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19th Annual Convention Empowering Neighbors * Creating Business Opportunities * Building a Sustainable Community
Doubletree Hotel
2005 marks the 30th anniversary of the mass migration of people of Vietnamese descent. The National Congress of Vietnamese Americans (NCVA) is a community advocacy organization involved in policies that assisted waves of immigrants from Southeast Asia to the United States. NCVA is hosting our 19th Annual Convention in San Jose, California to highlight the accomplishments of the Vietnamese American community, one of the largest population centers in the United States, and to prepare ourselves for the future. NCVA continues its tradition of leadership through its signature Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Conference (VAYLC) by hosting training sessions to develop the leadership skills of young students and working professionals. NCVA is training tomorrow's leaders today - by building character, leadership and service goals. Trained and networked community members ensure that policies affecting Vietnamese Americans and Asian Pacific Americans are addressed in a comprehensive manner that is inclusive of varying opinions. Empowered neighbors lead and advocate local community efforts while linked to empowered neighbors in neighborhoods located in other population centers. Empowered neighbors become active citizens in a civil society. Creating Business Opportunities NCVA efforts to strengthen the community are concretely expressed in our activities to encourage greater diversity in the workforce and greater representation among the pool of minority suppliers. NCVA aims to assist capable Vietnamese American and Asian Pacific American entrepreneurs to find opportunities to start their business while creating opportunities for existing minority businesses to grow and expand. The success of Asian Pacific American businesses increases the economic self-sufficiency of the community. Building a Sustainable Community NCVA believes that a community becomes sustainable when its citizens take an active role in policy, philanthropy, volunteerism and genuine giving from the heart to make a difference. NCVA believes financial literacy, wealth creation and affordable housing creates a stable environment for supporting healthy homes and neighborhoods. An increased quality of life may reduce the truancy rate among the youth population. A sustainable community exists when empowered citizens take an active role in their communities while being supported by the resources generated by members of the community. |
