A modern, multi-story building with a glass ceiling serves as the backdrop for an announcement about the Vietnamese Heritage Month Kick-Off event.

Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau

LXCL:Please register for free so we have a sense of numbers for refreshments.

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IF ONLINE TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT, DROP-IN IS STILL WELCOME (food while supplies last). &mdash; Ch&uacute;ng Ta C&ugrave;ng Nhau Vietnamese-Edmonton Cultural Society presents a Vietnamese Heritage Month Kick-Off Event on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 at Edmonton City Hall! This kick-off event includes cultural performances, special guest speakers, the announcement of the first-ever Vietnamese Elder &amp; Cultural Heritage Advisor presented by Ch&uacute;ng Ta C&ugrave;ng Nhau Vietnamese-Edmonton Cultural Society, art and heritage displays, complimentary Vietnamese refreshments and more! Thank you to <a fr-original-style="" href="https://edmontonheritage.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Edmonton Heritage Council</a>, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Edmonton-Vietnamese-Language-School-100086583665141/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Edmonton Vietnamese L</a><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Edmonton-Vietnamese-Language-School-100086583665141/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">anguage School</a> and <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.facebook.com/edmviets/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Edmonton Viets Association&nbsp;</a>for supporting this event. Thank you to <a fr-original-style="" href="https://instagram.com/nnnance" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Nancy Ferreira Photography</a> for photographing the event! &nbsp; Vietnamese Heritage Month Kick-Off Location:&nbsp;Edmonton City Hall, Main Atrium<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">There are many transit options or paid parking at the underground City Hall Parkade on site</li></ul>Date &amp; Time:&nbsp;Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Doors open at 11 a.m.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Program from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Refreshments, Mingling, Art &amp; Heritage Displays from 12:30-2 p.m.</li></ul>Complimentary Vietnamese Food from Đa Kao Bistro including salad rolls, vermicelli bowls and Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches.&nbsp; Art &amp; Heritage displays including artwork from Trần Nho Bụi, Đỗ Duy Minh, Khu Wales and Jessica Truong, an inaugural Vietnamese Elder &amp; Cultural Heritage Advisor display.&nbsp; Vietnamese cultural performances include dancing from the Edmonton Vietnamese Language School, poetry with Dawn Trang-Graves featuring works by Nguyễn Đức Bạtng&agrave;n, and singing with local performer Tonie Diem Chi.&nbsp; This event is FREE to attend!Please RSVP.&nbsp; ABOUT VIETNAMESE HERITAGE MONTH Vietnamese Heritage Month occurs each year in September, and was first <a fr-original-style="" href="https://open.alberta.ca/publications/im-2024-02" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">officially declared provincially from the Government of Alberta</a> in 2024, but has had little attention, awareness or events associated within the community since.&nbsp; Our non-profit group Ch&uacute;ng Ta C&ugrave;ng Nhau Vietnamese-Edmonton Cultural Society is starting to create more awareness around Vietnamese Heritage Month, including organizing a kick-off ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 to recognize the month at a municipal level, along with unveiling our first-ever Vietnamese Elder &amp; Cultural Advisor. We are also hosting a Vietnamese Poetry &amp; Proverbs Event on Saturday, September 12, 2026 to explore language and lessons. And we are working with other local Vietnamese businesses and groups to coordinate Vietnamese Heritage Month promotions and activities.&nbsp; If you are planning to host your own event during Vietnamese Heritage Month, please let us know and we would be happy to add it to a public calendar of activities to promote.&nbsp; ABOUT CH&Uacute;NG TA C&Ugrave;NG NHAU Ch&uacute;ng Ta C&ugrave;ng Nhau means &quot;We Are Together&quot; and we are proud to help bring the community together in Edmonton.&nbsp; We thank you for supporting Ch&uacute;ng Ta C&ugrave;ng Nhau Vietnamese-Edmonton Cultural Society&#39;s efforts to:<ul fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bridge younger and older generation Vietnamese-Edmontonians</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Celebrate and preserve Vietnamese arts, culture and heritage, and</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Help Vietnamese-Edmontonians connect more deeply with their heritage through different arts, culture and heritage events, stories and education projects</li></ul><a fr-original-style="" href="https://chungtacungnhau.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Click here to visit our website</a> and learn more about Ch&uacute;ng Ta C&ugrave;ng Nhau.Follow us on <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/chungta.cungnhau" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.facebook.com/chungtacungnhaucommunity" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.&nbsp; THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT PARTNERS <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1787000203/wysiwyg/knbvxu3gek2eq6l4qr1s.png" style="width: 267px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 267px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1787000388/wysiwyg/qy1ypy3gmxvlvyefccsp.png" style="width: 198px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 198px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1787000220/wysiwyg/zeqqwabmz7j1ptwxiuap.png" style="width: 186px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 186px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY BY <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1788193451/wysiwyg/l3lw7umgsthwl9tjt0mf.png" style="width: 223px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 223px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for the Vietnamese Heritage Month Kick-Off Event on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 at Edmonton City Hall! This kick-off event includes cultural performances, special guest speakers, the announcement of the first-ever Vietnamese Elder &amp; Cultural Advisor presented by Ch&uacute;ng Ta C&ugrave;ng Nhau Vietnamese-Edmonton Cultural Society, heritage displays, complimentary refreshments and more! Vietnamese Heritage Month Kick-Off Location:&nbsp;Edmonton City Hall, Main Atrium<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">There are many transit options or paid parking at the underground City Hall Parkade on site</li></ul>Date &amp; Time:&nbsp;Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Doors open at 11 a.m.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Program from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Refreshments &amp; Mingling from 12:30-2 p.m.<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Times are approximate&nbsp;</li></ul></li></ul>See you thre!

IF ONLINE TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT, DROP-IN IS STILL WELCOME (food while supplies last). — Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau Vietnamese-Edmonton Cultural Society presents a Vietnamese Heritage Month Kick-Off Event on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 at Edmonton City Hall! This kick-off event includes cultural performances, special guest speakers, the announcement of the first-ever Vietnamese Elder &amp; Cultural Heritage Advisor presented by Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau Vietnamese-Edmonton Cultural Society, art and heritage displays, complimentary Vietnamese refreshments and more! Thank you to <a href="https://edmontonheritage.ca/" target="_blank">Edmonton Heritage Council</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Edmonton-Vietnamese-Language-School-100086583665141/" target="_blank">Edmonton Vietnamese L</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Edmonton-Vietnamese-Language-School-100086583665141/" target="_blank">anguage School</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/edmviets/" target="_blank">Edmonton Viets Association </a>for supporting this event. Thank you to <a href="https://instagram.com/nnnance" target="_blank">Nancy Ferreira Photography</a> for photographing the event!   Vietnamese Heritage Month Kick-Off Location: Edmonton City Hall, Main Atrium<ul><li>There are many transit options or paid parking at the underground City Hall Parkade on site</li></ul>Date &amp; Time: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<ul><li>Doors open at 11 a.m.</li><li>Program from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.</li><li>Refreshments, Mingling, Art &amp; Heritage Displays from 12:30-2 p.m.</li></ul>Complimentary Vietnamese Food from Đa Kao Bistro including salad rolls, vermicelli bowls and Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches.  Art &amp; Heritage displays including artwork from Trần Nho Bụi, Đỗ Duy Minh, Khu Wales and Jessica Truong, an inaugural Vietnamese Elder &amp; Cultural Heritage Advisor display.  Vietnamese cultural performances include dancing from the Edmonton Vietnamese Language School, poetry with Dawn Trang-Graves featuring works by Nguyễn Đức Bạtngàn, and singing with local performer Tonie Diem Chi.  This event is FREE to attend!Please RSVP.  ABOUT VIETNAMESE HERITAGE MONTH Vietnamese Heritage Month occurs each year in September, and was first <a href="https://open.alberta.ca/publications/im-2024-02" target="_blank">officially declared provincially from the Government of Alberta</a> in 2024, but has had little attention, awareness or events associated within the community since.  Our non-profit group Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau Vietnamese-Edmonton Cultural Society is starting to create more awareness around Vietnamese Heritage Month, including organizing a kick-off ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 to recognize the month at a municipal level, along with unveiling our first-ever Vietnamese Elder &amp; Cultural Advisor. We are also hosting a Vietnamese Poetry &amp; Proverbs Event on Saturday, September 12, 2026 to explore language and lessons. And we are working with other local Vietnamese businesses and groups to coordinate Vietnamese Heritage Month promotions and activities.  If you are planning to host your own event during Vietnamese Heritage Month, please let us know and we would be happy to add it to a public calendar of activities to promote.  ABOUT CHÚNG TA CÙNG NHAU Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau means "We Are Together" and we are proud to help bring the community together in Edmonton.  We thank you for supporting Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau Vietnamese-Edmonton Cultural Society's efforts to:<ul><li>Bridge younger and older generation Vietnamese-Edmontonians</li><li>Celebrate and preserve Vietnamese arts, culture and heritage, and</li><li>Help Vietnamese-Edmontonians connect more deeply with their heritage through different arts, culture and heritage events, stories and education projects</li></ul><a href="https://chungtacungnhau.ca/" target="_blank">Click here to visit our website</a> and learn more about Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau.Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chungta.cungnhau" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chungtacungnhaucommunity" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.  THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT PARTNERS <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1787000203/wysiwyg/knbvxu3gek2eq6l4qr1s.png" style="width:267px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;-webkit-user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1787000388/wysiwyg/qy1ypy3gmxvlvyefccsp.png" style="width:198px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;-webkit-user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1787000220/wysiwyg/zeqqwabmz7j1ptwxiuap.png" style="width:186px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;-webkit-user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY BY <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1788193451/wysiwyg/l3lw7umgsthwl9tjt0mf.png" style="width:223px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;-webkit-user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />

Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau

Sept 1, 2026 Vietnamese Heritage Month Kick-off at Edmonton City Hall

1 Sir Winston Churchill Square

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