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h k a�w <br />April 17, 2018 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Community Development Agency <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, M-25 <br />Santa Ana, 92701 <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />On behalf of the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association and its Board of <br />Directors, I am writing in support of the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art <br />(OCCCA) and their City of Santa Ana Investing in the Artists Opportunity grant <br />application. <br />Since 2015, the Vietnamese American Arts & Letter Association (VAALA) has partnered <br />with OCCCA to present art exhibitions to the community and general public, namely the <br />exhibits, Home, and Generations: 40 Hues Between Black & White. <br />VAALA first collaborated with OCCCA for the exhibition, Home, which ran from July 5- <br />26, 2014 concurrently at OCCCA and the VAALA Center. The exhibition aimed to <br />illuminate and enrich the viewers' understanding of the concept "home" and hosted <br />works by artists from across the United States. On opening day, exhibition visitors were <br />able to ride a free shuttle to visit both gallery spaces. In December 2015, with OCCCA <br />we co -presented Generations: 40 Hues Between Black & White. This exhibition ran <br />from December 5-19, 2015 at OCCCA. As 2015 marked the 40th Anniversary of the <br />beginning of the exodus of over a million Vietnamese people to other countries for <br />political, economic, and other reason following the end of the Vietnam War, featured <br />artwork was by artists of Vietnamese heritage and artists inspired by Vietnam over the <br />past 40 years. <br />Both exhibitions created opportunities for the public to see different perspectives of <br />artists with different ethnicities and backgrounds. It also created a space for visitors to <br />understand the Vietnamese American community beyond the scope of the war. OCCCA <br />offered a beautiful, professional and accessible exhibition space and team members <br />were both supportive and professional. OCCCA's nation-wide network helped increase <br />the reach of our call -for -entries and central location in the Santa Ana Artists Village is <br />very accessible to the public. <br />1600 N. Broadway, Suite 110 1 Santa Ana, CA 92706 1 www,vaala.org I e: info@vaala.org <br />