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Language tables, meals, and events with Vietnamese at Brown.

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Come to a language table, celebrate Tết, or catch up over food.

Find the next gathering in the newsletter or on Instagram.

Questions about events? Email tiengvietatbrown@gmail.com. For classes and placement, contact Cô Trang.

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Fall 2026 photos

Snapshots from our September gatherings. Click a photo to see it full size.

Students standing and sitting around a table of food in a home

Sep 19, 2026

Phở lunch together

Two students smiling at a picnic table with friends behind them

Sep 19, 2026

At the picnic table

Students gathered around an outdoor table of snacks and drinks

Sep 19, 2026

Snacks outside

A large group of students seated around a lunch table in a living room

Sep 19, 2026

A full table

A selfie at a lunch table with friends and bowls of food

Sep 19, 2026

Around the table

Two friends smiling at a lunch table with a pot of food

Sep 19, 2026

Good food, good company

Seven friends standing together on the grass with drinks

Sep 19, 2026

Friends outside

A group of students talking and posing on a campus path

Sep 25, 2026

Meeting up on campus

Two students serving drinks and snacks at an outdoor table

Sep 25, 2026

Serving at the table

A selfie with students sitting together on red stools on the green

Sep 25, 2026

On the red stools

Students sitting and standing around red stools on the green

Sep 25, 2026

A circle on the green

Students sitting on red stools in front of a brick hall

Sep 25, 2026

Smiles on campus

2025 event archive

Talks, celebrations, and time together outside class. Click a photo to see it full size.

Lost Tongues of the Red River

Lost Tongues of the Red River

Talk details

John D. Phan · 12:00 PM ET
SciLi 604, 201 Thayer Street, Providence, RI 02912

Brown University x Fulbright University Vietnam collaboration

Brown × Fulbright University Vietnam

VSA Tết Trung Thu Celebration

VSA Tết Trung Thu

Fall Gathering at Cô Trang's

Fall gathering at Cô Trang’s

Vietnamese Vocabulary Contest

Vietnamese vocabulary contest

Project Showcase

Student project showcase

VSA Culture Show: Love Island

VSA Culture Show: Love Island

Tết Celebration & Bánh tét Making at Cô Trang's

Tết & bánh tét at Cô Trang’s

VSA x Zinneken's Tết Celebration

Tết with VSA & Zinneken’s

Language tables and support

Ask Cô Trang or your TA for the current schedule.

Previous schedule

These hours were listed for 625 Sciences Library. Check with Cô Trang before visiting.

  • Language table: Mondays, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
  • Cô Trang's office hours: Monday to Friday, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM.
  • Brian's TA hours: Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (TThF), 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM.
  • Wiki's TA hours: Monday and Wednesday (MW), 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.