On Saturday, November 5th, 2011, various groups and organizations in the Vietnamese community gathered together at Queen’s Plaza along Kingsway in Vancouver to celebrate the creation of “Little Saigon”.  V3 was very fortunate to be a part of this meaningful event.

In the morning portion of the celebration, V3 members along with several 2012 pageant contestants participated as hosts and hostesses to welcome the public attendees and VIP guests. Along with other organizations such as Vo Vina performing the dragon dance, SEACHES performing the traditional fan dance and singing, we performed our fashion show with the contestants of our “Miss Vietnamese Friendship 2012”; wearing their Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dresses), strutted their way up to the stage and back around for the spectators to preview our upcoming event.

To view the full photo album for this event, please click on the following link:
http://www.v3group.ca/media/photo-gallery/?album=1

During the weekend of July 16 and 17 of 2011, the city of Surrey hosted it’s largest multi-cultural event known as the Surrey Fusion Festival.  V3 with the support of Vietnamese Friendship Society took the opportunity to host the Vietnam Pavilion for the first time.  The Surrey Fusion Festival consists of live performances on and off stage, cultural pavilions and activities for children.

Over the course of the festival, we had cultural tours of the Vietnam pavilion to guests, provided entertainment in the form of traditional dances and Vietnamese word games, catered to children with a crafts table, professional photographed guests dressed in our traditional clothing, and sold Vietnamese food in the next tent.

The Surrey Fusion Festival was conducting surveys throughout the weekend to judge which country had the best pavilion (they measure items such as food, organization, commitment, interaction with the community).  We did our best regardless of the weather and came in 3rd place out of 36 countries.

We thank all of our volunteers and drop-in support in creating an environment where people can learn more about our culture, tradition and to help bring exposure to the public about the Vietnamese community.

Interview with Shaw TV @ Surrey Fusion Festival

Our section is located at 4:28 on the attached video which was broadcasted live on Channel 4 on July 19th, 2011.

More information on the Surrey Fusion Festival can be found on the official website http://www.surrey.ca/fusionfestival.
To view more pictures of V3 taken at the Surrey Fusion, please follow the link: http://www.v3group.ca/media/photo-gallery/?album=1&gallery=10.