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Exhibit A <br />SCOPE OF SERVICES <br />VENDOR INFORMATION: <br />VAALA Cultural Center <br />P.O. Box 20218 <br />Fountain Valley, CA 92728 <br />Telephone: (714) 805-7363 <br />Email: infona,vaala.org <br />http://www.vaala.orW <br />EVENT: Founded in 1991, the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) is a <br />community -based, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to connect and enrich communities <br />through Vietnamese arts and culture. VAALA is one of 61 organizations nationwide selected to receive a <br />2021-2022 National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant. <br />In collaboration with the Santa Ana Public Library, VAALA will conduct a community reading program <br />focusing on Thi Bui's graphic novel, "The Best We Could Do," to coincide with a series of virtual and in - <br />person programs running throughout the mid half of 2022. <br />03/10/2022 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm — Author talk with comic artist, Trung Le Nguyen (moderated by OCPL <br />Librarian Viet Vu and SAPL Librarian Tony Lam) <br />Location: Virtual <br />04/14/2022 @ 6:00pm — 7:00pm — Author talk with author, Eric Nguyen (moderated by OCPL Librarian <br />Viet Vu and SAPL Librarian Tony Lam) <br />Location: Virtual <br />04/29/2022 @ 3:00pm — 4:00pm — Community book discussion at the Newhope Library (moderated by <br />OCPL Librarian Viet Vu and SAPL Librarian Tony Lam) <br />Location: Book discussion will be taking place in -person at Newhope Library, 122 N Newhope St, Santa <br />Ana, CA 92703 <br />DESCRIPTION: "The Best We Could Do" touches upon themes of home, family, parenthood, <br />and belonging complicated by the intricacies of intergenerational trauma and historical memory. <br />VAALA will provide a limited number of free copies of the title on a first come fast served basis <br />distributed through Newhope Library. The book discussion will be a total of 60 minutes long. <br />Additionally, there will be 2 virtual book discussions with Vietnamese American authors that <br />explore the similar themes of family, heritage, and identity in their work. These virtual programs <br />will run for 30-60 minutes. <br />TERM: March 2022 — April 2022 <br />COMPENSATION: $0 <br />