Members gather for various events and activities. Here you can read about some of the events that already took place or have been just announced. Event announcements appear on group's calendar as well. For the pictures, go to Gallery page.

Title:	2008 Tet Celebration
Date:	2008-02-16
Posted By:	C. Nelson
Welcome the Year of the Rat 4:30-8 pm at St. Alphonsus Wellington & Southport, Chicago $15/person Contact cnelson2719@yahoo.com for more information.

Title:	Dragon Boat Races
Date:	2005-07-23
Posted By:	Catherine Nelson
Dragon Boat Races in Chinatown`s Tom Ping Park from 9-5.

Title:	People of the Hill -- MAPS Benefit
Date:	2005-07-23
Posted By:	Catherine Nelson
One Theatre Company presents the original children`s musical The People of the Hill at the Athenaeum Theater on Southport in Chicago. The performance is a benefit for MAPS.

Title:	Summer Picnic
Date:	2005-06-12
Posted By:	Catherine Nelson
The FCVN-Chicago annual summer picnic will be held at the Warren Township Center from 12-3.

Title:	Vietnamese Adoptee Network 3rd International Gathering
Date:	2005-04-17
Posted By:	C. Nelson
VAN Conference in Boston Bridging the Gap: Connection, Community & Identity for First and Second Generation Vietnamese Adoptees. For more information, go to www.van-online.org.

Title:	Vietnamese Adoptee Network 3rd International Gathering
Date:	2005-04-16
Posted By:	C. Nelson
VAN Conference in Boston Bridging the Gap: Connection, Community & Identity for First and Second Generation Vietnamese Adoptees. For more information, go to www.van-online.org.

Title:	Tet Celebration
Date:	2005-02-19
Posted By:	C. Nelson
The FCVN-Chicago 2005 Tet Celebration to usher in the Year of the Rooster will be on Saturday, February 19th from 4:00 - 7:30 pm at Alphonsus Academy, 1439 W. Wellington, Chicago. The cost is $15/adult and $10/child, with a $55/immediate family maximum, which includes a catered Vietnamese dinner, performances by the Truc Lam lion team and girls dance troupe, crafts and favors for the kids. For more information, contact Catherine Nelson at cnelson2719@yahoo.com.

Title:	Tet
Date:	2005-02-09
Posted By:	C. Nelson
The official start date of the Year of the Rooster.

Title:	Adopt-A-Minefield`s Night of 1000 Dinners
Date:	2004-11-07
Posted By:	Cathy Nelson
Through connections in the Vietnamese adoption community, I have become involved with Adopt-A-Minefield -- a program of the United Nations Association of the USA which raises funds for mine clearance and survivor assistance in Vietnam, Cambodia, Croatia, Afghanistan and other conflict-ravaged countries. As part of the organization`s "Night of 1000 Dinners", I have organized a fundraising event that will take place on Sunday, November 7th, from 5-8 pm at Ba Mien Viet Food Court at 4941 N. Broadway in Chicago. The highlight of the event will be a performance by Jared Rehberg - a NY singer-songwriter who came to the US as a Vietnamese war orphan on Operation Babylift. During my trip to Vietnam to adopt Grace, I saw firsthand all too many victims of landmines. Unfortunately, reports indicate that there has been no marked decrease in the number of landmine casualties in Vietnam in the 20 years following the war. It is estimated that 3.5 million landmines and tens of millions of other unexploded ordnance remain in Vietnam, causing an average of 180 casualties each month -- many of whom are children. We`ve heard a great deal about "Vietnam" in the news lately and the word is almost always used as shorthand for war. "Vietnam" to me represents a beautiful country with a rich culture and a people that above all else values children. See http://www.fcvnchicago.org/1000DinnersInvite.pdf for an invitation to the event. I hope that you and your family can join Grace and I for the Night of 1000 Dinners so we can share a bit of Vietnam with you in support this worthy cause. Thank you.

Title:	Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinatown
Date:	2004-09-19
Posted By:	Catherine Nelson
Chinatown Square at 2130 S. Archer in Chicago. This free event includes various performances, including lion dance teams.

Title:	Mid Autumn Moon Festival
Date:	2004-09-12
Posted By:	Cathy Nelson
Please join us at our FCVN-Chicago 2004 Tet Trung Thu (Mid-Autumn Moon Festival) Celebration! When: Sunday September 12th, 2004 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Where: Lombard Community Building Corner of St. Charles and Grace St. Lombard, Illinois Cost: $10 per adult (16 and over) $5 per child $40 limit per family

Title:	Catalyst Culture Camp Caravan from Chicago
Date:	2004-07-21
Posted By:	C. Nelson
Some Chicago-area families will be leaving a day early for the Catalyst Foundation Vietnamese Culture Camp in Minnesota to spend the night at the Polynesian Resort water park in Wisconsin Dells.

Title:	FCVN-Chicago Summer Picnic
Date:	2004-06-19
Posted By:	Catherine Nelson
Lombard Commons / Moran Water Park

Title:	FCV Chicago Tet 2004 Celebration
Date:	2004-01-17
Posted By:	Matthew Bauer
JOIN US FOR THE FCV - CHICAGO VIETNAMESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION! Saturday, January 17th, 2004, 4-7 PM at St. Alphonsus Church, 1429 W. Wellington in the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago. Given the great turn-out we had last year, we`ve moved the party to a larger location to accommodate more friends and family. Invitations with full details will be distributed by email and US mail shortly. Tentative Schedule of Events 4:00 - 5:00 Social time, traditional crafts, games and stories 5:00 - 6:00 Dinner, catered by a local Vietnamese restaurant 6:00 - 7:00 Entertainment · Truc Lam Troupe Dragon-Lion (Dralion) parade and dances