New HOPE Project Director for 2009-2010

Hi everyone,

I’m very happy to announce the selection of the 2009-2010 project director for the Vietnamese Student Union’s Higher Opportunity Program for Education, Diana Bui.

Diana graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2006 majoring in Sociology and minoring in Asian American Studies.

As a student, Diana was actively involved in a vast number of venerable experiences that are too numerous to list in their entirety here. Many of you may remember her as the co-director for the 2006 Vietnamese Culture Night “Family Portrait,” as I am certain that many of you older than I am were in attendance. Some of Diana’s experiences include work with the UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission, API Equality LA, the Peace Jam Foundation, HOPE, SEA CLEAR, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance, where she is currently employed.

We are very lucky to have Diana Bui return to the Vietnamese Student Union. She brings very unique experiences and skills that will help VSU and HOPE improve in its work both on campus and in the community.

Diana will begin her duties as project director of HOPE on July 1st, 2009. I would also like to tale the opportunity to thank Alexander Banh, who has faithfully served the project and the Vietnamese Student Union for the past two years as project director for HOPE, and will continue to be employed in such capacity until June 30th, 2009.

Matthew Van
Outreach Coordinator
Vietnamese Student Union at UCLA