Hla Hla Win took me on a long walk across NASA’s Mountain View campus on a blustery afternoon last week. VIA has been connected to Hla Hla through our work at the Pre-collegiate Program (PCP) In Yangon, Myanmar. VIA has
In a few days, two recent VIA Global Community Fellowship alumni – Angela Arunarsirakul (Indonesia 2014-16) and Chennal Breen (Indonesia 2015-16) – will be participating in NusantaRun 4. NR4 is an annual charity run that is now in its fourth
This spring we have an amazing team of social innovation coordinators who are all VIA program alumni. Learn more about these energetic innovators who are excited to inspire the next generation of changemakers in the US and Asia!
Exploring
This spring VIA will lead two fantastic study tours in Indonesia and Japan. Traditionally, our study tours have been offered primarily to VIA alumni, friends, and travel companions. However, we are now opening these tours to the wider community of
I am very happy to announce that I will begin my new role as executive director at VIA from July 1, 2016. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Cliff Chan, my predecessor for all he has
Tour Dates: September 29 – October 16, 2016
Registration Deadline: August 1, 2016 (for group airfare rate, register by June 24, 2016)
Join veteran VIA travelers and first-time visitors for a timely examination of Myanmar’s political life and civil society,
After two week’s preparation, the first sharing workshop & proaction cafe with Enactus in Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) was held on March 20th. In total, there were 27 people including 9 from Enactus MUST, one of the
Next Innovators Tokyo (NIT) is an alumni group for those who participated in VIA’s ESI and DSI programs. They recently teamed up with the Japan Alumni Committee (JAC) to hold an alumni reunion event in Tokyo.
-What motivated you to
Dear Friends of VIA,
VIA’s Executive Director, Cliff Chan, has announced that he plans to step down at the end of June. A true VIA stalwart, Cliff has devoted most of his professional career to VIA, twice serving as the
