On Saturday, November 27, 2010, Ivy will be performing at a gala that will raise funds for the Vietnamese Boat People Museum Project. Ivy has a special place in her heart for this particular intiative, as both her parents were part of the wave of Boat People that fled from Vietnam by boat after the Vietnam War ended in 1975. It was five years ago that she first performed for this cause, and she is happy to be returning, once again, to help. Hosted by the Vietnamese community of Ottawa, the "Welcoming the Rising Generation" event will be held at the Travelodge Hotel (1376 Carling Avenue).
Poster for the Gala:
Ivy at the age of 17, when she first performed for
the Vietnamese Boat People Museum Project's Gala in 2005:
Ivy had the pleasure to perform once again for la Ville de Gatineau at "La Journée Gatinoise de célébration de la diversité culturelle" on August 15, 2010. It was a wonderfully colourful and beautiful celebration that featured the many talents of Gatineau's diverse population. Here are some photos from that day:
Front of the event's program
Dance and vocalizations from Peru
Cobra du Mandingue - les rythmes d'Afrique de l'Ouest
A native of Ottawa, and proud to be Vietnamese, Ivy looks forward to having opportunities to give back, not only to the Vietnamese community of Ottawa, but also to organizations that help those in need. On July 24, 2010, Ivy was lucky enough to sing for a fundraising dinner whose proceeds went towards alleviating the suffering of less fortunate individuals and communities in Vietnam. This wonderful event called "Compassion" was organized by Mr. Luong Le Phan, a prominent member of the Ottawa Vietnamese Community that Ivy has had the pleasure of working with before.
Mr. Le Phan is pictured below with some of the young women of the University of Ottawa's Vietnamese Student Association, as well as the photgrapher, in a photo taken during an Ao Dai photoshoot that he assisted with in 2006:
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