With over 20 years of experience in real estate and investment, Lillianne is a powerhouse entrepreneur with a footprint across Canada. She is also a 2025–2026 Vice President candidate for SEACHS. A former actress with credits in cult classics like White Chicks and Stargate, she's now making a bold return to the screen—this time behind the scenes. Drawing from her own extraordinary journey, Lillianne is bringing her story to life through “JADE”.

Solara (she/they) is a Vietnamese-Chinese writer, director and artist. As a community liaison for SEACHS, Solara uses her role to challenge the evident shortage of Vietnamese films in the Vancouver industry. She has confirmed to be consulting director for SEACHS intercultural short film project "Nepo Baby" in 2024. "It's a rare and unique opportunity for two emerging Vietnamese women in the film industry, both affiliated with the non-profit SEACHS, to collaborate on a film that celebrates our culture." - Solara Thanh-Binh Dang. She enjoys conversing with others in English, Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and tender smiles. Her creative process is currently informed by trauma, feminine identity, nostalgia, violence, and the human experience. Solara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from the University of British Columbia and is a recipient of the Mark Harris Memorial Scholarship in Film Studies. In 2021 she was nominated for the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal Program for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation. She is an alumna of TACLA Youth Critics Initiative III. Her short film “Lệ” won Best Screenplay at the Mighty Asian Movie Making Marathon (2022). Her recent short film “Her Name is Like a Sigh” is an official selection at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2023.

Lan Joyce is one of the first members and founders of SEACHS. She has been an active participant in all of our activities, from singing, dancing to advising. Lan likes to dance, sing, write songs, and especially enjoys teaching children to sing and dance.  With her husband, Jack, Lan co-owns ITMB Publishing, which has always been one of our most supportive sponsors.

Born in Vietnam, Annie embarked on a remarkable journey that shaped her into the extraordinary woman she is today. Leaving her homeland at the age of 18 with her parents, brother, and two sisters, Annie's path was destined for greatness. From a young age, Annie's talent and dedication to ballet were evident. Handpicked for the prestigious Ballet School in Ha Noi, she honed her skills and nurtured her artistic passion. The stage became her sanctuary, and her graceful movements captivated audiences. Annie's commitment to preserving and sharing her cultural heritage led her to SEACHS. She leads and teaches traditional dances, ensuring that these rich Southeast Asian traditions are passed down to future generations. Through her dedication and expertise, Annie has become a guiding light, inspiring others to embrace their cultural roots and celebrate the beauty of dance. Annie's journey is a testament to resilience, passion, and the power of art. Her unwavering dedication to ballet and her commitment to preserving her cultural heritage have left an indelible mark on those around her. Annie's story is one of triumph over adversity and a reminder that the pursuit of one's passion can bring joy and purpose even in the face of life's challenges.

Lam Dang is a former community worker, avid reader and SEACHS volunteer who joined the Board of Directors in 2023-2024.

Hà-Sam has been in the music industry since he was in his early 20s; he’s now in his 70s so you can imagine how much he loves art. He has been active in the Vietnamese community and the multicultural community at large since 1998; and now, he has devoted majority of his time to help SEACHS promote the Southeast Asian cultures.

Betty Chau began her journey in music and singing at the age of 5, with piano lessons and singing in the church choir. Under the direction of Mr. Trieu Phu, Ms. Howard Be Kim Nhung, Mr. Luu Tuan, and Mr. Cao Xuan Minh, she performed traditional Vietnamese dance for 11 years in many events in the Greater Vancouver area and Washington state with Me Linh dance troupe, Vietnamese Youth Performers of BC, and La Phong Productions. For the past 14 years, she has been singing, choreographing, mc’ing, and organizing events in the Greater Vancouver area, Chicago, and upstate New York.

Ever since she was a young girl, Helen has always nurtured a passion for art performances. When she was 13, she got accepted into the National Dance school and went on tours around the middle region of Vietnam. However, when she started a family, she postponed her career to devote fully to her two sons. Now that they have both grown up, she can go back to pursuing her passion through being part of SEACHS.

Recruited at the age of 11 by a dance college in Vietnam, Kim received an intensive training that combined academic education with rigorous dance training in Russian classical ballet and folkloric dance practices. Upon graduation, she toured internationally with a Vietnamese ambassadorial dance troupe for many years. Travelling to India, she studied the classical North Indian dance form Kathak. Her extensive repertoire includes traditional T’ai dance, the traditional dances of Vietnam and folk dances of India and Eastern Europe;  her performances have encountered high praise in many countries, including Sweden, Italy, Germany, Russia, Mongolia and the United States.  Currently residing in the Greater Vancouver area, she teaches, performs and choreographs. In 2009 she co-founded SEACHS, and her choreography and expertise continue to guide the organization.

Nancy was born in Vietnam and immigrated to Canada as a young adult. She loves to dance, so when she was first introduced to SEACHS, she was immediately captivated by the Vietnamese cultural dances and joined their dance troupe. She has been with SEACHS since 2009 and is currently a dancer, singer and also acts as an Advisor.

V3 is a group comprised of primarily young Vietnamese individuals with the purpose of retaining and promoting the Vietnamese culture. V3 was formed in the fall of 2006, and has since actively involved in several community events. V3 started out as a small group of people and soon after expanded to include individuals from different ethnicity who shared the same vision, goals, and passion. The group is well recognized by the Lower Mainland community. Activities carried out by the group made positive changes through building collaborations with other ethno-cultural organizations, broad based community and government agencies. Today, V3 is comprised of more than 50 members between ages of 10-40, and is supported by the parent and various organizations.

Jennifer is a software engineer with a passion for design and the arts. She studied Integrated Sciences at the University of British Columbia, focusing on physiology, kinesiology, and anatomy. Her curiosity for technology led her to complete a coding bootcamp and transition into software development. With a unique blend of science, technology, and creativity, Jennifer brings a thoughtful, detail-oriented approach to every project. When she’s not coding or designing, you’ll find her walking her dog and cat under the stars, painting something new, or learning a song on the piano, guitar, or ukulele.

A community-based non-profit organization composed of artists, community workers, advocates, retirees, students, caregivers, TFWs, and professionals. Kathara is multi-generational, multi-ethnic, first and second generation Filipinos & Canadians. They strive to center the indigenous voice while including other ethnicities that support cultural survival.  Kathara also joins with other culture bearers actively developing solidarity between Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines and First Nations of Canada. They teach Philippine Indigenous Peoples’ history and share the arts that help remember ancestors through dance, music, martial arts, theatre, and rites of passage.

Born in Vietnam, musician Hoang Ngoc Bich trained at the National Musical Institute in Hanoi.  Upon moving to Canada, she co-founded The Khac Chi Ensemble with her husband and fellow Hanoian, Ho Khac Chi, to preserve the traditional music of Vietnam.  Ho Khac Chi is a master of the one-stringed zither, dan bau, and Hoang Ngoc Bich provides vocals, arrangements, k'longput (percussive tubes), t'rung (suspended bamboo xylophone) and tam thap luc (hammered dulcimer). Using traditional Vietnamese instruments and singing traditional melodies, the Vietnamese duel creates a haunting, rhythmic sound. Touring internationally since 1982, the group now resides in Vancouver, Canada. In addition, the group often features Le To Quyen (vocals), Nguyen Hoai Chau (percussion) and Randy Reine-Reusch (background vocals, khen be and sinh tien).

The Monsoon Society is a registered non-profit society in the Canadian province of British Columbia, founded with the mission to support and advance the state of Southeast Asian cultural arts knowledge and expression. Their vision is to establish and foster an active community engaged in the development and dissemination of knowledge and training for the cultural arts of Southeast Asia, as they relate to martial arts and culture, including traditional fighting arts, weapons making, dance performance, music and song, traditional musical instruments, language, religious and geopolitical history, healing arts, arts and crafts, traditional foods and food preparation, and traditional dress and textiles. Within such a community, it is envisioned that traditional knowledge will be researched, taught, preserved, and expressed, thereby promoting health and well- being, cultural celebration, personal enjoyment and satisfaction, social growth, and cultural diversity.

Officially founded in 2012 by Tateya Hurford and Sirapat Topukeaw. Together with dedicated volunteers of the Thai community in Vancouver, the association was established with the aim to encourage the understanding of Thailand and its cultures through variety of arts of music and dancing: classical, regional, folk, dance-drama, etc. With the creativity in introducing different performances, the innovative-yet-traditional design of beautiful costumes, Thai Dramatic Arts and Cultural Association of BC has become one of the leading Thai Performing Arts associations that is committed to celebrating and advancing Thai traditional cultures through the arts of folk dances and music in British Columbia, Canada.