Thank you for visiting our SECOND set of staff profiles! Every day until the last day of Tet Festival 2012, we will be posting up select profiles from our Tet Festival directors and staff.
We have over 200 staffers this year, but I hope that from the few profiles that you are able to tune into for the rest of the week, you will be able to learn a little bit about the student volunteers who have made Tet Festival 2012 possible.
Cám ơn and Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
Meet Dennis and Tyler.
Shuttles will run around the clock on Saturday from 12pm-10pm and on Sunday from 12pm-9pm.
The (2) pick-up locations are La Quinta High School and Westminster Civic Center at Freedom Park (near Vietnam War Memorial).
La Quinta High School
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Westminster Civic Center/Sid Goldstein Freedom Park
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Shuttles are FREE and are a good alternative to avoiding the traffic and parking constraints at the festival grounds.
**Only Saturday 12 PM to Sun 9 PM, each family will receive a gift from UVSA and sponsors! Limited gifts; one per family.
The Tet Festival is always active with shows and entertainment. With two active stages, join us everyday to experience unforgettable performances. If your community or youth organization would like to perform on our stages, please visit our forms section for applications. If you have any questions or comments please contact us here.
Please continue to check back for updates under “About > Official Schedule.”
More details and events will soon be added to the schedule! Thank you for your patience!
http://www.tetfestival.org/about/tet-festival-2012-official-schedule
The Tết Festival of Southern California is recognized as the world’s largest Tết Festival outside of Vietnam. Helping preserve culture, the festival boasts 100,000+ visitors and dozens of booths in a span of a three day weekend event. Visitors are emersed with a vibrant array of traditional foods, live entertainment, festive games, and customs celebrating the new year.
Tết is the most observed holiday within Vietnamese culture. It celebrates the Lunar New Year, the beginning of Spring, and a way to start fresh.
The Union of Vietnamese Student Associations (UVSA) has been the host of the Tết Festival for more than 30 years. The spirit and hard-work from students and volunteers helps bring the festival to life. Granted the exclusive right to host the festival in 2002, UVSA contributes thousands of volunteer hours to help youth build strong leadership skills, cultural awareness, and experiences. 50% of the profit from the festival is given back to the community.
If you’re interested in joining UVSA visit uvsa.org to learn more.
Hello everyone,
This is just to remind you that we will have our entertainment auditions this weekend.
The deadline is today but applicants can still show up with the paperwork and it’s fine.
Auditions are at the UVSA Office (12821 Western Ave, Suite H, Garden Grove, CA) on the following days:
Saturday January 7th – 2pm – 6pm
Sunday Jan 8th – 3pm – 7pm
Monday Jan 9th – 6pm – 9pm
Huy Nguyễn
tet.entertainment@uvsa.org
Hi Everybody!
I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas & New Year with your family and friends. Good luck to those who are starting school on Monday!
As you all know Tet is coming up very soon and most of the contest deadlines are in 1 to 2 weeks.
This year all the contests include: Children’s Pageant, Chess, Photography, Creative Writing, and Drawing.
The deadline for Children’s Pageant, Photography, and Creative Writing is January 13th, 2012 and for Chess is January 17th, 2012
Please forward it to your schools and also let your family and friends know about it; the more the merrier 
Thank you SO much,
Pauline Phạm
pauline.pham@uvsa.org
Contests Director
Tess Ellen Nguyễn
tessellen.nguyen@uvsa.org
Contests Director
Tết is a little over 2 weeks away! Today we’re going to show a couple tutorials on common phrases Vietnamese people use to wish their friends and family a new year.
From EverydayViet.com:
“This lesson we will cover how to wish someone a Happy new Year or Chúc Tết. Also, what is lucky money or those Red Envelopes you see during this time of the year? Watch the video to learn more!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới = Happy New Year
From then add on phrases such as:
An khang thịnh vượng = Prosperity
Sức khoẻ dồi dào = Good Health
Nhiều may mắn = Good Luck
Vạn sự như ý = May All Your Wishes Come True”
