Lua Viet: http://www.luaviet.org- Cultural, Educational and Charity, Vietnam & US

Since 1983, this flame of friendship has been carried on by countless people, growing into a network of friends across the United States and countries such as France, Canada, and Australia. The simple purpose of Lua Viet is to create a medium through which friends can interact with each other in various activities. Lua Viet only wishes to bring together all who are interested in Vietnam so that we can work together to benefit the Vietnamese community oversea, Vietnam and its people.

SAP-VN: http://www.sap-vn.org - Charity

SAP-VN (Social Assistance Program For Vietnam) is a non-profit, non-governmental and non-religious humanitarian organization based in Garden Grove, California. Founded in 1992 with none pay staffs and volunteers under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Services. SAP-VN's primary objective is to provide direct relief to poor and needy people, especially orphans and handicapped children, mainly in health care, education and social welfare.

Room To Read - Vietnam: http://www.roomtoread.org - International Charity with Vietnam Country Director & programs:

Room to Read seeks to intervene early in the lives of children and help provide them with an education and the lifelong gift of literacy. To increase the likelihood for success, Room to Read enlists community involvement.

Thuy Pham, Country Director, Room To Read Vietnam formally joined Room to Read's team in 2005 after a non-profit career focused on developing and implementing funding strategies for various organizations working with children's, women's, and immigrant issues. She was previously the Fund Developer at the Asian Women's Resource Center in San Francisco and a Development Officer at the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Thuy was honored with CompassPoint's "Unsung Hero Award" in 2001 and the "Heroes of Compassion Award" from Wisdom in Action and the Dalai Lama in 2005. She holds a BA from the University of San Francisco where she graduated Cum Laude.

Catalyst Foundation: http://www.catalystfoundation.org - Charity

Founded in 1999 with the purpose of improving the lives of orphanaed abandoned Vietnamese children. We have enlisted the help of families that have adopted from Vietnam, Viet-Kieu, adult Vietnamese adoptees, as well as friends, and advocates for children. Our volunteers share a passion of working tirelessly to be the catalyst for positive change for the children of Vietnam. Volunteer your time and talents, we believe that one person CAN make a difference!

Nom Preservation Foundation: http://nomfoundation.org - Language Preservation; Educational

The Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation was founded in 1999 as a public charity devoted to preserving 1000 years of writing in Chữ Nôm, the Chinese-like script that Vietnamese used to record their own language and its vast heritage of poetry, history, medicine, and religion. Today, that entire literary culture is about to go extinct. Out of 80 million Vietnamese, less than 100 scholars worldwide can read Chữ Nôm.