

The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen
thevietnamesepodcast
Being a part of the Vietnamese culture of over 100 million people comes with plenty of history, privilege, honor, and not to mention painful challenges. Join Kenneth Nguyen as he spotlights Vietnamese experience from around the world! Each podcast episode explores the creative process of individuals shaping the diversity of what it means to be Vietnamese--as a local, born and raised, or as a third culture kid. Gain insight on the divisions that separate us politically and culturally. This podcast can take multiple directions, but what it will aim to do is show Vietnamese from a transpacific lens, in all its facets and complexities. When you strip away the diaspora, we are #VietnameseFirst.
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Dec 15, 2023 • 54min
317 - Carol Kim - Ca Sĩ
Carol Kim (tên thật: Hoàng Kim Hoa) là một ca sĩ người Việt Nam. Nổi tiếng với chất giọng đầy nội lực và có hồn, cô được mệnh danh là Nữ hoàng nhạc Soul của Việt Nam.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 14, 2023 • 56min
316 - Lê Sĩ Hoàng - Nhà Thiết Kế Thời Trang
Lê Sĩ Hoàng hoạt động trong lãnh vực giảng dạy, sáng tác mỹ thuật, doanh nghiệp và là nhà thiết kế với thương hiệu áo dài.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 11, 2023 • 1h 13min
315 - Bao Han - Singer
Bao Han is the only Vietnamese singer from Paris by Night who comes from Vienna, Austria. Her family left Vietnam in 1975 and resettled in Europe when she was 2 years old. Bao Han went to St. Ursula, an all girl's school in Vienna. Upon graduation, she attended college to study drama and liberal arts.Bao Han's very first experience in front of a large audience came when at age 14, she performed in front of 5,000 people in a Vietnamese summer camp in Holland.In 1990, Bao Han entered a beauty pageant in Paris and became the second runner up. She was signed by Thanh Le Paris to be one of their models. While at a performance in Paris, Bao Han was discovered by the management of Thuy Nga Productions, the company that produces Paris by Night. In 1992, she signed an exclusive contract with Thuy Nga Productions and has seen appeared in most of the Paris by Night music videos.In recent years, Bao Han has been working alongside her husband as the creative director at Tee Studios and living with Parkinson's Disease. She is committed to maintaining a life of gratitude.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 7, 2023 • 58min
314 - Viet Thanh Nguyen - Novelist + Professor
Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American professor and novelist. He is the Aerol Arnold Chair of English and Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. His new memoir is called A Man of Two Faces. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 4, 2023 • 1h 1min
313 - Dr. Tuong Vu - Giáo Sư Khoa Học Chính Trị
Tiến sĩ Tường Vũ là giáo sư và Trưởng khoa Khoa học Chính trị tại Đại học Oregon. Ông là người sáng lập và giám đốc Trung tâm Nghiên cứu Mỹ-Việt cũng có trụ sở tại Đại học Oregon. Ông đã tổ chức các chuyến thăm tại Đại học Princeton và Đại học Quốc gia Singapore và giảng dạy tại Trường Sau đại học Hải quân.Là người gốc Việt Nam, nghiên cứu của ông tập trung vào chính trị của chủ nghĩa dân tộc, chủ nghĩa cộng sản, cách mạng và xây dựng nhà nước ở Đông và Đông Nam Á. Ông đã xuất bản nhiều sách và là tác giả hoặc biên tập viên của năm cuốn sách, bao gồm The Republic of Vietnam, 1955-1975: Vietnamese Perspectives on Nation-Building (Cornell, 2020), Vietnam’s Communist Revolution: The Power and Limits of Ideology (Cambridge, 2017), Paths to Development in Asia: South Korea, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia (Cambridge, 2010), Dynamics of the Cold War in Asia: Ideology, Identity, and Culture (Palgrave, 2009), and Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region, and Qualitative Analysis (Stanford, 2008).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nov 30, 2023 • 1h 35min
312 - Kim Luu Ng - Attorney + Human Rights Advocate
Kim joined Reeves Immigration Law Group’s Pasadena office as Of Counsel in October 2023. She represents individuals, investors, and companies, in all facets of immigration law before USCIS, US Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. A frequent speaker and trainer on immigration law, Ms. Luu-Ng represents clients from all parts of the globe, and is committed to delivering the highest standards of ethical and professional legal services.Prior to joining Reeves Immigration Law Group, Kim was the founder and managing partner of KLN Firm PC, a boutique immigration law firm that exclusively practiced business, family, and humanitarian immigration law. She also worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) where she represented survivors of torture and other forms of severe violence (human trafficking, domestic violence, and serious crimes) in immigration matters.Kim has also served inside U.S. detention centers under the auspices of the Executive Office of Immigration Review’s Legal Orientation Program, representing immigrant detainees, and providing legal orientation and training, and coordinating pro bono representation. During her time at LAFLA, she chaired the Refugee Forum of Los Angeles County, a consortium of NGOs, refugee resettlement agencies, and government entities that advocates for the needs of immigrants fleeing persecution and seeking refuge in Los Angeles County. Kim began her legal career as a litigator at the international law firm Reed Smith.A child boat refugee from Vietnam, Kim has been involved with many non-profit organizations that serve refugees and immigrants, including Program for Torture Victims, Boat People SOS, USAHello, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California. She co-founded L.A. Chefs for Human Rights with her husband James Beard-nominated chef Bryant Ng to support non-profit organizations committed to serving human rights causes. Ms. Luu-Ng has been recognized by the South Asian Network, Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Los Angeles Times for her contributions to the community.Kim and her husband Chef Bryant Ng co-own the award winning restaurant Cassia in Santa Monica, California.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nov 20, 2023 • 57min
311- Brigid Leahy + Nell Hensey - Writer/Director
Brigid Leahy is a Vietnamese-Irish-American actor, writer and producer from Orange County, California. She now resides in Dublin, Ireland. As an actor, her tv & film credits include Disney’s Disenchanted, As Luck Would Have It (Hallmark Channel), Smother (Treasure Entertainment/BBC Studios), and Avenue 5 (HBO). She is the co-writer and co-producer of the film GOOD CHIPS, winner of Best Short Film at Viet Film Fest 2023.Nell Hensey is a Filipino-Irish screenwriter and director from the west of Ireland. She is passionate about female-centric narratives or stories that explores unique cultural identities and coming-of-age themes. Nell co-wrote and directed the award winning short film GOOD CHIPS which premiered at Dublin Film Festival and went on to win Best Short Film at Viet Film Fest 2023.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nov 17, 2023 • 1h 20min
310 - Dr. Tuong Vu - Political Science Professor
Dr. Tuong Vu is professor and Department Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Oregon. He is the founder and director of the US-Vietnam Research Center also based at the University of Oregon. He has held visiting appointments at Princeton University and National University of Singapore and taught at the Naval Postgraduate School.A native of Vietnam, his research focuses on the politics of nationalism, communism, revolution, and state-building in East and Southeast Asia. Vu has published extensively and is the author or editor of five books, including The Republic of Vietnam, 1955-1975: Vietnamese Perspectives on Nation-Building (Cornell, 2020), Vietnam’s Communist Revolution: The Power and Limits of Ideology (Cambridge, 2017), Paths to Development in Asia: South Korea, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia (Cambridge, 2010), Dynamics of the Cold War in Asia: Ideology, Identity, and Culture (Palgrave, 2009), and Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region, and Qualitative Analysis (Stanford, 2008).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nov 15, 2023 • 52min
309 - Lawrence D'Attilio - Global Village Board Member + Photagrapher
Lawrence D'Attilio is a board member of The Global Village, a Vietnamese American charity organization and an established artist primarily based in Los Angeles. He was based in Vietnam for 54 months through twelve years, 2006 - 2018.His photography book "The Soul of Vietnam" was published by ‘The Gioi” in Vietnam in 2016 with a parallel sixty image circulating exhibit appearing in three locations in Ha Noi, one in Malaysia and later in three U.S. museums. He has had exhibitions in Vietnam, Spain, Italy, Malaysia and the U.S.He also has taught photography as adjunct instructor in several universities and in the U.S. Embassy in Ha Noi. His images focuses on people, especially in Vietnam, has been directly aided through studying the artworks of famed photo journalist W. Eugene Smith.Lawrence is married to writer, Pamela Foard and he has four sons.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nov 13, 2023 • 58min
308 - Linda Nguon - Banh Mi Podcast
Linda Nguon is the founder of Banh Mi podcast and Banh Mi Media. Her mission is to increase mulitcultural representation of individuals in France by sharing of people’s stories and experiences, so that others (worldwide) can find themselves and understand their own identities.She has met that goal by organizing and collaborating with other collectives for film screenings, talks, live podcasts, exhibition, festivals (she's co-produced the 1st Asian Street Food Festival in Paris).At the age of 24, Linda left France to explore Asia and ended up living there for 8 years in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand as well as traveling to different parts of Asia: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India and Japan.Living and traveling to these countries has helped her understand parts of her own upbringing and the complexities of integrating her own Asian culture as it related to her being born and raised in a Western country, such as France. This is how the Banh Mi podcast was born, and now called the Banh Mi Media.Today, the media has reached (since 2021) a community of more than 40K listeners, viewers, subscribers. (Spotify, Apple Podcast, Youtube, Instagram, Tiktok, Newsletter)Linda is also an admin member of Dive+ a collective promoting inclusion and diversity in the French cinema, founded by Kaname Onoyama.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy