May 2012

K-Mis Krazy Korner

Greetings everyone! Although it is the end of the school year for our college students, it is also the beginning of a busy summer for them as well. This summer you can look forward to our:

Perfecting the Act of Giving Back

Meet Michelle Kim!

major projects this summer is the 2012 AASuccess Wellness/Healthy Living Event, in which she will be working with professionals as a lead of the event. More information will be released in next months E-News. Since I joined AASuccess, Ive opened up to a broader way of thinking and great opportunities that ultimately helped me select the right pathway to my education. Through our strong network of skilled professionals, I was able to ask questions and receive valuable insight to benefit my career path. I learned that success was not something that could be measured quantitatively, rather, its importance and essence lied in qualitative factors, such as strengthening my skill sets. AASuccess has helped me to recognize my weaknesses and has worked with me to improve them through practice and real-life scenarios, such as projects. -Michelle Kim

2012 YouthCon Scholarship Program (July 15) AASuccess Wellness Event in Partnership with Hands on Hands (more news to come in June!)

Full Name: Michelle Kim School: American University Birthday: September 17

Since Michelle Kim joined AASuccess one year ago, she has contributed greatly to AASuccess. Working with K-Mi Nguyen, she is a co-coordinator of the 2012 YouthCon Scholarship Program. Check the June E-News for more information on the Scholarship. In addition to the Scholarship Program, another one of Michelles

P.S. Thank you High Cloud for a wonderful volunteering experience! It was a great team-building opportunity and we also got to set up a post race buffet that fed about 1,900 people!

New Changes to Arc360!

Changes have been made to Arc360, AASuccess arts and community service program. It is now under AASuccess as Arc360 Civic Projects, a newly renamed and reorganized program. Check the June E-News for upcoming projects!

Recruiting Members for AASuccess

Preparing for his new role as the President of AASuccess in September, Vihanh Tham is hard at work recruiting new members for AASuccess. Recently, Vihanh and David Montanari, a Board of Directors member, made a trip to J.E.B. Stuart High School to meet with the school counselors and the Career Center about the AASuccess Trainee Program for FreshmenSophomore Students. According to Vihanh, it was a great learning experience in communication because [he] had the opportunity to listen to David speak effectively about AASuccess. By directly reaching out to a pool of students, the trip was a step forward for AASuccess. At the end of the meeting, the Career Center and counselors provided AASuccess with a number of possible candidates, demonstrating that the visit to the high school was a success and providing confidence for Vihanhs plan of recruitment. Vihanh is currently working on the next step, which is creating a package to be sent to parents, school career specialists, and other Parent Teacher Student Organizations (PTSOs), to explain the AASuccess Trainee Program. More information about the AASuccess Trainee Program in the next E-News.

Vietnam Human Rights Day 2012

Since 1994, the United States Congress has designated May 11th as Vietnam Human Rights Day. With Dr. Thieu Do as the Executive Director and a strong team of students, the Vietnam Human Rights Day (VNHRD) Team hosted a successful event last year to call attention to the deteriorating human rights conditions in Vietnam and throughout Asia. After witnessing such success, AASuccess decided to take part in the celebration of Vietnam Human Rights Day. The VNHRD contacted AASuccess to participate in the Congressional Ceremony to Commemorate Vietnam Human Rights Day on May 10, 2012. The event took can communities were present as well. In addition, representatives from many different organizations came to speak, bringing together many groups of people to honor this special day. AASuccess contributed to the event by sponsoring a group place in the Hart Senate of Vietnamese American stuBuilding to commemorate the dents from all over the nation anniversary of the U.S. House that coordinated and man-Senate Joint Resolution SJ aged the May 10th event. 168, which passed to mark May 11th as Vietnam Human In conclusion, the event was Rights Day. another success for VNHRD. After the event, the team felt Hosted by the Senator of empowered to educate othTexas, John Cornyn, the ers about the human rights event attracted not only the issues plaguing Vietnam. Vietnamese community, but also the rest of Asia. The The VNHRD Project informaMiddle Eastern and North Afri- tion can be found here.

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