UCLA Vietnamese Culture Night 2023: Can I Ask You? | Official Video

UCLA VSU is proud to present our 43rd Annual VCN: Can I Ask You Filmed on January 16, 2023. See below for timestamps. ****************************** THE STORY ****************************** This year's show will delve into the desire to know and understand more about the past experiences of the ones that we hold dear to ourselves, experiences that are often a generation or more away, and the reluctance to ask. Knowing that that past is one that is complicated by both trauma and war that exists within both our Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American identities, the choice to ask is a difficult one to make - for fear of bringing up the hurt and trauma that resides and is often leftover. This is a story about how our protagonist, Eleanor, grapples with both her questions and the desire to know more about her loved ones and their stories. As she prepares to return home for the one year death anniversary of her mother, ngày giỗ, she will be faced with the fact that since her mother's passing, she hasn't come back home - not once. Home is where she'll not only face her entire family, but the complex relationships between them. This show will explore grief, how we remember our loved ones and their legacies, and navigating how we love one another even in hard times. WITH PERFORMANCES BY: • AweChords A Cappella • VSU Modern • Traditional Dance • Moditional Dance ****************************** STAFF ****************************** Director: Michelle Le Producer: Eric Tran Stage Manager: Michelle Pham Artistic Coordinator: Kelly Nguyen AweChords A Cappella Coordinators: Sara Hisamune and Daniel Yuan Backstage Crew Coordinators: Tyler Tu and Jordan Tatang Drama Coordinator: Brittney Nguyen Fiscal and Sponsorship Coordinators: Megan Cao, Jasmine To, and Brian Dinh Moditional Dance Coordinators: Kathy Tran Publicity Coordinators: Tiana Hoang and Chloe Retika Script Writers: Tanesha Le and Michelle Le Sound Coordinator: Trang Vu Traditional Dance Coordinator: Tracy Tran, Harrison Cassar, and Celine Nguyen VSU Modern Dance Coordinators: Julia Traub and Loc Buu VSU President: Eric Tran Livesteamed, Filmed and Edited by Dylan Djoenadi and Immanuel Ibon ***************************** Pre-Show: Opening Speeches – 0:00:00 Vietnamese National Anthem - “Quốc Ca Việt Nam” – 0:15:29 American National Anthem - “Star Spangled Banner” – 0:17:04 Act I Scene 1 - Just One Week – 0:19:24 Scene 2 - Đừng Có Lo : Don’t Worry – 0:23:27 “Didn’t I” performed by Awechords – 0:28:07 Scene 3 - Càng đông càng vui. : The More The Merrier. – 0:32:30 Moditional Dance: One More Day With You – 0:37:33 Scene 4 - How You Were – 0:40:16 Traditional Set #1: “Khúc Hát n Tình” – 0:41:49 Scene 4 - How You Were – 0:47:00 Scene 5 - Chậm mà chắc. : Slowly But Surely – 0:50:04 Scene 6 - Ngày Đám Giỗ – 0:57:44 Scene 7 - When It Rains, It Pours – 0:59:39 INTERMISSION – 1:04:43 Act II Scene 1 - Hai chị em: The Two Sisters – 1:07:05 “Jigsaw” performed by Awechords – 1:14:36 Scene 2- The Falling – 1:18:24 VSU Modern: Where Have You Been – 1:19:13 Scene 3- Nói dễ, làm khó : Easier Said Than Done – 1:25:00 Scene 4 - Solid Ground – 1:32:53 Traditional Set #2: “Quê Tôi” – 1:42:37 Scene 5 - Mẹ ơi - Dear Mom – 1:47:21 CURTAIN CALL – 1:53:07 CONTACT US ****************************** Please email [email protected] and [email protected] for further questions about tickets, publicity, sponsorships, parking, etc. ****************************** DONATE ****************************** If you could kindly help out and donate to VCN’s GoFundMe or Venmo, any donations are appreciated and incredibly helpful. GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/UCLAVCN43 ****************************** FOLLOW US ****************************** For ongoing news leading up to VCN, follow & like us:   / uclavcn     / uclavcn   Follow & like VSU Bruins for the latest VSU updates: https://www.vsubruins.com/   / vsubruins     / vsubruins