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Vietnamese American Alumni Chapter

The Vietnamese American Alumni Chapter (VAAC) is dedicated to UCI alumni of Viet heritage. Our goal is to maintain a solid bond with UCI through UCI Alumni Association:


  • Share cultural, social, professional functions and benefits with VAAC members
  • Provide support to UCI Vietnamese Student Association
  • Provide mentorships and scholarships to UCI Vietnamese students
  • Build a strong presence for our Vietnamese identity at UCI and around the world

VAAC strives to support community events that is directly benefiting the Vietnamese community:

  • Rose Pageant
  • Teach for Justice
  • Scholarships Two Scholarships
  • Reunion

VAAC supported Teach for Justice: Bridging Communities for AAPI Belonging and Well-Being

Sponsoring the VSA at UCI: such support not only directly contributes to bettering the community, but it also shows that your organization supports Vietnamese culture as well as the diverse and multicultural community that we live in.

Follow our chapter on social media for the latest in events and news!

    



Donor Map
Rank State Gifts
1 CA 79
2 AA 0
2 AE 0
Leaderboard
UCI Alumni Association Chapter Scholarship Competition
An anonymous alum has sponsored the UCIAA Chapter Challenge! The five UCIAA alumni chapters with the most donors to their chapter scholarship fund will receive a share of $5,000 in bonus funds for their chapter scholarships! Any gift to a UCIAA chapter scholarship fund counts towards this challenge.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Donors
1 $2,500 Vietnamese American Alumni Chapter Scholarship Fund 80
2 $1,000 Black Alumni Chapter Scholarship Fund 60
3 $750 Orange County Alumni Chapter Scholarship Fund 38
4 $375 Armenian American Alumni Chapter Scholarship Fund 29
5 $375 Latino Alumni Chapter Scholarship Fund 29
Ended
2
Match
Vietnamese American Alumni Chapter Scholarship Match
Alumna Jenny Tran '05 is matching every gifts made to the Vietnamese American Alumni Chapter scholarship fund, dollar for dollar, up to $500!
$500 MATCHED
Completed
$1,500
Yocca Family First-Generation Fellowships Challenge
Your support of a chapter scholarship fund can also unlock a gift for first-generation graduate student fellowships. Once 125 total gifts have been made to participating UCIAA Chapter Scholarship funds, a generous gift of $1,500 from the Yocca Family will be unlocked in support of first-generation graduate division students.
125 / 125 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Student Outreach and Retention Center (SOAR) Parent Happy Hour Challenge
Five parents making a gift to any area of support on Giving Day from 5-7 PM PST will unlock a generous $5,000 gift to the Student Outreach and Retention Center from parents Sharon Sasaki and Robert Yamamoto!
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
UCI Alumni Association Board Challenge
Be one of the first 200 alumni donors to make a gift to any area on Giving Day and unlock $10,000 in support for UCIAA!
200 / 200 Donors
Completed
$3,500
UCI Parent Executive Board 25 Gift Challenge
The first 25 gifts from Parents to any area on Giving Day will unlock $3,500 in bonus funds for the Anteater Grant Initiatives from the UCI Parent Executive Board! When we reach 25 gifts, the next tier of the challenge will be released!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
UCI Parent Executive Board 50 Gift Challenge
25 parents have made a gift and we've unlocked our first challenge! Now, once we've reached 50 total gifts from Parents to any area on Giving Day, we will unlock an additional $10,000 in bonus funds for the Anteater Grant Initiatives from the UCI Parent Executive Board! Thank you for helping unlock $13,500 in total support for AGI!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
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