

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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Sep 1, 2022 • 38min
175 - Bee Nguyen - Georgia State Representative
Bee Nguyen is an American non-profit executive and politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 89th district.Bee is running for Georgia's Secretary of State in the 2022 election.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 31, 2022 • 1h 27min
174 - Charlie Nguyen - Film Director
Charlie Nguyen, Vietnamese name is Nguyen Chanh Truc, is Vietnamese–American and is known as a Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, and Editor.Some of his films include The Rebel, Teo Em, Fool for Love, Long Ruoi, My Mr. Wife, to name just a few.He is the older brother of actor Johnny Tri Nguyen. He and Johnny with comedian Van Son are nephews of actor Nguyen Chanh Tin.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 27, 2022 • 1h 5min
173 - Carol Nguyen - Film Director
Carol Nguyen is a Vietnamese Canadian filmmaker, born and raised in Toronto, now based in Montreal. Her films often explore the subjects of cultural identity, silence and memory.Her last film “No Crying at the Dinner Table” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and had its international premiere at IDFA 2019, where she was additionally invited as the Opening Night speaker.In 2020, “No Crying” also received the Jury Prize for Short Documentary at SXSW. Carol is a 2018 Sundance Ignite fellow and a TIFF Share Her Journey ambassador. Recently, her project “The Visitors” was selected for the IDFA Project Space 2022, a development, and her newest short "Nanitic" is set to premiere at TIFF 2022.Today, Carol is writing and directing several projects, including two feature films as well as an animated short.========================Welcome to The Vietnamese Podcast! I'm your host, Kenneth Nguyen. Join me on an exploration of Vietnamese experiences from all over the world.I served in the U.S. Marines in the 90's and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2000. Today, I work as an LA based producer and entrepreneur and am currently a founding partner at EAST Films.========================Please SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT to support the podcast!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevietnamesepodcastPage: https://www.facebook.com/thevietnamesepodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thevietnamesepodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nguyenkennethSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 25, 2022 • 53min
172 - House of Ho - Judy Ho and Washington Ho
House of Ho is a television series on HBO Max follows the life of the Ho family led by patriarch Binh Ho and his wife, Hue Ho, a Vietnamese family who are living the American Dream in Houston, Texas.Join Judy and Washington as they discuss the new season.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 18, 2022 • 53min
171 - Phong Nguyen - Author of the Bronze Drum
Phong Nguyen is the author of three novels: Bronze Drum (Grand Central Publishing, 2022), Roundabout (Moon City Press, 2020), and The Adventures of Joe Harper (Outpost19, 2016), winner of the Prairie Heritage Book Award; and two short fiction collections: Pages from the Textbook of Alternate History (C&R Press, 2019) and Memory Sickness (Elixir Press, 2011), winner of the Elixir Press Fiction Award.Along with Robert Olen Butler, he is the co-editor of The Best Peace Fiction: A Social Justice Anthology and with Dan Chaon, he is the co-editor of Nancy Hale: On the Life and Work of a Lost American Master.His stories have been published in more than 50 national literary journals and anthologies, including Agni, Boulevard, North American Review, Massachusetts Review, and Ninth Letter.He teaches fiction-writing at the University of Missouri in Columbia, where he lives with his wife, the artist Sarah Nguyen.========================Welcome to The Vietnamese Podcast! I'm your host, Kenneth Nguyen. Join me on an exploration of Vietnamese experiences from all over the world.I served in the U.S. Marines in the 90's and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2000. Today, I work as an LA based producer and entrepreneur and am currently a founding partner at EAST Films.========================Please SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT to support the podcast!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevietnamesepodcastPage: https://www.facebook.com/thevietnamesepodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thevietnamesepodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nguyenkennethSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 18, 2022 • 1h 4min
(Unedited) 171 Phong Nguyen - Author of the Bronze Drum
Phong Nguyen is the author of three novels: Bronze Drum (Grand Central Publishing, 2022), Roundabout (Moon City Press, 2020), and The Adventures of Joe Harper (Outpost19, 2016), winner of the Prairie Heritage Book Award; and two short fiction collections: Pages from the Textbook of Alternate History (C&R Press, 2019) and Memory Sickness (Elixir Press, 2011), winner of the Elixir Press Fiction Award.Along with Robert Olen Butler, he is the co-editor of The Best Peace Fiction: A Social Justice Anthology and with Dan Chaon, he is the co-editor of Nancy Hale: On the Life and Work of a Lost American Master.His stories have been published in more than 50 national literary journals and anthologies, including Agni, Boulevard, North American Review, Massachusetts Review, and Ninth Letter.He teaches fiction-writing at the University of Missouri in Columbia, where he lives with his wife, the artist Sarah Nguyen.========================Welcome to The Vietnamese Podcast! I'm your host, Kenneth Nguyen. Join me on an exploration of Vietnamese experiences from all over the world.I served in the U.S. Marines in the 90's and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2000. Today, I work as an LA based producer and entrepreneur and am currently a founding partner at EAST Films.========================Please SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT to support the podcast!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevietnamesepodcastPage: https://www.facebook.com/thevietnamesepodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thevietnamesepodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nguyenkennethSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 16, 2022 • 1h 46min
(Unedited) 170 Why is Design So Crucial to Success? Charles Phan - Executive Chef of the Slanted Door
Charles Phan is the Executive Chef and founder of The Slanted Door in San Francisco, California and The Slanted Door Group of restaurants.Phan is known for combining Western and Vietnamese ingredients in breakthrough ways and was recognized as “Best Chef: California” by the James Beard Foundation in 2004. In the years that followed, Phan expanded his restaurant group with Out the Door, Hard Water, Rice and Bones at UC Berkeley, Slanted Door San Ramon, and Chuck’s Takeaway.His popularity continued to grow with appearances on network television and two cookbooks, Vietnamese Home Cooking (2012) and The Slanted Door (2014).Phan has received numerous nominations and awards. Notably, in 2014 The Slanted Door was recognized by the James Beard Foundation as an Outstanding Restaurant in America. His books won the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) Cookbook Award for Chefs and Restaurants and for Photography, respectively.Charles Phan lives in San Francisco with his wife and their three children.========================Welcome to The Vietnamese Podcast! I'm your host, Kenneth Nguyen. Join me on an exploration of Vietnamese experiences from all over the world.I served in the U.S. Marines in the 90's and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2000. Today, I work as an LA based producer and entrepreneur and am currently a founding partner at EAST Films.========================Please SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT to support the podcast!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevietname...Page: https://www.facebook.com/thevietnames...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thevietnamese...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nguyenkennethSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 16, 2022 • 59min
170 - Why is Design So Crucial to Success? Charles Phan - Executive Chef of the Slanted Door
Charles Phan is the Executive Chef and founder of The Slanted Door in San Francisco, California and The Slanted Door Group of restaurants.Phan is known for combining Western and Vietnamese ingredients in breakthrough ways and was recognized as “Best Chef: California” by the James Beard Foundation in 2004. In the years that followed, Phan expanded his restaurant group with Out the Door, Hard Water, Rice and Bones at UC Berkeley, Slanted Door San Ramon, and Chuck’s Takeaway.His popularity continued to grow with appearances on network television and two cookbooks, Vietnamese Home Cooking (2012) and The Slanted Door (2014).Phan has received numerous nominations and awards. Notably, in 2014 The Slanted Door was recognized by the James Beard Foundation as an Outstanding Restaurant in America. His books won the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) Cookbook Award for Chefs and Restaurants and for Photography, respectively.Charles Phan lives in San Francisco with his wife and their three children.========================Welcome to The Vietnamese Podcast! I'm your host, Kenneth Nguyen. Join me on an exploration of Vietnamese experiences from all over the world.I served in the U.S. Marines in the 90's and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2000. Today, I work as an LA based producer and entrepreneur and am currently a founding partner at EAST Films.========================Please SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT to support the podcast!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevietname...Page: https://www.facebook.com/thevietnames...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thevietnamese...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nguyenkennethSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 11, 2022 • 54min
169 - Is Being Signed to a Major Music Label Everything? TRACE - Singer/Songwriter
With over 60 million streams across her catalog, and press support from Refinery 29, Teen Vogue, NYLON, Forbes, HypeBeast, The Line of Best Fit and L’Officiel TRACE feels she has only just begun creating a voice she hopes you keep coming back to.In the Spring of 2021, TRACE did a takeover curating Spotify’s DOPE AF playlist, which highlights Asian Female artists. Specifically spotlighting awareness to both the #stopAsiannhate movement as well as her non-profit of choice: Asian Mental Health Collective.Leaving behind her days as a magazine editor to pursue music head on, she’s racked up a total of 60 million streams with only one EP and a handful of standalone singles released to date. Championed by the likes of Highsnobiety, Hilly Dilly, Indie Shuffle, Nasty Gal, Pigeons & Planes, Refinery29, Teen Vogue, The 405, The Line Of Best Fit, and The Fader to name a few, it’s no surprise she’s working with some of the best players in the game.TRACE has been in the studio with producers and co-writers including Mike Derenzo (Tiffany Young, Cautious Clay, EXES), Bram Inscore (Troye Sivan, Allie X, 88 Rising), Haley Gene Penner (Charlotte Lawrence, Lennon Stella), and Phoebe Ryan (literally everyone).========================Welcome to The Vietnamese Podcast! I'm your host, Kenneth Nguyen. Join me on an exploration of Vietnamese experiences from all over the world.I served in the U.S. Marines in the 90's and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2000. Today, I work as an LA based producer and entrepreneur and am currently a founding partner at EAST Films.========================Please SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT to support the podcast!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevietnamesepodcastPage: https://www.facebook.com/thevietnamesepodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thevietnamesepodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nguyenkennethSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 11, 2022 • 1h 20min
Unedited - 169 Is Being Signed to a Major Music Label Everything? TRACE - Singer/Songwriter
With over 60 million streams across her catalog, and press support from Refinery 29, Teen Vogue, NYLON, Forbes, HypeBeast, The Line of Best Fit and L’Officiel TRACE feels she has only just begun creating a voice she hopes you keep coming back to.In the Spring of 2021, TRACE did a takeover curating Spotify’s DOPE AF playlist, which highlights Asian Female artists. Specifically spotlighting awareness to both the #stopAsiannhate movement as well as her non-profit of choice: Asian Mental Health Collective. Leaving behind her days as a magazine editor to pursue music head on, she’s racked up a total of 60 million streams with only one EP and a handful of standalone singles released to date. Championed by the likes of Highsnobiety, Hilly Dilly, Indie Shuffle, Nasty Gal, Pigeons & Planes, Refinery29, Teen Vogue, The 405, The Line Of Best Fit, and The Fader to name a few, it’s no surprise she’s working with some of the best players in the game.TRACE has been in the studio with producers and co-writers including Mike Derenzo (Tiffany Young, Cautious Clay, EXES), Bram Inscore (Troye Sivan, Allie X, 88 Rising), Haley Gene Penner (Charlotte Lawrence, Lennon Stella), and Phoebe Ryan (literally everyone).========================Welcome to The Vietnamese Podcast! I'm your host, Kenneth Nguyen. Join me on an exploration of Vietnamese experiences from all over the world.I served in the U.S. Marines in the 90's and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2000. Today, I work as an LA based producer and entrepreneur and am currently a founding partner at EAST Films.========================Please SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT to support the podcast!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevietnamesepodcastPage: https://www.facebook.com/thevietnamesepodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thevietnamesepodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nguyenkennethSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


