Relations (jaclene and kenny)  Rally support from san diego’s Vietnamese organizaitons  Rally support from government officials  Work with vietnamese /american media  Rally support from san diego’s Vietnamese organizaitons  Rally support from government officials  Work with vietnamese /american media

Publicity (kelly and Larry)  Publicity committee:  Design ways to spread the word about vaya and tet festival  Members can…  Help create flyers, brochures, programs  Invent ideas for publicity  Publicity committee:  Design ways to spread the word about vaya and tet festival  Members can…  Help create flyers, brochures, programs  Invent ideas for publicity

Ticketing (Tien and Tri)  Accepting volunteers later to work during the festival  Volunteer responsibilities  Accepting volunteers later to work during the festival  Volunteer responsibilities

volunteers

Volunteers (Hoan)  Need help recruiting High school. college, senior volunteers  Volunteer types :  Staff  On the spot volunteer  What do volunteers get?  How you can help if you’re too busy to volunteer:  Let your friends know  Give us their contact info  Give them our contact info  Need help recruiting High school. college, senior volunteers  Volunteer types :  Staff  On the spot volunteer  What do volunteers get?  How you can help if you’re too busy to volunteer:  Let your friends know  Give us their contact info  Give them our contact info

Website (dang) For more info on …  Downloading sponsorship / vendor packages  Contacts  Tet info  Advertisement Visit --> --> For more info on …  Downloading sponsorship / vendor packages  Contacts  Tet info  Advertisement Visit --> -->

Frequently asked questions Q: Why is vaya hosting a tet festival separately instead of cooperating with other existing festivals? A1:because vaya wants to empower vietnamese youths to take the leadership rol since we are the future, and many people look to us to carry on the vietnamese heritage and tradition. A2:even though the youth is leading a tet festival, we get support from both youth and non-youth organizations;therefore, the vaya festival is really a community unifying event. Q: Why is vaya hosting a tet festival separately instead of cooperating with other existing festivals? A1:because vaya wants to empower vietnamese youths to take the leadership rol since we are the future, and many people look to us to carry on the vietnamese heritage and tradition. A2:even though the youth is leading a tet festival, we get support from both youth and non-youth organizations;therefore, the vaya festival is really a community unifying event.

FAQ Q: how does the vaya tet festival contribute to the diversity of san diego. A: we feature performances of other ethnic organizations;thereby, improving inter- ethnic relations. Q: What does VAYA do with the profit made from the festival? A: VAYA is a non-profit organization. Profit made from the Tet Festival will go directly back to the community in the forms of grants for other community developmental programs. Q: how does the vaya tet festival contribute to the diversity of san diego. A: we feature performances of other ethnic organizations;thereby, improving inter- ethnic relations. Q: What does VAYA do with the profit made from the festival? A: VAYA is a non-profit organization. Profit made from the Tet Festival will go directly back to the community in the forms of grants for other community developmental programs.