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The Vietnamese Cultural Centre of Canada was founded with the goal of establishing strong and lasting ties among cultures. Its mandate is to maintain a dialogue between Canadians and Vietnamese at heart or of origin.
“Daring to conjugate your future in the past tense”
Born in Saigon and arriving in Canada in 1975, Nguyễn Kim Phượng had spent her childhood torn between cozy comfort and stories lived on the margins of a bloody war.
Strongly backed by expertise gained from years of working in international development, she advocates and promotes artistic and cultural innovation by collaborating with vital forces in the field.
Kim-Sanh Châu is a choreographer-performer and director. She has performed at the MAI, l’Arsenal, l’Écart, Tangente, and through several
international festivals, including SIDance (Korea) and Krossing-Over (Vietnam). In 2022-23, she danced with the companies Katie Ward, Carpe Diem /Emmanuel Jouthe and Mandoline Hybride.
Châu is also Co-Artistic and General Director of Studio 303.
An experienced manager, he worked in the media industry from 1978 to 1988, then founded his own company which he managed until his retirement in 2016.
He also has over 40 years of involvement in various social and community organizations.
In 2017, he co-founded the Vietnamese Cultural Center. He is responsible for the planning and realization of the future House of the
Center.
Jean-François Pépin has a degree in social work. He has worked with teenagers in the Eastern Townships for over 10 years as a youth worker, facilitator and manager of a community resource.
In recent years, Jean-François has traveled to Vietnam nearly ten times. He has discovered this country, its culture and its people. For him, the meeting of different cultures is the cement of a tolerant and respectful society, and he makes it his duty to share his passion and help promote Vietnamese culture in Quebec.
Recognized for his leadership, he was selected as a member of the Montreal Thirty Consultation Group, an initiative that highlights leaders from diverse backgrounds. Highly engaged in his community, he ran in the 2021 municipal elections.
He also serves on the board of directors of Equitas, a human rights organization.
Born in France of Vietnamese origin, Adèle Morvant arrived in Canada in 2013.
Her life has been shaped by education and culture, and she now wishes to contribute, in her own way, to making these fields more accessible.
Philanthropy has always been one of her values, and she’s delighted to be able to get involved with a mission that promotes Vietnamese culture to all audiences.
A multidisciplinary artist, director, and co-founder of Productions Yuzu, a company whose mission is to showcase as many artists of Asian descent as possible, both in front of and behind the spotlight in theatre, television, and film.
The Centre has three categories of membership: individual, family and corporate.
Annual dues are thirty dollars ($30) for an individual member, fifty dollars ($50) for a family member and one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) for a corporate member.
Each year, the members, meeting in general assembly, elect the Board of Directors.
To become a member, write to us.
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