VIETNAMESE INTERACTING AS ONE CONFERENCE
The Vietnamese Interacting As One (VIA-1) Conference is an annual event bringing young Vietnamese leaders from all over the country together. During the conference, hundreds of students and young professionals hone their leadership skills, hold discussions with speakers, and explore issues in the Vietnamese-American youth community. By coming together, we can achieve solidarity, collaborate on issues concerning our communities and universities, and encourage the growth of Vietnamese leaders. The VIA-1 Conference is considered to be one of the premier youth conferences in the country and is the only Vietnamese American regional conference in the Midwest.
In collaboration with UVSA-Midwest, a proud Midwest school hosts the Annual VIA-1 Conference where hundreds of students will partake in a three day event filled with workshops and activities to develop their personal and professional skills. Throughout the conference, VSA’s actively work together to fundraise for the Collective Philanthropy Project, a philanthropic initiative done every year by VSA’s to raise money and help one non-profit organization and their goals to help the Vietnamese community in the U.S. and abroad. Furthermore, participants of the conference have the opportunity to network professionally and socially, making friendships and relationships that last a lifetime.
The VIA-1 Conference offers what many other conferences cannot offer; an opportunity to learn, develop personal and professional skills, and give back to the Vietnamese community. UVSA Midwest makes it a priority to ensure that all conference staff and participants feel a part of the UVSA-Midwest family.
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22st VIA-1 > University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 2025
21st VIA-1 > Purdue University | 2024
Beyond the Bounds:
Vượt Qua Giới Hạn (2022)
*18th VIA-1 > University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | One Day or Day One (2020)
* Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
17th VIA-1 > Indiana University
Anchors Aweigh! (2018)
15th VIA-1 > University of Minnesota
14th VIA-1 > University of Wisconsin-Madison
Shifting the Paradigm:
Unity in Voices (2016)
There’s No Place Like Home:
Recognizing Intersectionality (2023)
20th VIA-1 > University of Kansas
19th VIA-1 > University of Illinois-Chicago
Through the Reflection (2019)
16th VIA-1 > University of Cincinnati
Cùng Nhau Lên Tiếng:
Together, Let’s Raise Our Voices (2017)
13th VIA-1 > Michigan State University
Returning Tides: Forging a New Path (2014)
Bridging Identities (2015)
12th VIA-1 > The Ohio State University
11th VIA-1 > University of Iowa
From Today, For Tomorrow (2013)
10th VIA-1 > University of Cincinnati | A Decade of Progress (2012)
9th VIA-1 > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | A Story of Our Own (2011)
8th VIA-1 > University of Wisconsin-Madison | From Possibility to Actuality (2010)
7th VIA-1 > Northwestern University | Come Together (2009)
6th VIA-1 > Notre Dame | Golden Dreams (2008)
5th VIA-1 > Purdue University | Embrace the Past, Empower the Future (2007)
4th VIA-1 > University of Minnesota | Con Rồng Cháu Tiên – The Best of Both Worlds: The Best of Both Worlds: The Merging of Two Cultures (2006)
3rd VIA-1 > IVSU (DePaul University; combined with UNAVSA-2) | Action in Unity (2005)
2nd VIA-1 > Michigan | Lead to Succeed (2004)
1st VIA-1 > Cincinnati | A Standing Start (2003)