<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Just a reminder that candidacy statements are due TONIGHT, and that the White Elephant party will actually begin at 8pm at the AACC this Saturday so that you can all take your sweet time to bask in the glory of your holiday dinners (especially you, freshmen)! </div><div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Jenny Nguyen <<a href="mailto:jenny.nguyen@yale.edu">jenny.nguyen@yale.edu</a>><br><b>Date:</b> November 28, 2014 at 5:38:45 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> ViSA - Social <<a href="mailto:visa-social@panlists.yale.edu">visa-social@panlists.yale.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:visa@mailman.yale.edu">visa@mailman.yale.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:visa@mailman.yale.edu">visa@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Fwd: Elections and White Elephant!</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Hello, hello, everyone!</div><div><br></div><div>This is a reminder that candidacy statements will be due THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, at 10PM. Get them in and become a part of VISA board!! Bringing this image back for those of you who have yet to see it; this could be YOU someday starring in cultural productions and educating others in the Yale community and beyond! Furthermore, our white elephant gift exchange party will be happening right before elections and it is open to everyone. This will all be taking place SATURDAY DECEMBER 6th AT THE AACC AT 7PM. </div><div><br></div><div>See you all there,</div><div>Team JK<img src="cid:412393A6-7412-4718-AC2F-BD029FB2DA48" alt="image1.JPG" id="412393A6-7412-4718-AC2F-BD029FB2DA48"><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Jenny Nguyen <<a href="mailto:jenny.nguyen@yale.edu">jenny.nguyen@yale.edu</a>><br><b>Date:</b> November 10, 2014 at 10:31:21 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> ViSA - Social <<a href="mailto:visa-social@panlists.yale.edu">visa-social@panlists.yale.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:visa@mailman.yale.edu">visa@mailman.yale.edu</a>, ViSA Board 2014 <<a href="mailto:visaboard@elilists.yale.edu">visaboard@elilists.yale.edu</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Kevin Nguyen <<a href="mailto:kevin.nguyen@yale.edu">kevin.nguyen@yale.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Elections and White Elephant!</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">Hello all,<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""> </font></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">Thank you to everyone who helped make our cultural show fun and successful, which not only includes the actors, dancers, singers, models, and magicians, but <font color="#96d35f" class=""><b class="">everyone</b></font> who came and was part of the audience. We had a lovely time writing, choreographing, and rehearsing the show, which is the last major event organized by this year’s board!<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""> </font></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">That brings us to…<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""> </font></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><b class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""><font size="5" color="#00c7fc" class="">Elections! </font><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""> </font></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">We’ve listed the board positions with brief descriptions below. If you are a freshman, sophomore, or junior and have enjoyed your experience with ViSA, we strongly encourage you to consider running for board. You’ll have the chance to engage with other leaders in the Yale community and advocate for changes that will affect student life for years to come. <span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">It’s a </span><font color="#e63b7a" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">truly rewarding</b></font><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> experience - we’ve learned so much and met so many new people during our terms on board! </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""> </font></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">We’ll have more details on elections/White Elephant (our annual gift exchange event) soon, but here are the board positions: <o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""> </font></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> <font color="#e63b7a" class=""><b class=""> </b></font></span><font color="#e63b7a" class=""><b class="">Co-presidents </b></font><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Lead ViSA board and moderate board meetings<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Attend weekly AASA executive board meetings and represent ViSA externally<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Must have at least 2 semesters of ViSA board experience<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Contact <a href="mailto:jenny.nguyen@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">jenny.nguyen@yale.edu</a> or <a href="mailto:kevin.nguyen@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">kevin.nguyen@yale.edu</a><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span><b class=""><font color="#ffaa00" class="">Cultural chair</font></b><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Organizes cultural show every fall<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Coordinates cultural performances and advises for cultural events<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Contact <a href="mailto:nancy.nguyen@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">nancy.nguyen@yale.edu</a><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span><font color="#be38f3" class=""><b class="">Treasurer</b></font><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Manages organization finances and event budgets<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Applies for grants and funding for organization activities<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Contact <a href="mailto:Giahoa.nguyen@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">Giahoa.nguyen@yale.edu</a><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span><b class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">Secretary </font></b><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Records minutes at board meetings<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Manages organizational communications, including weekly ViSA newsletter <o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Contact <a href="mailto:Mimi.pham@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">Mimi.pham@yale.edu</a><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> <b class=""><font color="#669c35" class=""> </font></b></span><b class=""><font color="#669c35" class="">Social chairs</font></b><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Organize social events within ViSA and with other groups<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Contact <a href="mailto:Jason.j.liu@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">Jason.j.liu@yale.edu</a> <a href="mailto:minhtri.pham@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">minhtri.pham@yale.edu</a> or <a href="mailto:kevin.a.nguyen@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">kevin.a.nguyen@yale.edu</a><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span><font color="#008cb4" class=""><b class="">Political chair</b></font><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Organizes political events, including discussions on Vietnamese issues and speaker events<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Represents ViSA at weekly PAEC (Political Action and Education Committee) meetings<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Contact <a href="mailto:mark.pham@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">mark.pham@yale.edu</a> or <a href="mailto:Zhaoning.xu@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">Zhaoning.xu@yale.edu</a><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span><font color="#f5ec00" class=""><b class="">Historian </b></font><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Maintains ViSA alumni database and liaises with alumni <o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Expands record of ViSA activities</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Maintains and expands institutional memory </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Takes photographs at ViSA activities </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Contact <a href="mailto:tonytung.nguyen@yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">tonytung.nguyen@yale.edu</a><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span><font color="#371a94" class=""><b class="">Publicity chair </b></font><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Creates promotional material and media for ViSA events<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Maintains ViSA Facebook page and group<o:p class=""></o:p></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;" class=""> </span>Contact <font color="#954f72" class=""><a href="mailto:Hannah.truong@yale.edu" class="">Hannah.truong@yale.edu</a></font></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="text-indent: 0px;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">If you are interested in candidacy, please send Jenny and Kevin a brief (250-300 word) statement about any relevant experience, goals, etc. you have for your chosen position by </span><b class=""><font size="5" color="#96d35f" class="">10PM ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH.</font></b></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="text-indent: 0px;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="text-indent: 0px;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">Thanks for making our year such a wonderful one, everyone!</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="text-indent: 0px;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="text-indent: 0px;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class="">Best,</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="text-indent: 0px;" class=""><font color="#00c7fc" face="Cambria" class="">Team JK</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="text-indent: 0px;" class=""><font face="Cambria" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; 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