{"666521":{"#nid":"666521","#data":{"type":"event","title":"GTVSA 27th Annual Spring Gala","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe annual Vietnamese Student Association Spring Gala is a formal event that includes a multi-course cultural dinner and a variety of performances, including our traditional Vietnamese fan dance and lion dance shows. During this event, students will be given the opportunity to connect, celebrate, and reflect on their Vietnamese culture in an immersive event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe theme of our event is \u201cM\u1ed9t c\u00e2y l\u00e0m ch\u1eb3ng n\u00ean non, ba c\u00e2y ch\u1ee5m l\u1ea1i n\u00ean h\u00f2n n\u00fai cao,\u201d which roughly translates to \u201cOne tree cannot amount to as much as three together, resembling the power of a mountain.\u201d By bringing this piece of culture to Georgia Tech, we hope to celebrate Tech\u2019s values of unity and cooperation, as well as appreciating our multinational population and diverse backgrounds. The Vietnamese Student Association believes our gala will enhance student life by offering students an escape from studies and work and allowing them to dive head first into a piece of Vietnamese culture. Our goals through the Annual Spring Gala is to promote the ideas of community and history, despite our different backgrounds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVSA Spring Gala is an exciting opportunity to showcase different flavors of Vietnamese celebration and traditions, providing students with a fun opportunity to experience it for themselves. While our fan dance team showcases historical Vietnamese garments,\u0026nbsp;\u00e1o d\u00e0i, we also feature an international fashion show, where students are invited to showcase their own cultures\u2019 historical garments. By the end of the event, we hope students will take away a fresh appreciation of culture from around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe annual Vietnamese Student Association Spring Gala is a formal event that includes a multi-course cultural dinner and a variety of performances, including our traditional Vietnamese fan dance and lion dance shows.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The annual Vietnamese Student Association Spring Gala is a formal event that includes a multi-course cultural dinner and a variety of performances, including our traditional Vietnamese fan dance and lion dance shows. "}],"uid":"35971","created_gmt":"2023-03-07 22:03:45","changed_gmt":"2023-04-07 00:57:21","author":"cwhite324","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2023-04-09T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2023-04-09T21:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2023-04-09T21:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2023-04-09 22:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2023-04-10 01:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2023-04-10 01:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Historic Academy of Medicine","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ashleyma@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eashleyma@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}