The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen

Tracey Lien was born and raised in southwestern Sydney, Australia.She earned her MFA at the University of Kansas and was previously a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. All That's Left Unsaid is her first novel.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Paul Christiansen is the author of  Beneath Saigon’s Chò Nâu (Phương Nam Publishing House), a bilingual collection of essays and the co-editor of A Rainy Night in the City (Hanoi Publishing House), a bilingual anthology of short stories.His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Atlanta Review,  Best New Poets, Pleiades, Quarter After Eight, Threepenny Review, Zone Three and elsewhere.Paul is a former Fulbright Fellow and currently resides in Saigon and works as content director for Saigoneer.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Thanh Vu is an ultra endurance athlete from Vietnam.She has become the first Vietnamese in history to not only complete but also win the Swiss Ultra Deca Continuous Triathlon in 2022The Swissultra is an ultra triathlon race that consists of 38 km of swimming, 1,800 km of cycling and 422 km of running. This race is 10 times the distance of a normal triathlon -- hence called deca -- which comprises 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of cycling and 42.2 km of running.Vu completed the Swissultra in 328 hours, 27 minutes and 55 seconds, or 13 days, 16 hours, 27 minutes and 55 seconds.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Vanessa + Kim Pham, the sisters and co-founders behind Omsom are daughters of Vietnamese refugees, who grew up at the family’s kitchen counter, watching their Mẹ cook Viet dinners from scratch every night. Like so many Asian moms, this was her love language to her children.OMSOM has returned to their roots to finally build the company of their dreams — one that proudly reclaims + celebrates the multitudes to be found in Asian flavors, stories, and communities.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 Kenneth, Tracey from the Vietnamese Boat People podcast and Randy Kim from the Banh Mi Chronicles podcast as they discuss their podcast journeys.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fred Le is an LA-based comic who's been invited to perform at prestigious festivals including SF Sketchfest and Boom Chicago Comedy Fest in Amsterdam.He is the co-founder of EMBARRASSED BY NIGHT, a comedy showcase featuring an eclectic group of Vietnamese stand-up comics who have been featured on international television, streaming services, and prominent comedy festivals around the country.Whether or not you grew up with a Paris by Night tape in your family’s VCR, this is an English-language comedy starring some of the finest Vietnamese comics in the U.S.While living in Vietnam, the country his parents had fled decades ago, he served as host of the VTV International television show Vietnam A to Z.His family is simultaneously proud and disappointed by this.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Vũ Thảo là nhà thiết kế, người sáng lập và là chủ sở hữu của thương hiệu thời trang sử dụng chất liệu hoàn toàn tự nhiên Kilomet109.Thương hiệu Kilomet109 là thương hiệu thời trang bền vững hàng đầu Việt Nam. Quần áo nam và nữ, sử dụng 100% ...www.kilomet109.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Erika Hayasaki is the author of Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity and the Meaning of Family, (Algonquin Books, October 2022). Somewhere Sisters is a story full of heart about two twin sisters from Vietnam separated at birth. The book also shines a light on the complex and often dirty side of adoption. Erika teaches in the Literary Journalism Program at the University of California, Irvine. She is a journalist interested in the intersections of identity, race, psychology, inequality, science, technology, history, and the human condition. Her stories appear in The New York Times Magazine, Wired, The Atlantic, Marie Claire, MIT Technology Review, Slate, The New Republic, The Guardian, Newsweek, Time, Glamour, Foreign Policy, and others. She is a former national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, where she spent nine years covering breaking news and writing feature stories.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn (sinh ngày 9 tháng 3 năm 1945) là nhà văn và người dẫn chương trình người Canada gốc Việt.Ban đầu, ông được biết đến với tư cách nhà văn sở hữu nhiều cuốn sách được người Việt ở hải ngoại đón nhận. Kể từ năm 1992, ông bắt đầu đảm nhận vai trò người dẫn chương trình (MC) của Paris by Night.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Vietnamese-American artist Dolly Ave’s music touches on intimate, personal topics over soundscapes that weave between pop, R&B, soul and electronic music.Dolly Ave dropped her first full length 7-song E.P. on May 7, 2021 titled SLEEP which garnered her 5 editorial playlists placements, write-ups in Forbes, Atwood Magazine, Live Nation’s Ones To Watch and two radio adds on the SiriusXM channel 88Rising Radio and the influential KEXP 90.3FM. Additional press included being named Live Nation's “Artist of the Week” and Dolly was cited by the New York Times as one of a handful of Asian-American female "Pop Stars Taking Center Stage". Her album release show at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood sold out. Dolly later joined international Rock star MIYAVI on his headline 22-date U.S. tour in October 2021. In 2022, Dolly completed a mini-tour with SoFar Sounds and she was an official artist selection performing at SXSW ’22. In May, she performed for an Amazon Music fundraiser at The Grammy Museum. As a songwriter, Dolly recently co-wrote the track “DUMB” for MIYAVI which released through entertainment conglomerate Bandai Namco.Dolly Ave is also an award-winning photographer who has worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, and The Migos.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy