The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen

Sahra Nguyen is the founder of Nguyen Coffee Supply. Through Nguyen Coffee Supply, her mission is to build the most influential Vietnamese coffee brand in the world while promoting diversity, sustainability & cultural integrity.Sahra has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, VICE, Forbes, New York Times, Saveur, Imbibe Magazine, Vietcetera, CNN.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Wendy Lieu is the Co-Founder and CEO of Socola Chocolatier, an award-winning San Francisco chocolate company. Socola is the word for chocolate in Vietnamese, honoring her parents who fled Vietnam in 1981 as Boat People, landing in a Malaysian refugee camp where Wendy was later born. Her Vietnamese heritage is reflected in her product flavors and grit to pursue her dream.In 2001, Wendy, 19, taught herself how to make chocolate truffles and began selling them in front of her parent's nail salon in Northern California along with her sister Susan, 16, during the summer farmer's market. After college, Wendy became a management consultant, moonlighting as achocolatier after hours, juggling pastry school and spreadsheets at night.In 2011, Wendy began working on the company full-time and in 2014, opened her San Francisco storefront where she makes Asian-inspired truffles, chocolate bars, and other treats in small batches. She is known for her durian and phở truffles, chocolate mooncakes, and the Little Saigon Box. Socola has been featured in Forbes, NBC News, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Zagat, and has a client list that includes Google, Tiffany, Sephora, and American Express.Wendy is the recipient of the National Association of Women Business Owners Aspire Award, PAAWBAC Monarch Leadership Award, Renaissance Entrepreneur of the Year and Center for Asian American Media Rising Star. She is a graduate of UC Davis, Tante Marie Pastry School and the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center.In her free time she serves as a board member for the East Cut Community Benefit District and teaches other small business owners at Renaissance. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, two children, and collection of alpaca stuffed animals.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Frank Jao (Triệu Như Phát) is a prominent Vietnamese-American businessman, philanthropist, and educational consultant. He is the founding donor of the Harvard Global Vietnam Wars Studies Program at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.Jao was a presidential appointee to the Vietnam Education Foundation, which provides educational exchanges between the United States and Vietnam, and served as its Chairman in 2002. He was also served as a board trustee member for multiple universities and institutes including Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.His Jao Foundation initiated and funded for building campus and developing major programs including the Vietnamese-American Oral History Project, English curriculum for international students, and Jao Sculpture Garden at UCI, Chapman University, and Coastline Community College.Jao’s family was from North Vietnam but moved to South Vietnam in 1955. He later worked as an interpreter for USAID and US Marines. He and his wife, Catherine Duyên Phạm, immigrated to the United States in 1975, and later founded Bridgecreek Group, Inc. that includes real estate development, realty services, investment, and international affiliate. Jao was the principal developer of the Little Saigon in Orange County, CA, the cultural, commercial, and tourist hub for Vietnamese overseas.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ashley Nguyen DeWitt has worked in voiceover for over a decade, starting as an intern for a commercial voice casting company. She then hopped around from commercials to animation, working in the casting/talent relations department at DreamWorks TV. From there, she worked her way into becoming an animation casting and voice director for studios like Netflix, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney and others.Her casting and voice directing credits include Emmy Award Winning series "Ada Twist, Scientist" (Outstanding Preschool Animated Series), the Steven Universe Anti-Racism Initiative, YouTube Original Series "Behind The Beats".She's also provided voices for Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures, singing vocals for Tall Girl 2, as well as the vocals for the King Arthur Baking Company's 2020 Holiday Campaign, "The Power Of Baking".Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Thach Nguyen is the CEO & Founder of Thach Real Estate Group, a. Seattle-based real estate company, a seasoned investor, developer and popular content creator.As an inspirational leader Thach is a sought after speaker, philanthropist and author and co-founder of “The Gift”.Thach has been featured The Seattle Times, NW Asian Weekly, The Early Show, Puget Sound Business Journal, The International Examiner and many more.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Scott Ly's stars as the male lead in the NETFLIX feature film A TOURIST GUIDE TO LOVE opposite Rachel Leigh Cook. It was filmed throughout Vietnam.The story is about an executive, played by Rachel Leigh Cook who goes through an unexpected breakup, then accepts an assignment to go undercover and learn about the tourist industry in Vietnam. She falls in love with her Vietnamese tourist guide. Ly plays the hunky love interest to Cook, a Vietnamese tour guide whom she falls in love with.Ly's family were boat refugees out of Vietnam right after the fall of Saigon in April1975. Scott, the youngest of four children, is the first born in America, in Houston Texas. However, he was raised and considers the San Gabriel Valley, Southern California his hometown.As a natural born athlete, he was the captain of his high school's basketball and wrestling teams. Scott's dedication led him to his daily practice of circuit training, yoga, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA pursuits. His passion for performing on stage and in front of the camera led him to his craft for acting as his main focus.scottly.igSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Steven Ho is a an LA based comedian and content and digital creator known for his viral “Tips from the ER” videos on TikTok and Instagram. He was previously an ER Technician.Learn more about Steven: https://linktr.ee/steveioeFind Steven on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveioeFind Steven on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/steveioeFind Steven on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@steveioeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Raised in Seattle with roots in California and Vietnam, Helen Nguyen has always had a passion for food. After a decade in real estate business and sales, she pursued her passion and moved to New York and attended the Institute of Culinary Education.While at school, she started an apprenticeship at L'Appart under Chef Nicolas Abello, who led his team to their first Michelin star within the first few months of opening and then worked her way into the kitchen of Chef Daniel Boulud's famed Restaurant Daniel. There she trained with the Feast and Fetes catering and private events team for 3 years.Though trained in classic French, Vietnamese comfort food is where her heart resides. Helen started sharing her love for food, culture, and community via monthly popups and eventually opened Saigon Social, her first restaurant in 2019. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Join Nam C. Kim and Tuan Lee as they explore their Vietnamese Korean heritages. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

James Nguyen is a high school student at La Quinta in Orange County. He has developed a cancer detecting electric toothbrush and was a finalist for the Rise Challenge, a global competition that finds "brilliant people who need opportunity and supports them for life as they work to serve others."Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy