Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Information Session
Time: Wednesday, June 1, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Speaker: Nguyen Huu Luan, U.S. Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
Interested in studying in the U.S.? Well, join us for an information session on the Humphrey Fellowship, a one-year, non-degree scholarship program at a leading American university.
Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES): A Conversation
Date/Time: June 2 from 5:30-7 p.m.
Speakers: Past and present summit participants
Earlier this year, President Obama announced the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which will be held in Silicon Valley in late June. Well, several entrepreneurs from Vietnam have been selected to participate in this important event! Join us as this year’s participants discuss their path to GES and expectations for the upcoming summit and past GES participants share their experiences at last year’s summit!
English Club
Time: Tuesday, June 7, 5:30 – 7:00pm
Instructor: Cameron Thomas-Shah, U.S. Consulate Officer
Do you love to read? If so, join us as we read articles on current events and discuss opinions and analyze news about American society and culture.
Asian Pride Month Celebration
Film Screening: Brokeback Mountain
Time: Wednesday, June 8, 4:30 – 7:00pm
Speaker: Andrew Riplinger, U.S. Consulate Officer
Calling all movie lovers! Come watch the screening of Brokeback Mountain, the story of a romance between two cowboys who forge a lifelong connection. After the screening, join an interactive discussion with the U.S Consulate Officer. Bring your friends!
Makers’ Summer
Time: Thursday, June 9, 2 p.m.
Facilitators: AC team
Summer is here! Come join us and learn about lots of cool maker activities to beat the summer heat at the American Center, and take home great do-it-yourself items. Don’t forget to bring your friends!
EducationUSA Pre-Departure Orientation Series, Part 1
Time: Friday, June 10, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Speaker: EdUSA team
Going to the U.S. for your higher education is an exciting step towards your future!
Let EducationUSA advisors, Consular officers and local alumni help you to become well-prepared for your trip and new student life. They will share their own experience and answer questions you may have about student visas, travel considerations, academic, cultural, financial, and practical aspects of student life on a U.S campus. The session will also facilitate interaction among students who are going to particular schools.
E-Reading Challenge
Time: Friday, June 10, 5:00-7:00pm
Facilitators: PAS interns
Do you enjoy reading? Join our E-Reading Challenge to improve your English and earn prizes.
English Club
Time: Tuesday, June 14, 5:30 – 7:00pm
Instructor: Cameron Thomas-Shah, U.S. Consulate Officer
Do you love to read? If so, join us as we read articles on current events and discuss opinions and analyze news about American society and culture.
Short Story Club
Time: Wednesday, June 15, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Instructor: Matthew Smith, U.S. Consulate Officer
Come join our short story club, where we will read and discuss “Choking Victim”, the story of a new mother, Karen, who feels alone and alienated from the world around her. Read the story to learn what happens: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/02/choking-victim-by-alexandra-kleeman. RSVP to use a Kindle during the session here: https://short-story-club.eventbrite.com
Asian Pride Month Celebration
Film screening: Finding Phong
Time: Wednesday, June 16, 5:00 – 7:00p.m
Speaker: Tran Phuong Thao, Director
Come watch award-winning film “Finding Phong,” an uplifting documentary that follows Phong, a Vietnamese transgender woman, as she prepares to undergo gender confirmation surgery. After the screening, participate in an interactive discussion in Vietnamese with the director, Tran Phuong Thao. Bring your friends and questions!
EducationUSA Pre-Departure Orientation Series, Part 2
Time: Friday, June 17, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Speaker: EdUSA team
Going to the U.S. for your higher education is an exciting step towards your future!
Let EducationUSA advisors, Consular officers and local alumni help you to become well-prepared for your trip and new student life. They will share their own experience and answer questions you may have about student visas, travel considerations, academic, cultural, financial, and practical aspects of student life on a U.S campus. The session will also facilitate interaction among students who are going to particular schools.
AC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week:
Trends 2020
Time: Monday, June 20, 5:00-7:00pm
Speaker: Brian Hawkins, Niels Brock California Business University
This session will provide past and present examples that drive future ideas. Topics include the economic, political, social, cultural, media, pop cultural, and other realities of the past and present that most influence future trends. The goal of this session is to provide attendees with the tools necessary to innovate through trend and context based foresight.
AC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week:
Consumer Market Analysis – Developing Your Ideal Consumer Profile
Time: Wednesday, June 22, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Speaker: Brian Hawkins, Niels Brock California Business University
In this session, we will delve deeply into various methods of researching and measuring consumer demographics, psychographics, and behavioral profiles and segmentation. Using consumer data collection and consumer trend analysis, attendees will learn the most effective ways to develop consumer segmentation for product and service development.
YSEALI Showcase Summit
Time: Thursday, June 23, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Speakers: TechSociety
AC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week:
Innovation, Idea Generation, Prototype, Testing, Sourcing & Manufacture
Time: Thursday, June 23, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Speaker: Brian Hawkins, Niels Brock California Business University
Join us as we will delve into the innovation process, incorporating analysis of overall market, consumer trends, and the processes and new alternatives to consumer testing, prototype development, sourcing, and manufacturing options.
AC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week:
Start-Up 101: Basics to Starting a Business, Capitalization, Investment, Angel, VC, Crowdfunding, and Crowd Sales
Time: Friday, June 24, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Speaker: Brian Hawkins, Niels Brock California Business University
This session is a key transition for those who are ready to develop their business with practical guidance and examples provided for the start-up process, generating supportive funds, pre-sales validation, and revolutionary alternatives to traditional financing that offer so many more the opportunity to start their own business.
E-Reading Challenge
Time: Friday, June 24, 5:00-7:00pm
Facilitator: PAS interns
Do you enjoy reading? Join our E-Reading Challenge to improve your English and earn prizes.
English Club
Time: Tuesday, June 28, 5:30 – 7:00pm
Instructor: Cameron Thomas-Shah, U.S. Consulate Officer
Do you love to read? If so, join us as we read articles on current events and discuss opinions and analyze news about American society and culture.
EducationUSA Pre-Departure Orientation Series, Part 3
Time: Friday, June 30, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Speaker: EdUSA team
Going to the U.S. for your higher education is an exciting step towards your future!
Let EducationUSA advisors, Consular officers and local alumni help you to become well-prepared for your trip and new student life. They will share their own experience and answer questions you may have about student visas, travel considerations, academic, cultural, financial, and practical aspects of student life on a U.S campus. The session will also facilitate interaction among students who are going to particular schools.
