Hello All! Sorry it took so long for me to write the report for Len Duong, but the
important thing is here it is:

1. What was the BEST thing about the Len Duong trip?
   There's too many BEST aspects about this trip to choose just one. Driving to Huntsville,
TX with the OU group was an incredible bonding experience. At first, the OSU group
sat on one half of the car while the OU group sat on the other half, but on the drive
back we naturally sat together(an OU/OSU person in every other seat). Another great
thing about the trip was representing Oklahoma at the camp. We made up a cute little
OU/OSU/Oklahoma cheer. Also, this camp introduced me to a wealth of good resources.

2. What did you LEAST-LIKE about Len Duong?
   It's not so much of a dislike, but more of a difficulty I had to deal with. It
was definately a culture shock for me. I've become so accustomed to American culture
that it took me awhile to adapt to the Vietnamese environment they provided at the
camp. Another challenge I faced was sharing a two bathroom/shower cabin with about
18 girls. We made it, though!

3. What was your OVERALL impression of Len Duong?
   The entire experience was incredibly poignant. I felt that the camp was geared
towards individuals like me, which was comforting. It gave me a broader range of people
I can relate to not only from OK and TX but from California to Canada. Lots of discussions
about being a Vietnamese-American surfaced the topics of speakers. The speakers, including
Judge Barrett from CA, Vietnamese-speaking American Jeff Watkins, and many other notable
people gave me another perspective on Vietnamese-American culture as well as more
role models in the Vietnamese community for inspiration. The camp staff displayed
such leadership, organization, and motivation that I learned what a strong leader
is by observing them in the three days of camp. Although I struggled listening to
the staff speak Vietnamese at times, that experience caused me to realize how important
it is for me to learn more about my roots starting with our language.

4. What was your BEST MEMORY of the entire Len Duong Trip?
   The FOOD! The camp staff was generous with the tasteful food they prepared for
us. The kitchen staff always served the food with a smile. I've never seen Vietnamese
food served in such large quantities!

5. What is YOUR RECOMMENDATION of Len Duong camp?
   If you are willing to go to only ONE camp in your life, I suggest you go to this
one!!! This camp is a very specific camp for the Vietnames-Am youth, and as a VASA
member this applies to all of us. I hope everyone in VASA will go at least once in
their lifetime. You'll get to meet amazing people from all parts of the country. For
example, I met an architect who has ambitions of building a school in Vietnam. Hearing
stories like this makes me realize that anyone and everyone has the ability to do
great things for others. The entire experience is very eye-opening and mind-challenging.

6. Other (not referring to Race- more like "other comments")
   Hats off to Tri(again... referring to the OCA trip) and Quyen for driving all the
way to Norman then to Huntsville at night in a gigantic van. Thanks to Duy for making
sure I understood what was going on when the staff spoke in Vietnamese, and Lisa thanks
for introducing me to your friends at camp from the previous year. A final thanks
to OU peeps for being such great company.

Pauline Pham