"A Taste of Vietnam": A Celebration of VIA's 15th Anniversary in Vietnam

Butterfly Restaurant
San Francisco, CA
November 13, 2005

Thank you to all who attended for your generosity and continued support of VIA!

(Photographs by Molly Merson and Kirsten Walsh)

	Volunteers from the National Association of Asian American Professionals help with registration.	Patricia Fieldsted (Vietnam '98-99) and guest speaker, Professor Chuong Chung	Andrew Lam's book, Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora, were sold at the event.
	From left to right, Greg Tung (VN '03), Francis Lam (VN '04), and Vinh Nguyen (VN '04)	James Fondeux, center, (China and VN '00), speaks with guests.	Vietnam alumni: From left to right, Diane Nguyen, Doriann Tran, Kim Bui, Greg Tung, Jessy Needham, Mai Tran
	Author and guest speaker, Andrew Lam, speaks with VIA Outreach Director, Kirsten Walsh.	Silent auction table	Silent auction table
	Guests	Andrew Lam signs a book for VIA alumnus Eric Mason (Indonesia '98-99).	At left, guest speaker and VIA alumnus, Peter Zinoman ('90-91)
	Scott Sugiura, VIA Executive Director	Guest speaker Chuong Chung, Professor at SFSU and President of SF-HCMC Sister City Committee	Center, Sarah Nguyen (VN '98)
	Guest Tuyet K. Tran	At right, Daniel Mandell (VN '04)	Guest speaker Andrew Lam, Author and Editor at Pacific News Service
	Guest speaker Andrew Lam, Author and Editor at Pacific News Service	Guest speaker Peter Zinoman, Professor at UC Berkeley and VIA alumnus	Vietnam alumni: Jessy Needham, Andrea Medina, and Kim Bui
	Patricia Fieldsted and Christine Tran	VIA Vietnam alumni pose for a final group photo.