Vietnamese Student Association at Northwestern University

Are you interested in joining VSA? 👀

We’re having our info session this Monday! ⭐️🙈

Come learn more about the Vietnamese Student Association, play some games 🕺🏻, meet other (new and returning) students 💗, and get free boba! 🧋

📆 Monday, September 28th
📍 Harris Hall L07 | 7 PM

Boba is first come, first servedddd. 🤭

On the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, a full and bright moon 🌝 symbolizes reunion—and with this idea in mind, VSA welcomes everyone back!! 🕺🏻💛

Come join VSA at our annual Mid-Autumn Festival celebration 🐇🌕 to kickoff the 2026-2027 school year!

We’ll have mooncakes 🥮 (first come, first served! 😋), Vietnamese games like bầu cua 🦀 & cards 🃏♠️, chalk art, and a raffle! ✨ All students are welcome—reunite with old friends 🫂, or gather to meet new ones. 💫

📆 Friday, September 25th
📍 Lakefill Bridge | 5:30 PM

Join us in admiring the bright night sky over the open lake. 🌟 Hope to see you there! 🏮

🍜 Vifon x VSA Noodle Night! 🍲

Thank you to everyone who came to our Vifon x VSA noodle night! 😋 We hope everyone had fun making their bowls of soup and adding their toppings of choice. 🥬

A big thank you to Vifon USA for sending us all of the soup packages: we are so grateful for having the opportunity to host the collab this year! ❤️

This meeting was the perfect timing—we ate some warm, delicious noodle soup right before getting ready for a challenging finals’ season. ❤️‍🔥 Have a great summer break, and we’ll see everyone next school year! ☀️

Are you craving some flavorful, comforting noodle soup that reminds you of home? 🤗🍜

Northwestern’s VSA is collaborating with Vifon USA (.vifon) to host a Vifon noodle night! ✨

Stop by Shepard Basement on Friday, May 29th from 5-7 PM to enjoy noodles of your choice: there will be additional fresh ingredients such as beef 🥩, chicken 🍗, eggs 🥚, and various vegetables/herbs 🌱 available. (Did you reach your protein intake goal for today yet? 🦾🏋🏻)

📆 Friday, May 29th
📍 Shepard Basement, 5-7 PM

Thank you to Vifon USA for providing us with SOOO many types of noodle soups! 💗 Flavorful moments await…🤫

🏖️ 25-26 Cultural Show Recap! ☀️🌊

Has it been more than a month since the Vietnamese cultural show (where we all turned Vietnamese) already? 🫣 With that being said, we wanted to share the long-awaited photos from our show back in April. 🐚

This cultural show’s season was amazing—thank you to everyone who made it possible: including but not limited to our hardworking performers, committee leaders, cultural show coordinators, emcees, and……you, of course! We loved our supportive audience members! 💗

Thank you to múa lân for the guest lion dance performance: the energy was amazing! 🦁💛

And finally, a HUGEEE thank you to the photographers who made this Instagram post possible. 🫶
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Want to rewatch parts of the show? The full livestream has been uploaded to the VSA YouTube channel, as well as the full skit and individual videos of the dance performances. Link in our bio’s Linktree—go check it out! ⭐️

Same time next year? 😉🤭

Spring has sprung, and you already know what (SEA)son we are in right now! 🌞🌷

Since our SEA formal is arriving soon, we are kicking off the (SEA)son with our annual SEA picnic! 🧺 Come mingle and meet new friends in the SEA community (Red Dot, ThaiSA, IDSA, VSA, & Kaibigan) before the formal! 😋💗

Join us this Friday (5/22) at South Beach from 4:30-6:30 PM for some fun! 🌊🏖️ There will be a variety of delicious foods 🍽️, water games 💧, and other exciting outdoor activities (beach volleyball 🏐, spikeball, etc)! 🤾🏻‍♀️🤸🏻‍♂️

📆 Friday, May 22nd
📍 South Beach, 4:30-6:30 PM

We hope to see everyone there! 😎🤭

Ever wanted to pie, throw water balloons at, or dump an ice bucket on a VSA member? 👀🙊

This is the perfect chance! Stop by the Rock on Tuesday (5/19) from 12-3 PM to support our fundraiser! 😋

🥧: $5 for 1 whipped cream pie
💧🎈: $3 for 2 water balloons
🧊🪣: $10 for 1 ice bucket

All proceeds will support the Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped (VNAH): more information about the organization can be found on the 2nd slide. 💗

📆 Tuesday, May 19th
📍 The Rock, 12-3 PM

Thank you so much for your support! 🫶

🌈 Start your engines!! 🏎️💨

Join VSA for a fun evening of Mario Kart on Wednesday (5/6) from 7-9 PM in the Norris Game Room! 🐢🍄

The game night will have competition, and it will also have prizes. 🤫🏆 Are you ready? VROOM VROOM! 🏁💥

📆 Wednesday, May 6th
📍Norris Game Room, 7-9 PM

Sizzle 🎵 sizzle 🎶 sizzle……🍽️👅

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our bánh xèo (crispy Vietnamese crepes) cooking meeting! 🔥 It was amazing to see everyone learn how to make this popular Vietnamese dish (and also feast after too). 💛😋

For some of us, it was our first time ever cooking bánh xèo, and we really cheffed it up. 🧑🏻‍🍳

More meetings coming soon, stay tuned! 👀