Vietnamese Culture and Science Association

Vietnamese Culture and Science Association promotes excellence in education, leadership and skills development through culture and science.  Our organization encourages multi-generational and cross-cultural collaborations. We foster civic participation in the mainstream and Vietnamese America.  Starting with 14 members in 1990, VCSA membership has increased to more than 650 by 2017 with the headquarter based in Houston, and seven other local chapters established in Texas, Minnesota, California, Washington DC, Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, BC, Canada. VCSA established its first Community Center in Houston to deliver year-round programs and services benefiting the local Vietnamese-American community.

In the last twenty six years, VCSA has had an excellent track record of community service and continuing support for community leadership development among young people. In October 2002, VCSA was recognized as the Runner-up of the National Independent Sector Leadership Award (offered by Independent Sectors Inc., a national federation of national organizations from across the country, based in Washington DC.) for its commitment to community service and leadership development for the younger generations of Vietnamese-Americans.  In July 2007, VCSA received the Golden Wave Award offered by Little Saigon Radio and Viet Tide Magazine based in California and Texas, as the Most Outstanding Community Organization for the Vietnamese American communities in Texas. In 2015, VCSA received the Outstanding Community Organization award by the Vietnamese American Medical Association in Greater Houston area.