United Vietnamese Student Associations of Northern California

What United Vietnamese Student Associations of Northern California does

NorCal UVSA (United Vietnamese Student Associations of Northern California) is a youth-focused 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan, community-based organization founded in 2007 (EIN 87-0802250) that serves Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American students, young professionals, and community members across Northern California. It operates as a federation of 13 partnering Vietnamese Student Associations at member schools including Stanford University, UC Berkeley, San Jose State University, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Clara University, De Anza College, San Jose City College, Sacramento State, San Francisco State, University of San Francisco, and University of the Pacific. The organization states it sits in the heart of the largest Vietnamese community outside Vietnam and maintains over 1,000 active members and alumni, governed by an Executive Board (President, Internal/External VPs, Treasurer, Secretary, Council of Regional Representatives), an elected Board of Directors, an Intercollegiate Council, and a Cabinet.

NorCal UVSA delivers its mission through four annual flagship programs: Summit (a 3-day, 2-night leadership conference with workshops, family programming, and professional development), Camp Horizon (a 3-day, 2-night summer retreat at state parks focused on team-building), Olympics (a one-day athletic and trivia field day promoting inter-school competition), and LNY:SJ (a 2-day youth-led Lunar New Year festival at Grand Century Mall in San Jose's Vietnam Town). The organization also operates an alumni directory at app.norcaluvsa.org. It has no proprietary technology platform; its digital infrastructure consists of a GoDaddy-hosted website (norcaluvsa.org), Google Forms for event registration, Square for payments and merchandise, Linktree for link aggregation, SmugMug for photo galleries, and Google reCAPTCHA for form security, with Instagram (@norcaluvsa) as the primary social channel.

As a nonprofit, NorCal UVSA generates revenue through event registration fees (Summit XVI tiered at $60 Early Bird, $70 Regular, and $75 Alumni per attendee, including programming, t-shirt, lanyard, and select meals), donations routed to the UNAVSA Collective Philanthropy Project, and merchandise sales via the Square storefront. Distribution is community-led through member school VSAs (with the Intercollegiate Council as liaison) and event-driven through annual flagship programming. The organization is one of 13 regional UVSA bodies within UNAVSA (Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations), which was formed in 2004 to develop a supportive network for Vietnamese youth across North America.

Name

United Vietnamese Student Associations of Northern California

Legal name

United Vietnamese Student Associations of Northern California

Website

https://norcaluvsa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NorCal UVSA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American youth across 13 Northern California member schools through four annual flagship events—Summit, Camp Horizon, Olympics, and LNY:SJ—and a 1,000+ member alumni network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Registration Fees: NorCal UVSA charges registration fees for its flagship events. Summit XVI had Early Bird registration at $60, Regular at $70, and Alumni registration at $75. Fees include programming, t-shirts, lanyards, and select meals. Hotel costs are not included.
2. Donations & Philanthropy: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, NorCal UVSA accepts donations which are directed to the UNAVSA Collective Philanthropy Project (CPP). EIN: 87-0802250.
3. Merchandise & Store: The organization operates a donations and store page at norcaluvsa.square.site where merchandise and other items can be purchased.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NorCal UVSA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan, community-based organization that serves Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American youth across 13 member schools in Northern California. It operates four annual flagship events — Summit (leadership conference), Camp Horizon (summer retreat), Olympics (athletic field day), and LNY:SJ (Lunar New Year festival) — to develop leadership skills, preserve Vietnamese culture, and build community. It also maintains an alumni directory for post-graduation engagement.

Product overview

NorCal UVSA operates as a youth 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that runs a portfolio of four flagship programs and an alumni directory. The core offerings include: Summit (annual leadership conference), Camp Horizon (summer retreat), Olympics (athletic field day), and LNY:SJ (Lunar New Year festival). These programs collectively serve to empower Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American youth through leadership development, cultural celebration, community building, and educational initiatives across 13 partner universities in Northern California. The organization also maintains an alumni directory to preserve lifelong connections among members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Summit (Annual Leadership Conference) Annual 3-day, 2-night leadership conference convening Vietnamese youth, young professionals, and community allies for workshops, family programming, professional development, résumé-building, and community engagement activities.
• Camp Horizon (Summer Retreat) Annual 3-day, 2-night summer weekend retreat held at county or state parks with team-oriented activities designed to help members form bonds and develop a deeper sense of community.
• Olympics (Athletic Field Day) One-day athletic and cognitive stimulating field day event promoting teamwork, unity, and friendly competition between partner Vietnamese Student Associations, including trivia activities centered on Vietnamese culture.
• LNY:SJ (Lunar New Year: San Jose Festival) Youth-led, community-driven 2-day Lunar New Year festival celebrating Vietnamese culture and traditions, hosted in partnership with Vietnamese American Roundtable and The Museum of the Boat People & the Republic of Vietnam at Grand Century Mall in San Jose's Vietnam Town.
• Alumni Directory Online alumni directory platform hosted at app.norcaluvsa.org that allows former members to maintain connections, access alumni events, and engage with the NorCal UVSA community after graduation.

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNAVSA (Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorCal UVSA is one of 13 UVSA regions within continental North America that together form UNAVSA. UNAVSA was officially formed in 2004 by student leaders from Southern California and New England to develop a supportive network for Vietnamese youth across the US and Canada. NorCal UVSA participates in UNAVSA initiatives including the annual U-20 conference and the Collective Philanthropy Project (CPP).
• Other UVSA Regions (SoCal, Eastern Canada, Western Canada, Gulf Coast, Mid Atlantic, Midwest, New England, Northeast, Northwest, South, Southeast, Southwest)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorCal UVSA is one of 13 UVSA regions across North America. While each region operates independently, they collaborate under the UNAVSA umbrella on shared initiatives such as the annual UNAVSA conference (U-20) and the Collective Philanthropy Project.
• Vietnamese American Roundtable (VAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Vietnamese American Roundtable (VAR), in partnership with NorCal UVSA and the Viet Museum, hosts the LNY:SJ (Lunar New Year: San Jose) festival. VAR works with NorCal UVSA on cross-cultural programs and community engagement initiatives. NorCal UVSA's External VP, Justin Vo, serves as the cross-cultural programs coordinator for VAR.
• Viet Museum (Museum of the Boat People & the Republic of Vietnam)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Viet Museum (Museum of the Boat People & the Republic of Vietnam), in partnership with NorCal UVSA and VAR, hosted the first youth-led, community-driven LNY Festival at History Park in East San Jose in 2024.
• Member School Vietnamese Student Associations (13 schools)coreOthersNorCal UVSA consists of 13 partnering Vietnamese Student Associations at De Anza College, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, University of the Pacific, University of San Francisco, Sacramento State, San Francisco State, San Jose State, San Jose City College, and Santa Clara University. Member schools support NorCal UVSA's missions by supporting events and programs hosted throughout the year.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Vietnamese American Roundtable (VAR): Partner organization that co-hosts LNY:SJ with NorCal UVSA and the Viet Museum. VAR is a Vietnamese-American civic advocacy and cultural nonprofit; closely ecosystem-linked but not a direct operational competitor.
• Viet Museum (Museum of the Boat People & the Republic of Vietnam): Partner co-host of LNY:SJ and a San Jose-based cultural institution preserving Vietnamese heritage. They share Vietnamese-American cultural-preservation mission and geography with NorCal UVSA.

Broad incumbents

• UNAVSA (Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations): The umbrella network of which NorCal UVSA is one of 13 member regions across the US and Canada. UNAVSA operates shared initiatives such as the Collective Philanthropy Project and the U-20 conference, operating at a broader continental scope.

Regional players

• Asian American Student Association (AASA) networks at other universities: Loose coalitions of pan-Asian student groups that perform overlapping leadership-development and cultural-community functions on campuses outside Northern California, comparable in form but broader in scope (not Vietnamese-specific).

Emerging players

• Vietnamese American Youth Leadership Conference (VAYLC): An emerging Vietnamese-American youth leadership conference and nonprofit targeting high-school and college students; partial overlap with Summit's leadership-development programming.

Direct peers

• Other UVSA Regional Chapters (e.g., Southeast UVSA, Northeast UVSA, Mid-Atlantic UVSA, Gulf Coast UVSA, Northwest UVSA): Each of the 13 sibling UVSA regions under UNAVSA runs essentially the same model of member-school VSAs, leadership summits, and cultural events in its territory, making them operational peers.
• United Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California (SoCal UVSA): The most directly comparable peer: another regional UVSA body serving Vietnamese-American students across Southern California with a parallel model of member-school VSAs, leadership summits, and cultural events under the UNAVSA umbrella.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/norcaluvsa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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