The Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations (UNAVSA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer-led, community-based organization, was founded in 2004 on the principal of empowering the next generation of Vietnamese youth with self-awareness, passion for change and propensity for leadership. UNAVSA is a family of Vietnamese youth organizations working together to advance the interests of Vietnamese youth in order to build a stronger Vietnamese community at home and abroad.