The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen

In 1999, Quan Huynh shot and killed another man in a gang-related incident in Hollywood, California. Quan Huynh proceeded to spend the next 22 years of his life behind bars. In the midst of a life sentence, he found his freedom from within. He wishes to share that freedom with others.Today, Quan is an author and executive director of an organization called Defy Ventures, a nonprofit helping those with a criminal past transform their lives through the journey of entrepreneurship.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Trấn Thành is a Vietnamese comedian, actor, and film director. Hís last two films are Bố Già and Nhà Bà Nử.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lo van Pham is the first Asian-American official in NFL history. Lo shares his journey to the NFL.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Each year, Len Duong Camp provides approximately 250-300 young people the opportunity to develop and refine their leadership skills in a camp setting.​Participants get exposed to the concepts, elements, and processes of leadership; learn to recognize group dynamics and understand their effects on the leadership process; and enhance critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills.This year 2023, Len Duong Camp will be held from May 26 – 29, 2023 at the YMCA Camp Cullen in Trinity, Texas. Campers ages from 18 years and above are invited to attend, particularly those that are or aspire to be community activists or leaders. For the past 22+ years, LDC has helped over 5000 Vietnamese American & Canadian young leaders learn more about Vietnamese culture & become more committed to serving their local communities. Register now at www.lenduongcamp.org.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kirk is the Director and Executive Producer for the award winning documentary film series, "Intersections". In 2017, on a whim, Kirk submitted to a DNA test simply to determine his full ethnicity and maybe connect with a distant biological relative. The results led Kirk to discover that his birth mother and birth father were indeed alive and well and that he had brothers and sisters that he didn’t know existed. Kirk also discovered that his birth mother had been searching for him for over 40 years.In the summer of 1969, during the peak of the Vietnam War, Kirk (Trần Văn Kirk) was born in DaNang, Vietnam as Tran Van Hung of a Vietnamese mother and an American Serviceman. Immediately after being born, Kirk was forcibly taken from his mother and dropped off at the Sacred Heart Orphanage in DaNang by his uncle on the orders of his Vietnamese Grandfather, who felt shame from his teenage daughter’s out-of-wedlock pregnancy by an American.When he was taken to the orphanage, his name was changed to Nguyen Viet Hung so that his mother wouldn’t be able to find him. In 1971, he was adopted by a US Army Major that was serving in the Vietnam War and became a naturalized US citizen in 1972.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Leenda Dong has been an internet comedy creator since 2012. Leenda is a lovable TikTok personality and creator with over 17 million followers. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia, specializes in the Vietnam War, U.S.-Southeast Asian relations, and the global Cold War.Professor Nguyen is currently working on a comprehensive history of the 1968 Tet Offensive for RandomHouse. She is the general editor of the forthcoming Cambridge History of the Vietnam War, 3 vols., as well as co-editor of the Cambridge Studies in U.S. Foreign Relations.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Thalia Tran is an actress from Orange County, California who will be playing the role of Mai in Netflix’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.  She has had a lifelong passion for the arts, from singing to playing instruments to acting.  As an actress, she is best known for playing Charlotte Perry in the NBC series Council of Dads, Raina in the Universal film Little, and Little Noi in Disney’s Oscar-nominated film Raya and the Last Dragon.  She has also guest starred in Disney’s Sydney to the Max and ABC’s Station 19.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andy Van is an LA based comedian. He is a co-founder of Embarrassed by Night and the 626 Laugh Market. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tai Nguyen join the U.S. Marines in 1977.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy