National Organization for Vietnamese American Leadership

09/29/2026

Join NOVAL-DC on Saturday, October 17 at 12:30pm as we take a trip to watch National Womens Soccer League (NWSL) action as the visiting Gotham FC led by Vietnamese American Jaedyn Shaw take on our local Washington Spirit. Jaedyn Shaw won an Olympic Gold Medal with the US Womens National Team at the Paris 2024 games and is slated to play that day. This is a rematch of last year's NWSL Championship (Gotham defeated Washington).

Tickets are $30 each* or $20 for children under 12 in our limited group block and are located in Section 114, Rows 14/15/16 (Tickets increase to $35 on 10/10/2026). Attendees will be invited to join for a group photo on the field after the match and one lucky attendee will be randomly selected to win a piece of Washington Spirit merchandise.

Complete the form below to obtain tickets to the event. A representative from NOVAL-DC will contact you to collect payment and transfer tickets.

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Any questions please reach out to Nicholas Lepham at [email protected] or 202-804-6959

*A portion of the Washington Spirit ticket proceeds will be donated to NOVAL-DC.

09/18/2026

Come join NOVAL-DC tomorrow as we celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with VietKids DC at Kenmore Middle School. There will be games, performances, and food. Hope to see you there!

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🏮🏮🏮SUPER EXCITED! Tet Trung Thu comes once a year! Fun & family focused children's activities & programming! The incredible Di Dim Sae Korean Drummers will be returning for a repeat performance!

08/22/2026

NOVAL-DC has some extra tickets to a screening/Q&A tomorrow at the Alamo Drafthouse theater tomorrow in Arlington. Join us as we support a community screening for "Year of the Cat", a documentary by Vietnamese American filmmaker Tony Nguyen as he chronicles his journey searching for his father who was lost in the chaos during the Fall of Saigon.

If you are interested, email us at [email protected] or comment below or send us a message so we can connect.

07/16/2026

The DC Asian Pacific American Film - APA Film Festival is back. Starting today thru this weekend check out some wonderful films curated from AANHPI creators.

More details below

DC ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2026 is back! 🎥

The 24th edition of the festival will run in-person starting Thursday, July 16 to Sunday, July 19. Hosted by our theater partners: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DC, Angelika Theater at Union Market and AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center!

Visit www.apafilm.org to view the full film slate, join our mailing list, and get the latest festival updates.

Stay tuned for more info about our feature films and shorts!

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DC Angelika Pop-Up At Union Market AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

05/15/2026

Come join NOVAL-DC for a cultural celebration hosted by our very own Miss VietFest 2023 Camille Do!

LAVIET Atelier Interwoven will be taking place tomorrow at George Mason University. Free to attend! We hope to see you there!

05/11/2026

The National Asian Pacific American Museum Commission is continuing its listening tour across the country and will be in Washington, DC!

If you are interested in learning more about the work of the Commission—including community leaders, academic professionals, and youth—join NOVAL-DC as we participate and share your input on what a future National Asian Pacific American Museum could look like. Learn more at www.nationalapamuseum.org.

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03/04/2026

On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 7:30 pm, the Avalon Theatre in DC will host a screening of the Vietnamese-Czech film Summer School, 2001 followed by a post-screening Q&A with the director, Dužan Duong.

NOVAL-DC was offered discounted group rate for tickets ($12.25). Please comment and DM us by March 4 if you are interested in seeing the film with us and we can add you to our group block. More details below.

Film Synopsis
Set in the summer of 2001, seventeen-year-old Kien returns to his Vietnamese family in the Czech border town of Cheb after ten years in Vietnam. Instead of a warm welcome, he finds an estranged father, a worried mother, and a younger brother who isn’t ready to forgive or forget. Between heat-pressing Pokémon onto T-shirts, learning Czech grammar, and lakeside flirtations, a buried secret surfaces.

Told with lightness and humor, Summer School, 2001 offers a poignant coming-of-age story from inside the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic. The film runs 102 minutes and is presented in Vietnamese and Czech with English subtitles.

Please note that this film is not rated and contains mature content.

Recognition
The film was nominated at the 2026 Czech Film Critics’ Awards for: Best Screenplay and Discovery of the Year

About the Director
Dužan Duong is a director and cinematographer of Vietnamese origin whose work explores identity and cultural memory. He debuted at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival with Mat Goc and gained recognition with Bo Hai, screened at FAMUfest, Finále Plzeň, Prague Shorts, SGIFF, and Cottbus IFF. He is also active in advertising cinematography under the brand Novák+Nguyen.

Event Details

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 7:30 pm

Location: Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20015

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/summer-school-2001/

Film Trailer: https://filmfreeway.com/SummerSchool2001

Summer, 2001. Seventeen-year-old Kien, with his bright red hair, returns to his family at the Cheb market after spending ten years in Vietnam. But instead of a warm welcome, a buried secret surfaces—one that will turn life at the market upside down.

03/03/2026

If you missed the New Wave documentary by Elizabeth Ai the last time it was screening in town, then tomorrow is your chance! The film will be screening at the Arlo Hotel on Wednesday, March 4 at 5:15pm. More details below.

02/09/2026

Join NOVAL-DC as we support our friends at DC Independent Film Festival and check out the screening/Q&A of Children of Dust (Bụi đời), a documentary about Sang, one of hundreds of thousands of unwanted children of American soldiers left behind after the Vietnam War who is on a journey to meet his ailing dad and break the cycle of war trauma that has plagued generations. DCIFF has generously provided NOVAL-DC with discounted $6 tickets to the Sunday, February 15, 12:30pm-3:30pm screening at Regal Gallery Place/Chinatown. Please comment below and send us message or email ([email protected]) if you are interested in any discounted tickets. Let us know soon as we only have a limited amount.

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02/09/2026

The Walk for Peace comes to DC this week. Join NOVAL-DC as we participate in some of the upcoming events.

🙏 Join Us in Washington, D.C. and Maryland | Feb 10–12, 2026
We are deeply honored to invite everyone to join us in Washington, D.C. and Maryland as we approach the final destination of this 2,300-mile Walk for Peace. After more than 108 days and countless steps through many states, we will arrive in our nation's capital with hearts full of gratitude. We warmly welcome all who wish to be part of these final, sacred moments of our journey.

📅 Confirmed Schedule (Updated on February 8, 2026. All times listed are in EST):

* Monday, February 9 (Day 107):
Night Rest Stop: Marymount University (Private Event)

* Tuesday, February 10 (Day 108):
- 7:00 AM: Walk begins
- 9:30–10:45 AM: Public Event at Bender Arena
- Lunch stop: National United Methodist Church (Invitees only)
- 1:00–2:30 PM: Interfaith Ceremony at Washington National Cathedral
- 2:30 PM: Unity Walk on Embassy Row
- Night Stop: George Washington University (Private Event)

* Wednesday, February 11 (Day 109):
- 9:30 AM: Walk to Peace Monument / Capitol Hill begins
- Lunch stop: St. Mark’s Capitol Hill Church (Invitees only)
- 1:30 PM: Walk to Lincoln Memorial begins
- 2:30–4:00 PM: Peace Gathering and Concluding Ceremony at Lincoln Memorial
- 4:30–7:30 PM: Meditation Session with Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara at George Washington University Smith Center

* Thursday, February 12 (Day 110):
- 9:00 AM: Walk for Peace continues in Maryland (The walk starts from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium)
- 10:00–10:45 AM: Peace Gathering at the steps of the Maryland State Capitol
- 12:30 PM: Departure for Fort Worth, TX

📌 We also cordially invite all venerable monks and nuns from all traditions to join us on this path of peace. If you are able to join, please visit our website to sign up so we may prepare for your arrival.

🎥 We will have live streams on our page for most of the events listed above so that everyone can join us in spirit from anywhere.

🗺️We will also provide daily updates on our walking route. Please check the Live Map pinned at the top of our page to track the journey in near real-time. We still post nightly updates every day for the following day on our page and our website. We encourage you to stay tuned to both platforms to ensure you have the most current information. The website link is pinned at the top of our page or in the comment section below this post.

We look forward to welcoming you with open hearts. Your presence would be a blessing and a gift to us all.

May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏