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Tet is a time for reunion for Vietnamese people. However, not all Vietnamese are able to celebrate Tet with their friends and family in person. For overseas Vietnamese who cannot make it home before the holiday, the days leading up to Tet are filled with homesickness. To combat these feelings, a group of Vietnamese students in Vancouver have transformed their homesickness into motivation to organize a program that helps them preserve Vietnam’s Tet culture and share the festive spirit with other Vietnamese people in Canada. The students involved in this program are all members of the Vancouver Vietnamese Youth Community (VVYC). Their Tet initiative, called ‘Tet Ben Tay’, was first introduced five years ago and has been celebrated annually on the first day of the lunar year. This year, the event will take place on February 10. A festive photo booth, reminiscent of the vibrant atmosphere of Ta Hien Street in Hanoi during the Tet holiday, was featured at ‘Tet Ben Tay’ in Vancou...