

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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Feb 5, 2021 • 1h 13min
Ep. #24 Tiếng Việt - Kieu Chinh - Actress, Humanitarian, Lecturer, and Philanthropist.
Kiều Chinh là một nữ diễn viên, giảng viên, nhà từ thiện người Mỹ gốc Việt. Cô được biết đến như một trong những diễn viên noi danh nhất của Việt Nam. Trong sự nghiệp kéo dài hơn 60 năm của mình, Kiều Chinh đã xuất hiện trong hơn 100 bộ phim điện ảnh và nhận được nhiều giải thưởng danh giá, trong đó có giải Emmy năm 1996.
Kiều Chinh is a Vietnamese-American actress, humanitarian, lecturer, and philanthropist. She is known as one of the most legendary actors from Vietnam. In her career spanning over sixty years, Kiều Chinh has appeared in over 100 movies and has received many awards and accolades including an Emmy Award in 1996.
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Feb 2, 2021 • 2h 20min
Ep # 23 Eng - Trinh Hoi - Human Rights Advocacy
Trịnh Hội is an established human rights activist and lawyer from Australia. He earned his arts and law degrees at Melbourne University before getting his masters at Oxford University. He has legally assisted the last Vietnamese refugees left stateless in the Philippines and is a founding member of VOICE — a non-profit focused on empowering human rights social activists, advocating for human rights, and refugee resettlement.
Trịnh Hội was a torchbearer for the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics and is well-known for guest MCing on Paris By Night and his role in 14 Ngày Phép (14 Days of Vacation), for which he was awarded a Vietnamese Golden Kite for Best Actor. Join THE VIETNAMESE as we dive into Trinh’s experiences in Australia, his activism, time in entertainment, and his brief stint as a Buddhist monk.
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Jan 30, 2021 • 2h 22min
22 Anderson Le - Hawaii International Film Festival Artistic Director
Anderson Le is an established force in the global programming and promotion community of cinema for over 20 years, serving as a leader and expert in the Asia-Pacific region. He currently serves as Artistic Director for the Hawai‘i International Film Festival and consults for the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, and the Far East Film Festival (Udine, Italy).
He was an international curator for Comcast's Video-On-Demand platform. Working with aggregators, distributors and indie filmmakers, his main role was to curate a monthly collection of Asian films for Comcast’s 22.9 million subscribers across the United States. He is also a consultant for organizations such as Gold Open, Asian Pacific Screen Awards (Brisbane), and the Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong). Anderson received his BA from the University of Hawaii-Manoa.
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Jan 23, 2021 • 1h 38min
Ep # 18 English - Jesse Tran (USMC Captain)
Join Jesse Tran's journey through the enlisted ranks to became an infantry officer with three deadly combat operation deployments: two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.
Upon graduation from the University of Southern California with a masters in social work, Jesse spent years at the Los Angeles County Psychiatric Hospital assisting the gravely disabled populations and now serves as a Veterans Affairs supervisor helping veterans with mental health.
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Jan 19, 2021 • 2h 22min
Ep # 17 English - Chef Nguyen Bui
Formerly a chef at the Michelin starred restaurant Rustic Canyon, chef Nguyễn Bui was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times and Infatuation for his repeatedly sold out pop-up, An Com.
He is now a sought-after celebrity chef, working for All-Star pitcher Chris Archer and rapper Yo Gotti.
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Jan 17, 2021 • 1h 33min
Ep. #15V - NHÀ TRỊ LIỆU GIA ĐÌNH - ANN KIM NGUYEN
Ann-Kim Nguyen là nha chuyên gia trị liệu Hôn nhân và Gia đình. Tham gia cùng Ann-Kim và Kenneth khi họ thảo luận về công việc của cô ấy trong ngành sức khỏe tâm thần ở Hoa Kỳ. Cô và chồng Jimmy đã kết hôn hơn ba mươi năm và có hai đứa con hạnh phúc và khỏe mạnh. Cô và gia đình sống ở California.
Ann-Kim Nguyen is a Marriage and Family Therapist. Ann-Kim and her husband Jimmy have been married for over thirty years and have been blessed with two happy and healthy children. She and her family live in California.
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Jan 16, 2021 • 54min
Ep. # 13 English - Tuan Le - The Lab Co Founder
Co-Founder & Creative Director of @thelabsaigon, a creative and design studio in Ho Chi Minh City. He was previously a senior creative in the Dubai office of TBWA. He's also a small business entrepreneur, operating a cafe, bakery, and cocktail lounge in Vietnam.
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Jan 15, 2021 • 1h 34min
Ep. #12V - Fr. Long Tuan Nguyen - US Navy Chaplain
Cha Long Tuan Nguyen đang giữ chức vụ Tuyên úy Hải quân Hoa Kỳ. Ông từng là Mục sư Phụ tá tại Quản trị viên giáo xứ Thánh Emydius tại giáo xứ Đức Mẹ Hòa bình và Mục sư tại St. Albert Đại đế, Rancho Dominguez.
Fr. Long Tuan Nguyen is serving as a US Navy Chaplain. He was an Associate Pastor at St. Emydius parish Administrator at Our Lady of Peace parish and Pastor at St. Albert the Great, Rancho Dominguez.
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Jan 15, 2021 • 2h
Ep. # 11 English Richard Streitmatter-Tran - Artist
Vietnamese-American artist based, Cape Cod raised, liberal leaning Army veteran, current lecturer, and new dad, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam since 2003.
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Jan 14, 2021 • 1h 1min
Ep #10 Việt - Pho Pham
Phố Phạm - CEO, Viet Capital Asset Management - Trước đó, IDG Ventures Vietnam đã có hơn 10 năm, công ty đầu tư tập trung vào lĩnh vực công nghệ. Anh có 11 năm kinh nghiệm trong lĩnh vực Đầu tư mạo hiểm tại Việt Nam, chuyên gia công nghệ, xây dựng sản phẩm.
CEO, Viet Capital Asset Management Previously with IDG Ventures Vietnam for over 10 years, tech-focused investment firm. Grew up in Vietnam, graduated from USC 🙂
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