The Vietnamese Student Association will host its annual culture night Sunday in the EMU Ballroom. “Project Vn,” the name of this year’s event, will feature a traditional dinner, skits, dances and a fashion show. The theme is “In each of us there is a cultural blueprint.”
The menu includes crab and white asparagus soup, mixed herb chicken salad and tamarind vinaigrette and rice dumplings wrapped in banana leaf. Also, rice cakes with mung bean and fried shallots and scallion oil, chicken skewers marinated in caramelized fish sauce, coconut-ginger brule and tofu dumplings in lemongrass broth will be served.
Skits will be based on Vietnamese folklore and the process people have gone through to obtain residency in Vietnam. An “Ao Dai” fashion show featuring traditional Vietnamese clothing will be held at the end of the program. There will also be a raffle for a DVD player and several gift certificates.
“We feel that each person has something to contribute to the community they are in,” VSA Director Phuc Nguyen said. “They make up a crucial part of that culture, a piece of the puzzle or blueprint, so to speak.”
Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:45 p.m. The entertainment will begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free, but there is a suggested $5 donation.

— Roman Gokhman