(from 2019 Community Impact Report) Located at the George Shirakawa Senior Center and nestled near two of the City’s busiest Vietnamese business districts – Lion Plaza on Tully Road and Little Saigon on Story Road – the Vietnamese American Cultural Center strives to be the premier gathering place for San José’s Vietnamese community, the largest outside of Vietnam.  High interest in the VACC led PRNS to expand the site and create more programming opportunities for the over 50,000 San José residents who have used its services. The center celebrated its expansion on Sept. 29, 2018, a date that falls close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, a major East Asian holiday. In a party for the ages, the VACC celebrated both occasions with a lion dance, live performances, moon cakes and lanterns.

Since 2016, the VACC has hosted 69 community and cultural events. This
includes Mid-Autumn Festival events, alongside celebrations like the Lunar New Year, welcomed with lion dances and lucky red envelopes. These cultural traditions are the biggest Vietnamese celebrations of the year, when families come together with the community to share a meal and enjoy festivities.
Year-round, the center features a broad range of services, including educational, cultural, leisure and senior programs, most of which are free of charge. With the additional space, the VACC plans to provide even more low-cost programming, make the center available for Vietnamese American groups to discuss challenges in their community and educate San José residents on Vietnamese culture.
Everyone is invited to visit the center and learn about the unique, all-inclusive experiences that it provides.