Project MotiVATe

Mission
Project MotiVATe’s mission is to motivate and influence Vietnamese American youth through academic mentoring using a holistic approach (i.e., taking into consideration social, familial, and cultural factors) to graduate from high school or obtain a GED and pursue higher education.

Mentoring Program Focus
• Educational or academic mentoring helps mentored youth improve their overall academic achievement.
• Career mentoring helps the youths develop the necessary skills to enter or continue on a career path.
• Personal development mentoring supports youth during times of personal or social stress and provides guidance for decision making.

http://www.projectmotivate.org

Lunar New Year is a widely celebrated international holiday. Two-Thousand-Eight (2008) marks the Year of the RAT on the Celestial Calendar, as well as the Annual TET Parade (TET means Lunar New Year in Vietnamese). This year the community is very enthusiastic about the TET parade, because it has not been continued for the last three years. Based on the previous years, this year TET Parade expects a participation of 6 counties (Orange, Los Angeles, Pomona, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego); featuring over 100 organizations which will participate in the parade. Southern California remains home of the largest population of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam. In past year, over 50,000 spectators observed the parade.

The parade will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2008 from 9 AM to 1:00 PM. This year, the parade theme is: “UNITY & PROSPERITY”

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2008
FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM
On Bolsa Avenue, between Magnolia and Bushard (map it) – http://www.tetparadefoundation.com/

http://www.tetpageant.com/contestants.html

Pageant Show Information

The pageant will take place on Friday, February 8th 2007 at 6pm. Since the Tet Pageant is part of the festival, all you need is an admission ticket to the festival to enjoy the show. Tickets will be sold at the entrance on a daily basis. (get your cameras out..

2008 Contestants

1. Lê Qu?nh Anh
2. Allison Tr??ng Th?
3. H?ng Vân
4. Lý M? Di?u
5. Jenny Danh
6. Hu?nh Y?n Vy
7. Lynn Tr?nh
8. Giselle Kathy Hoàng
9. Christine ??
10. Ng?c Hân
11. Haily Bùi
12. H?i Ly
13. Linny Lê Th?
14. ?? Duyên
15. Jennifer Qu?nh Lâm
16. Cathy Tang
17. Cindy Lê Th?
18. Di?m Vy
19. Donna Võ
20. Ng?c Uyên
21. Nancy Ph?m
22. Kimmy Nguy?n
23. Jessica Tr??ng Th?
24. Ng?c Bích
25. Tracie H?
26. Cynthia Nguy?n
27. Kim Ái
28. Karissa Nguy?n Th?
29. H?ng Nga
30. D??ng Th? Vân
31. Lindsey ??
32. Tiên Dung
33. Belinda Huy TônN?
34. H??ng Giang
35. Nguy?n Th?
36. M? Linh

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Los Angeles Times

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