Vietnamese Students Association of Columbia University

About Us

The Vietnamese Students Club (VSA) of Columbia University is a non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to promoting the rich Vietnamese heritage through social and cultural events both on and off-campus. Through our various club functions, we strive for an inclusive community on campus that celebrates and spreads the word about Vietnamese culture.

Get involved with VSA

Our events are open to anyone with an interest in learning about Vietnamese culture. So come join us for entertainment, food, and fun! Don't forget to join our mailing list; let us know at vsa@columbia.edu and be one of the first to hear about our events!

Meet our 2016-2017 Executive Board

	Alexia Le President CC '18 Music, Economics Los Angeles, California Activities and interests: Playing piano, percussion, karaoke, Stressbusters, eating desserts, taking pictures of desserts Favorite Vietnamese dish: banh bot loc		Livy Tang Vice President CC '18 Information Science, East Asian Studies Hanoi, Vietnam Activities and interests: Human Rights Foundation, cyber security advocacy work, all languages, everything Asia related, writing bad puns, shower singing, listening to your life stories, charming you with badly timed sarcasm Favorite Vietnamese dish: rau muong xao nom nommmm
	Linh Nguyen *Treasurer* GS '16 Economics-Political Science, Statistics Hanoi, Vietnam Activities and interests: event planning, video production, languages, fish tacos Favorite Vietnamese dish: bun dau mam tom		Chan Pham Secretary SEAS '19 Computer Science Warsaw, Poland Activities and interests: Ultimate Frisbee, animated movies, ukuleles, netflix marathons, and googling bad puns Favorite Vietnamese dish: banh bao
	Lauren Nguyen Marketing & Design Chair CC '19 Classics and Gender and Sexuality Studies Atlanta, Georgia Activities and Interests: Science fiction and fantasy media, taekwondo, drawing, writing, overenthusiastic reading of Greek tragedy Favorite Vietnamese dish: bun thit nuong		Vy Vuong Cultural Chair CC '17 East Asian Studies Roanoke, Virginia Activities and interests: playing ukulele, singing, looking at art, strolling through central park, watching himym, and playing the kazoo Favorite Vietnamese dish: com tam, bun bo Hue, pho
	Paul Nguyen Social Chair CC '18 Economics, Art History Hanoi, Vietnam Favorite Vietnamese dish: banh mi cha lua		Kayvon Seif-Naraghi Webmaster CC '18 Computer Science, Music Phoenix, Arizona Activities and interests: playing piano, fifa, manchester united, chicharito, political campaigns, movies Favorite Vietnamese dish: banh mi
	Chris Lam Senior Advisor SEAS '17 Applied Math South Florida Bio: Chris studied in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown for three years. Now he's a Combined Plan student in SEAS doing Applied Math. He's also starting a conference and coalition for first generation and low income students across the nation. When he's not plotting to become a data scientist, he's playing or watching soccer. Favorite Vietnamese dish: banh mi cha lua		Erin Cao Senior Advisor CC '17 East Asian Studies Roanoke, Virginia Activities and interests: playing ukulele, singing, looking at art, strolling through central park, watching himym, and playing the kazoo Favorite Vietnamese dish: com tam, bun bo Hue, pho