In order to raise funds for the upcoming Fourth International Vietnamese Youth Conference in Sydney this December, the North American delegation to this conference is organizing a fundraising tour throughout the United States. The tour will kick-off in San Jose with a fundraising lunch at Thanh Duoc Restaurant, 1228 S Abel St, Milpitas, CA 95035 on August 27th 2005, from 11:30am–3pm. Besides a full 5-course lunch, there will also be entertainment consisting of singers, slideshows, raffle prices as well as an art-auction. The San Jose-based Vietnamese rap group Heart2Exist (“25 Years”), the traditional Vietnamese instrument performer Unity Nguyen as well as guitarist Cung Vu will be performing at this event.

In addition, Nguyen Hoang Thanh Tam, the co-conference chair is expected to fly in from Sydney to attend the events in San Jose, Sacramento and Chicago as well as attending other activities with Vietnamese youth organizations in North America.

To purchase tickets for the San Jose event ($25), please contact event coordinator Helen Huynh at (408) 892-3843 or email us at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

The current tour dates are as followed:

• San Jose 8/27
• Sacramento 8/28
• Chicago 9/3
• San Diego 9/18
• Orange County Concert 9/10
• Orange County Dinner 10/23
• Atlanta 10/01
• Houston 10/15
• Dallas 10/16

Proceeds to this fundraising tour will partially go directly to the conference in Australia, but will also be used to subsidize the cost that North America-based conference attendees are expected to pay due to extremely high airfares.

More information on the events in each city will be posted on the conference’s website at www.sydney2005.net.

About the conference

Every two years, the International Vietnamese Youth Conference is organized by the Len Duong International Vietnamese Youth Network to gather young Vietnamese from around the world to identify, discuss and resolve issues pertaining to contemporary Vietnam in the context of modern society. The conference was first hosted in Melbourne, Australia in 1999, followed by Paris, France in 2001 and San Diego, USA in 2003. This year, the conference will return to Australia where it will be co-hosted in Sydney in association with the Federal Vietnamese Students Association of Australia from December 27th to December 31st. For more information on the conference, please visit http://www.sydney2005.net or email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it