This document provides information on various artworks and artists that are being auctioned to raise funds for VAALA (Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association). It includes biographies of 14 artists from Vietnam or the Vietnamese diaspora as well as descriptions, minimum bids, and increments for 28 separate artworks. The artworks span various mediums including paintings, photographs, sculptures, and textiles.

1. VAALA HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER 12.11.10 Smile no. 5 by Ann Phong

2. Ann Phong Born in Saigon, Phong fled Vietnam in 1981 and spent a year living in refugee camps in Malaysia and the Philippines before coming to southern California. She earned a BA from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in 1992, being named as "Outstanding Graduate of the Year" by the art department. In 1995 she received her MFA from California State University, Fullerton. Her work has been exhibited in more than 40 solo and group shows throughout California and in Japan. She currently teaches art at Cal Poly Pomona. Minimum Bid: 200.00 Increments: 50.00 A Summer Day in Winter acrylic on canvas, 14"x18”

3. Nam Le, The Boat (Signed UK Copy) (Signed UK Copy) Nam Le was born in Vietnam and raised in Australia. For his first book, The Boat, he received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award , the PEN/Malamud Award , the Dylan Thomas Prize , the Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award , the Melbourne Prize for Literature (Best Writing Award) , the NSW Premier's Literary Award for Book of the Year , the Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist Award , the Pushcart Prize, the Michener-Copernicus Society of America Award, a U.S. National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" Fiction Selection , as well as other awards, fellowships and shortlistings. The Boat was selected as a New York Times Notable Book and Editor's Choice , the best debut of 2008 by New York Magazine and the Australian Book Review, the #1 fiction book of 2008 by The Oregonian and The Vancouver Courier , and a book of the year by numerous venues around the world including The Guardian , The Independent , The Los Angeles Times , The Chicago Tribune , The Christian Science Monitor , The National Post , The Australian , The Sydney Morning Herald , The Age , Amazon and Publishers Weekly . The Boat has been translated into thirteen languages and its stories widely anthologized. Le is the fiction editor of the Harvard Review . He divides his time between Australia and abroad. Minimum Bid: 50.00 Increments: 10.00

4. Cao Ba Minh Born Hai Duong, Vietnam (French Indochina), 1942 Served in Vietnam, South Vietnamese Air Force, Saigon and Da Nang, editorial staff, 1967-75 My works are washed in the blood and tears of suffering, of annihilation, of brother killing brother—all the baggage of humanity's shame. In my youth I was drawn and woven into the fabric of Vietnam, into a history written in shame, not pride. Artist Statement: I left my career as a writer and entered the world of painting because what I was compelled to say words will not satisfy. This portrait, this face of monstrosities, is a vehicle to expose the kind of wickedness that the human soul can create and, in turn, suffer. Dimensions: 11” x 14” Minimum Bid: 300.00 Increments: 50.00

5. Nguyễn Việt Hùng Artist Hung Viet Nguyen was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1957. He escaped by boat to Philippines, and settled in US in 1982. Nguyen’s paintings were selected to participate in juried art exhibitions at galleries, art centers, and museums spanning from California to New York. Minimum Bid: 250.00 Increments: 50.00 Rainman oil on canvas 16 x 13 in (framed) 2004

6. Nguyễn Việt Hùng Artist Hung Viet Nguyen was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1957. He escaped by boat to Philippines, and settled in US in 1982. Nguyen’s paintings were selected to participate in juried art exhibitions at galleries, art centers, and museums spanning from California to New York. Minimum Bid: 250.00 Increments: 50.00 Crackles # 16 A oil on canvas, 14 x 14 in, 2010

7. Nguyên Khai Nguyen Khai (Khai Buu) was born in Hue, South Vietnam in 1940. He graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in 1963. He is one of the founders of the prestigious Association of Young Vietnamese Artists and won the Bronze Medal at a Spring Art Exhibition in Saigon even before his graduation. In 1981, after six years of communist regime, Nguyen Khai and his family resettled in California where he was able to re-gain his artistic freedom. Nguyen Khai is known for his creativity, imagery and strong use of color. He delves deep into his cultural past and new western experience for inspiration. His oil paintings evoke romantic interludes, nostalgic yearnings and sensuous beauty. Khai's talent extends to include non-traditional art such as abstract, mixed media and stone carvings. Nguyen Khai has created a series of mixed media designed to explore the effects of technology on human life and spirituality which he named "Mankind and Computers". "Girl and Her Horse," oil painting 11" x 9", including frame. Minimum bid: 200.00 Increments: 50.00

8. James T. Dinh My work explores ideas about place and what helps to define it. Whether physical or mental space, I believe place is, to a large degree, the amalgamation of cultural-historical layers and sensory experiences – visual, auditory, etc. There is no such thing as a neutral place. When these qualities can be grasped, highlighted, or expanded upon within a design, then it becomes more connected and adapted to a work’s context and audience. Hand-built Ceramic Vase with Peruvian Textile Pattern (7.5” dia. X 5.5” high) Minimum Bid: 100.00 Increments: 25.00

9. James T. Dinh In exploring ideas about place, I often examine in my work the relationship between human culture and natural phenomena, not as opposing forces but as forces that respond to one another in positive and negative ways. And perhaps owing to my own immigrant experience, I am drawn to the complex historical process whereby different cultures meet, overlap, and produce hybrid outcomes. Cambodian Silk Scarf (18” wide x 56” long) Minimum bid: 50.00 Increments: 10.00

10. James T. Dinh Without distinguishing between art, landscape architecture or any creative endeavor, I choose to take a flexible, inclusive approach that is not predetermined by style but by contextual realities and building conditions. Only then, I believe, can the result express a level of complexity and honesty. Cambodian Silk Wrap Skirt (48" wide x 36" long) Minimum Bid: 50.00 Increments: 10.00

11. Việt Lê Viet Lê is an artist, writer, and curator. Le’s artwork has been exhibited at the Laguna Art Museum, CA, USA; DoBaeBacSa Gallery, Seoul, Korea; Cape Museum of Art, MA, USA; The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada; Ethan Cohen Fine Arts Gallery, New York, USA; Sàn Art Independent Art Space, Sài Gòn, Việt Nam, among other venues. As a 2010 Sovereign Asian Art Prize finalist, Asia’s largest art prize, his work raised $8,000 at auction for children’s charity. Lê obtained his MFA from the University of California, Irvine, where he has also taught Studio Art courses, and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California. vietle.net Artist Statement: The diptych, untitled (Jonathan and Sophia) , is an exploration of (unrequited) love, and a postmodern take on the medieval construction and representations of romantic love. untitled (Jonathan and Sophia) Minimum bid: 250.00 increments of 50.00

12. Việt Lê Artist Statement: The still photographic series was started when my late father began to deteriorate; it grapples with liminality and loss. This series is intended to vaguely resemble snapshot/ documentary images but reveal themselves as fully staged upon closer inspection, positing the (dysfunctional/ dystopian) domestic scene as a self-conscious, self-reflexive site of drama and disjunctured narrative. These images are taken during and in the aftermath of my father’s long illness. What happens when dominant narratives, personal myths prove to be bankrupt? For Auction: Untitled (waking alone) , from the still series Lambda print face-mounted on plexi 36" L X 36" W X 1"D framed Edition of 3 + 1 Artist Print Minimum Bid: 350.00 Increments of 50.00

13. Nguyễn Quốc Thành Nguyen Quoc Thanh has worked as a fashion editor and photographer for A4 Magazine, Male Men Magazine, Viva! Moda (Warsaw, Poland). He also works as a fashion writer for DEP Magazine (Vietnam) and writer and photographer for NGUOI DEP Magazine (Vietnam). Since 2007 to the present, he has worked as ARTERIA Art Foundation's coordinator of Vietnamese projects and Organization Committee's member of the “Five Flavours Film Festival” in Warsaw, Poland ( http://piecsmakow.pl ). Exhibitions: “Histoires intimes” (L'Espace - Hanoi, Vietnam), "Pop! Contemporary Street Fashion in Asia" (AsianGSD - Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA), FOB II (VAALA - USA), In a City (British Council - Hanoi, Vietnam). Artist’s Statement: These two photographs come from a series called “Roommates”. The idea was to photograph the intimate life of male students who share the same room at the campus or rented houses. This is the first series of my long term project which addresses masculinity and sexuality of Vietnamese youth. For Auction: Cầu Thang at 3AM 40 x 53cm; digital C print Minimum bid: 250.00 Increments of 50.00

14. Nguyễn Quốc Thành Nguyen Quoc Thanh has worked as a fashion editor and photographer for A4 Magazine, Male Men Magazine, Viva! Moda (Warsaw, Poland). He also works as a fashion writer for DEP Magazine (Vietnam) and writer and photographer for NGUOI DEP Magazine (Vietnam). Since 2007 to the present, he has worked as ARTERIA Art Foundation's coordinator of Vietnamese projects and Organization Committee's member of the “Five Flavours Film Festival” in Warsaw, Poland ( http://piecsmakow.pl ). Exhibitions: “Histoires intimes” (L'Espace - Hanoi, Vietnam), "Pop! Contemporary Street Fashion in Asia" (AsianGSD - Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA), FOB II (VAALA - USA), In a City (British Council - Hanoi, Vietnam). Artist’s Statement: These two photographs come from a series called “Roommates”. The idea was to photograph the intimate life of male students who share the same room at the campus or rented houses. This is the first series of my long term project which addresses masculinity and sexuality of Vietnamese youth. For Auction: Sơn 30 x 40 cm; digital C print Minimum bid: 250.00 Increments of 50.00

15. Kathleen Luong Jewelry Kathleen Luong (born 7 January, 1975 in Saigon , South Vietnam ) is a Vietnamese American actress and model, usually credited as Katie Luong. In 1979 her family left Vietnam by boat to escape Communism , and sailed to Malaysia . They immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City . She has appeared in Baywatch , JAG , and The Magnificent Seven (TV series 1998), and has premiered in lead roles such as: Timothy Linh Bui 's Green Dragon, Marie Giese's Hunger, and Missing Brendan. Luong currently lives in San Jose , California . Buy It Now Price: 10.00/bracelet

16. Kathleen Luong Albums Kathleen Luong (born 7 January, 1975 in Saigon , South Vietnam ) is a Vietnamese American actress and model, usually credited as Katie Luong. In 1979 her family left Vietnam by boat to escape Communism , and sailed to Malaysia . They immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City . She has appeared in Baywatch , JAG , and The Magnificent Seven (TV series 1998), and has premiered in lead roles such as: Timothy Linh Bui 's Green Dragon, Marie Giese's Hunger, and Missing Brendan. Luong currently lives in San Jose , California . Buy It Now Price: 20.00/album

17. All Access ViFF Passes 2 All Access Vietnamese International Film Festival Passes (400.00 value) - Screenings to all films - VIP access to Opening Night Gala - Meet filmmakers, actors, producers, panelists, and be behind the scenes at ViFF Minimum bid: 100.00 Increments: 25.00

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19. Nick Ut Born in Long An , French Indochina, Ut be gan to take photographs for the Associated Press when he was 16, just after his older brother Huynh Thanh My, another AP photographer, was killed in Vietnam. Ut himself was wounded three times in the war. Ut has since worked for the Associated Press in Tokyo, South Korea, and Hano i and s till mainta ins contact with Kim P huc, who now resides in Canada. Chạy Loạn Minimum Bid: 200.00 Increments: 50.00

20. Đinh Cường Dinh Cuong, artist, poet and free-lance writer, professor of Fine Art at Dong Khanh College Hue. He was born in Thu Dau Mot Vietnam in 1939, graduated from Hue Fine Art Shool (1963), National Shool of Fine Art Saigon (1964). Like other prominent artists, he joined the Young Vietnamese Artists Association, an active and well-known artist group, in the early 60's, and was the Association's general secretary in the period from 1969 to 1971. Dinh Cuong participated in many international events: Singapore (1974), Sao Paulo (1967), Tokyo (1966), Tunis (1964), Paris (1963), and International Exhibition in Saigon Vietnam (1962). His work is presented in many private collections in Canada, France, Germany, USA, and VietNam. In the field of literature, he composed poems, wrote essays on art, and contributed to numerous established journals and magazines. His poems and essays on art have appeared in many literary and art magazines, including Van Hoc Nghe Thuat, Hop Luu, Van, Van Hoc, The Ky 21... MÙA THU oil on canvas 16”x20” 2010 Minimum Bid: 200.00 Increments: 50.00

21. Hiep Nguyen Blue Water 1 (set of 4) 12”x12” Minimum Bid: 100.00 Increments: 25.00 May be sold individually or as a set Hiep is an interdisciplinary artist with a life long passion for teaching. He received his B.A and teaching credential in art education at CSU Long Beach. Hiep has worked as a muralist, stage designer, and art teacher. He has organized and facilitated many art and performance programs for children and adults. As a dedicated artist and teacher, Hiep believes that creativity holds enormous power to impact changes, and that we all must use our creative power to facilitate change in ourselves and in society. His motto is “Art for All, All for Art”-- based on the belief that every member of a community should be able to create and enjoy art.

22. Hiep Nguyen Blue Water 2 (set of 4) 12”x12” Minimum Bid: 100.00 Increments: 25.00 May be sold individually or as a set Hiep is an interdisciplinary artist with a life long passion for teaching. He received his B.A and teaching credential in art education at CSU Long Beach. Hiep has worked as a muralist, stage designer, and art teacher. He has organized and facilitated many art and performance programs for children and adults. As a dedicated artist and teacher, Hiep believes that creativity holds enormous power to impact changes, and that we all must use our creative power to facilitate change in ourselves and in society. His motto is “Art for All, All for Art”-- based on the belief that every member of a community should be able to create and enjoy art.

23. Hiep Nguyen Blue Water 3 (set of 4) 12”x12” Minimum Bid: 100.00 Increments: 25.00 May be sold individually or as a set Hiep is an interdisciplinary artist with a life long passion for teaching. He received his B.A and teaching credential in art education at CSU Long Beach. Hiep has worked as a muralist, stage designer, and art teacher. He has organized and facilitated many art and performance programs for children and adults. As a dedicated artist and teacher, Hiep believes that creativity holds enormous power to impact changes, and that we all must use our creative power to facilitate change in ourselves and in society. His motto is “Art for All, All for Art”-- based on the belief that every member of a community should be able to create and enjoy art.

24. Hiep Nguyen Blue Water 4 (set of 4) 12”x12” Minimum Bid: 100.00 Increments: 25.00 May be sold individually or as a set Hiep is an interdisciplinary artist with a life long passion for teaching. He received his B.A and teaching credential in art education at CSU Long Beach. Hiep has worked as a muralist, stage designer, and art teacher. He has organized and facilitated many art and performance programs for children and adults. As a dedicated artist and teacher, Hiep believes that creativity holds enormous power to impact changes, and that we all must use our creative power to facilitate change in ourselves and in society. His motto is “Art for All, All for Art”-- based on the belief that every member of a community should be able to create and enjoy art.

25. Jewelry donated by VAALA Board Member Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Natural Red, Sea Glass Beaded Necklace Minimum Bid: 30.00 Increments: 10.00

26. Jewelry donated by VAALA Board Member Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Freshwater pearl, Critine and semi-precious stone necklace Minimum Bid: 35.00 Increments: 10.00

27. Jewelry donated by VAALA Board Member Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Ivory Multi-strand beaded necklace Minimum Bid: 30.00 Increments: 10.00

28. Jewelry donated by VAALA Board Member Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Wood Beads Necklace Minimum Bid: 25.00 Increments: 10.00

29. Jewelry donated by VAALA Board Member Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Red Beaded Bow Necklace Minimum Bid: 25.00 Increments: 10.00

30. Jewelry donated by VAALA Board Member Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Amber Jeweled Necklace Minimum Bid: 30.00 Increments: 10.00

31. Jewelry donated by VAALA Board Member Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Tu-Uyen Nguyen Freshwater Pearl and Quartz Necklace Minimum Bid: 35.00 Increments: 10.00

32. Purses from Viet Nam Donated by Khanh Ninh Buy It Now 25.00/purse

33. Journey from the Fall Book You’ve seen the movie, now buy the book A beautiful, commemorative photographer’s diary of one of the most important Vietnamese American films ever made Minimum Bid: 20.00 Increments: 5.00

34. Vi Ly Ginger and Fishhead pen on paper, 9"x9" Minimum Bid:100.00 Increments: 25.00 Vi Ly’s works are found in permanent collections at The San Jose Museum of Arts, the University of Cincinnati, the Kershner Design and other private collections. She received her MFA from the prestigious San Francisco Art Institute and her BFA from the noted DAAP department at the University of Cincinnati. Her paintings and large scale drawings have been exhibited at major venues such as the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, the San Jose Museum of Arts & other institutions throughout California. Vi taught at colleges in the Bay area for several years before moving to Los Angeles with her husband, Long Nguyen. Vi spent several years working in the visual effects/animation industry. She worked on virtual simulation projects geared for Universal Studios and Disney World Resort. Vi returned to education and worked first as Chair of the Media Arts & Animation department, then as Dean of Academic Affairs at the Art Institute of California. She is currently the Dean of Academic Affairs at East Los Angeles College.Vi lives in Westchester with her husband and daughters, Zensu and Omsu.

35. Long Nguyen Mantra #14 oil on canvas, 12"x12" Minimum Bid: 150.00 Increments: 50.00 Long Nguyen is an award winning visual artist and actor.Long is an accomplished artist and has exhibited internationally. Long’s mid-career retrospective exhibition was completed in 2003 at the San Jose Museum of Arts. The retrospective exhibition travels to the Hillstrom Museum of Art in Minnesota in February of 2005. Long’s paintings are in the permanent collection of the Oakland Museum of Arts, the San Jose Museum of Arts and the Triton Museum. Among many of his awards, Long was a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts grant, the Fleishhacker Foundation grant and a two times recipient of the California Art Council grant.Long is very passionate about his work as an artist and actor. He keeps busy with film projects, creating art in his studio, teaching drawing at the Art Institute of California.Long is even more passionate about spending quality time with his 2 daughters, Zensu and Omsu.

36. Hit Films by Vietnamese American Filmmakers Collector’s Item Signed copies of major works by Vietnamese American directors Minimum bid: 150.00 Increments: 25.00

37. Gift Basket Donated by VAALA Board Member Helena Tran Perfect for the Holidays! Minimum bid: 50.00 Increments: 5.00

38. Brian Doan The Forgotten Ones (photograph and book) (photograph and book) (photograph and book) Book + Photo (8x20) Minimum bid: 75.00 Increments: 10.00 Brian Doan is an artist and photographer based in Los Angeles. He received his MFA in Photography from the Massachusetts College of Art & Design and his BFA from the University of Colorado in Denver. Doan's work has been exhibited internationally, including the Museum of Photography in Riverside, California, the International Center of Photography in New York, the Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City, Mexico, the Victoria & Albert Museums in London, the Amsterdam Tropenmuseum, and the Milan Triennale. He is the recipient of several grants and awards, including from the California Council for the Humanities and the Rockefeller Fellows in the Humanities. His monograph The Forgotten Ones was published by VAALA in 2004. www.briandoan.com

39. Michael Burr Michael Burr is a professional photographer who currently makes his home in Long Beach, California. He served in the U. S. Air Force in Viet Nam from September 1969 to September 1970 as an English Language Instructor to the Republic of Viet Nam Air Force. He has made three post-war photographic trips to Southeast Asia visiting Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Laos. Cao Dai Minimum Bid: 50.00 Increments: 5.00

40. Michael Burr Michael Burr is a professional photographer who currently makes his home in Long Beach, California. He served in the U. S. Air Force in Viet Nam from September 1969 to September 1970 as an English Language Instructor to the Republic of Viet Nam Air Force. He has made three post-war photographic trips to Southeast Asia visiting Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Laos. Dragon Minimum Bid: 50.00 Increments: 5.00

41. Limited Edition VAALA Calendars Ring in the New Year with a VAALA Calendar Buy It Now Price: $20/calendar