About 500 community members 
About 500 community members 

gathered at the Power Center Saturday 
gathered at the Power Center Saturday 
night to witness Đêm Việt Nam, a 
night to witness Đêm Việt Nam, a 
celebration of Vietnamese culture 
celebration of Vietnamese culture 
through different styles of dance. 
through different styles of dance. 
The theme this year was “Ignite Your 
The theme this year was “Ignite Your 
Flame.” 
Flame.” 

One of the performances was a 
One of the performances was a 

traditional dance with lotuses to teach 
traditional dance with lotuses to teach 
the audience about Vietnam’s values 
the audience about Vietnam’s values 
and history. The lotus, which is the 
and history. The lotus, which is the 
national flower of Vietnam, represents 
national flower of Vietnam, represents 
purity, commitment and optimism. 
purity, commitment and optimism. 

LSA senior Ashley Doung, president 
LSA senior Ashley Doung, president 

of the Vietnamese Student Association, 
of the Vietnamese Student Association, 
expressed her excitement about the 
expressed her excitement about the 
organization’s growth. In previous 
organization’s growth. In previous 

years, the VSA hosted the show at the 
years, the VSA hosted the show at the 
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, a smaller 
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, a smaller 
venue. 
venue. 

“DVN show tickets sold out within 
“DVN show tickets sold out within 

hours of being released,” Doung said. 
hours of being released,” Doung said. 
“Due to the overwhelming support 
“Due to the overwhelming support 
from the community, we realized that 
from the community, we realized that 
we had to expand and host this show at 
we had to expand and host this show at 
a larger venue.”
a larger venue.”

Doung said the VSA prepared 
Doung said the VSA prepared 

extensively before the show to become 
extensively before the show to become 
accustomed to the new venue. 
accustomed to the new venue. 

“Building up to the day of the show, 
“Building up to the day of the show, 

this week has been impossibly hectic 
this week has been impossibly hectic 
for all who were involved,” Doung said. 
for all who were involved,” Doung said. 
“Especially because this is our first year 
“Especially because this is our first year 
at this venue, all of DVN Board and 
at this venue, all of DVN Board and 
VSA Board were very detail-oriented 
VSA Board were very detail-oriented 
and cautious in planning the show 
and cautious in planning the show 
out logistically … Behind the scenes, 
out logistically … Behind the scenes, 
from the final dress rehearsal to the 
from the final dress rehearsal to the 

end of the show, this year’s DVN went 
end of the show, this year’s DVN went 
just as smoothly, if not even more than 
just as smoothly, if not even more than 
previous years.”
previous years.”

LSA junior Olivia Gardiner attended 
LSA junior Olivia Gardiner attended 

her first VSA performance this year 
her first VSA performance this year 
and said she enjoyed learning about 
and said she enjoyed learning about 
Vietnamese culture. 
Vietnamese culture. 

“I don’t think I realized how much 
“I don’t think I realized how much 

I would learn about Vietnam and their 
I would learn about Vietnam and their 
values through dance,” Gardiner said. 
values through dance,” Gardiner said. 

LSA 
sophomore 
Sadia 
Farha 
LSA 
sophomore 
Sadia 
Farha 

commented on the venue of the 
commented on the venue of the 
performance, noting the audience size. 
performance, noting the audience size. 

“I am really surprised at how full the 
“I am really surprised at how full the 

Power Center is tonight,” Farha said. “I 
Power Center is tonight,” Farha said. “I 
was not expecting that many people to 
was not expecting that many people to 
come out to support, but I’m really glad 
come out to support, but I’m really glad 
they did.” 
they did.” 

Doan Thi An Hien, a Fulbright 
Doan Thi An Hien, a Fulbright 

foreign language teaching assistant for 
foreign language teaching assistant for 
Asian Languages and Cultures, said the 
Asian Languages and Cultures, said the 

performance reminded her of home. 
performance reminded her of home. 

“DVN 
was 
an 
authentic 
and 
“DVN 
was 
an 
authentic 
and 

touching reminder of my home 
touching reminder of my home 
country with traditional áo dài và nón 
country with traditional áo dài và nón 
lá (conical hat),” Doan said. “I was 
lá (conical hat),” Doan said. “I was 
remarkably proud to see many students 
remarkably proud to see many students 
of Vietnamese classes on and backstage. 
of Vietnamese classes on and backstage. 
I firmly believe this experience will 
I firmly believe this experience will 
have positive impacts on their learning 
have positive impacts on their learning 
attitudes and purposes.” 
attitudes and purposes.” 

Doan said she was proud of VSA 
Doan said she was proud of VSA 

members and brought friends from 
members and brought friends from 
other backgrounds to witness the 
other backgrounds to witness the 
performance.
performance.

“I noticed that the audience was so 
“I noticed that the audience was so 

diverse,” Doan said. “I invited some 
diverse,” Doan said. “I invited some 
Fulbrighters from Belgium, India and 
Fulbrighters from Belgium, India and 
Indonesia. They were impressed by the 
Indonesia. They were impressed by the 
professional teamwork, tremendous 
professional teamwork, tremendous 
effort for every single performance by 
effort for every single performance by 
VSA.”
VSA.”

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