Want to pick up a hammer and get dirty to help 36 Bay Area low-income families build their new homes? Sign up to volunteer at OneVietnam Network's Build Day on Saturday, February 16, in Daly City. Space is limited to 30 volunteers (no prior construction experience needed). Reserve your spot now. Imagine this: You're the mother of three and living in a cramped … [Read more...] about Volunteers Needed: Build 36 new homes for low-income families in California
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Camp Len Duong: A Cultural Lens on Leadership and Team Building
Camping during Memorial Day weekend amid a backdrop of pine trees, camp fire sing-alongs, and making new friends is nothing short of fun. But adding in debates about cultural identity among 300 other campers and a keynote address by former NFL player Dat Nguyen (the first Vietnamese American in the league) makes the 2012 Camp Len Duong stand out from the rest. This dual goal of … [Read more...] about Camp Len Duong: A Cultural Lens on Leadership and Team Building
Volunteer Opportunity: Produce a Health PSA with Our1World and Friends of Hue Foundation
Our1World and the Friends of Hue Foundation are joining hands to create a health-related public service video training workshop and production program. Young folks, ages 14 - 22, are invited to participate. Volunteers will be trained on how to use multimedia to tell effective and compelling health stories. The stories and additional media created in the course of the program … [Read more...] about Volunteer Opportunity: Produce a Health PSA with Our1World and Friends of Hue Foundation
Red Spring Festival: Giving Blood for Tet
As Lunar New Year approaches, families around the world are no doubt occupied with cleaning the house, arranging apricot and peach flowers, buying new clothes, selecting the Five Fruits, or delighting in rice cakes. Those who are more traditional are visiting ancestral tombs, paying off debts, or readying their kitchens to bid farewell to the Kitchen God. And in recent years, a … [Read more...] about Red Spring Festival: Giving Blood for Tet
Three Ways Nonprofits Can Help You Land a Job in a Tough Economy
The economy is getting harder, especially for the unemployed. Companies have the power to choose among candidates, so much that many will not even consider unemployed workers, who are believed to be out of practice and less desirable. (NPR: The Hard Truth -Companies Don't Hire Unemployed) Until things change, younger workers or those that have been unemployed extensively need … [Read more...] about Three Ways Nonprofits Can Help You Land a Job in a Tough Economy