Report on RVA Formation Process
Bài này chỉ được đăng trong Tiếng Anh.
By Yen Duong, General Secretary
I. Responding to a Need
It has been recognized that in many years the Vietnamese people, who have lived in the United States as well as in the Greater Richmond Metropolitan Area specifically, have faced many challenges in their day-to-day life and in their ability to adapt to their communities as well as to learn and understand how to get services from federal agencies and local government offices. In responding to the encouragement from many elders in the Richmond community, many young people have realized that there is a need to establish a Richmond Viet Association (RVA.) The main objective of this organization is to establish a foundation for the Vietnamese people in the Greater Richmond Area to promote the Vietnamese culture and heritage, to share and support each other.
II. Formation of the Richmond Vietnamese Association (RVA):
As a result of an extensive campaigning effort, on June, 15, 2005 at 7:30 PM at the Nanking restaurant, the RVA was officially founded under the observation of Reverend Pham Quang Thuy, Reverend Nguyen Van Thong, Monk Kim Cang, Secretary Duong Yen, MC Ta Quang Trung, and 60 founding members. After the opening speech from Dave Duong – the event organizer, much discussion followed. As a result of discussion at the conference and thereafter, the following decisions were made:
1. Ratification of RVA’s By-law.
2. Ratification of RVA’s Board of Directors: Rev. Thuy Quang Pham, Monk Kim Cang, Ngoc-My Guidarelli, Bao Quoc Tran, Tao Xuan Le, Xuan Minh Pham, Khiem Van Tran, Thanh Tan Dinh, Trung Quang Ta, Dave Duong, Dao Huynh, An Tuan Bui, Yen Duong, Liem Hieu Do, and Quang Xuan Do.
3. Ratification of RVA’s Board of Advisors: Mgr. Thang Xuan Pham, Rev. Thong Van Nguyen, R. Thuy Quang Pham, Monk Kim Cang, Nga Pham, Ngoc-My Guidarelli, Nguyen Dao, Bao Quoc Tran, Lam Tran Dao, Tao Xuan Le, Xuan Minh Pham, Thung Ngoc Truong, Hiep Huynh, Khiem Van Tran, and Trung Quang Ta.
4. Ratification of RVA’s Board of Executives: Yen Duong, Dave Duong, An Tuan Bui, Huynh Dao, Quang Xuan Do, Thanh Tan Dinh and Kiet Anh Vo.
Other key members: Michael Cao, Phat Luu, Huy Nguyen, Nhat Pham, Tuan Tran, Hau Ngoc Nguyen, and Sang Van Nguyen.
III. Activity Agenda for 2005 – 2007:
A quick review of long-term and short-term activity agenda for 2005 – 2007.
