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 po ...
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Episode 3 - SEA Dreams - Why Does SINGAPORE Lead the Way in Southeast Asia?
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Singapore is a city-state with few natural resources and a colonial past. How was it able to grow into an economic powerhouse and what lessons can be learned and are these lessons applicable to the rest of South East Asia? Welcome to SEA Dreams! Explore Southeast Asia’s dynamic past, present, and future landscape through the lens of culture, food, …
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382 - Tymay Lay - Can Jokes Still Be Funny Without the Asian Accent?
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Tymay Lay is an online content creator responsible for the creation of Dear Diary and Peggy and other True Stories from her Imagination from @Tymaylay. In this episode of the Vietnamese podcast, Tymay shares her online comedy journey with Kenneth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man…
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381 - Nam Phong Dialogues - Kevin Pham and Yen Vu
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On this episode of the Vietnamese podcast, Kevin and Yen delve into their academic backgrounds, the inception of their podcast 'Nam Phong Dialogues', and the complexities of cultural identity and post-colonial influences. They discuss the importance of curiosity in travel and the podcasting process, emphasizing the need for community engagement and…
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380 - Joseph Nguyen - Why is Vietnamese Being Taught Side By Side in U.S. Schools?
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Joseph Nguyễn received his M.A. focusing on Vietnamese and Vietnamese Diaspora Studies at Columbia University. In 2022, he also received a Fulbright Fellowship to Vietnam. Currently, Joseph teaches Vietnamese American Experiences at CSU Long Beach and is a Vietnamese dual language immersion (VDLI) teacher at Westminster School District, the first K…
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379 - The Rolling 90's Music Scene with Kenneth and Guests Son Vu and Chris Tran
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Join Kenneth as he sits down with his former club-promoting partner (1995-1997), Son Vu. Together with Chris Tran from Little Saigon, they take a trip down memory lane, reminiscing about the vibrant mid-90s party scene in Southern California, reflecting on their shared experiences and the cultural impact of that era within the Vietnamese community.…
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Episode 2 - SEA Dreams - Coffee and Beyond
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Vietnam is the world's second-largest coffee producer and the top producer of Robusta beans, but its coffee story is much more than numbers. In this episode of *Sea Dreams*, we explore how coffee has shaped Vietnam's history, economy, and identity—from its introduction during French colonization to its rise as a global export powerhouse. This is no…
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378 - Eric Nong - A Deep Dive into Vietnamese Cinema with Viet Film Festival Artistic Director
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Born and raised in Orange County, California, Eric Nong is a self-taught classic film buff who, since 2021, has served as Viet Film Fest Artistic Director. In addition to his passion for film, he has served as a volunteer and writer for Viet Film Fest 2018. Eric was also a part of Viet Film Fest 2019’s Curatorial Committee and volunteered during th…
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377 - Daniel Nguyen + Katherine Lam - Why Representation Matters
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Daniel Nguyen, originally from the Pacific Northwest, made history as the first person of color on the City Council of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and currently serves as an Oregon state legislator for the 38th district. Katherine Lam, who immigrated from Vietnam at age thirteen, holds influential roles as a commissioner for the Port of Portland and board…
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376 - Andy Ho aka Hoey Farmer from the V Unit
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Andy Ho, known by his stage name HoeyFarmer, is a stand-up comedian and entertainer whose unique journey began in the fields as a farmer for four years. Transitioning from agriculture to comedy, Andy discovered his knack for creating hilarious skits and rap parodies that quickly gained attention for their witty humor. He has a variety of characters…
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375 - Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen - MC Paris by Night
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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên is a Vietnamese-American singer, songwriter, and master of ceremonies and co-host of Paris by Night. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many of you still have the chance to record and preserve the legacies of your own families. I’ve sat with families now for intervi…
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374 - Sahra Nguyen - Founder Nguyen Coffee Supply
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Nguyen Coffee Supply was founded by Sahra Nguyen, a 1st generation Vietnamese American and a quintessential Millennial of the “Slash Generation”. Her multifaceted creative career includes being the award-winning documentary filmmaker behind NBC News’ “Deported”, a former restaurant owner and a 2018 Google Next Gen Leader. Nguyen is the daughter of …
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Episode 1 SEA Dreams - What is Pho?
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Welcome to SEA Dreams! Explore Southeast Asia’s dynamic past, present, and future landscape through the lens of culture, food, business, history, and politics. Each episode deep dives into expert analysis on key events shaping Southeast Asia. Whether you're a professional, student, or curious listener, this podcast will provide fresh perspectives a…
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373 - Loan Le - Author + Senior Editor
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Loan Le is a Senior Editor at Atria Books. She began her publishing career at Gallery Books and Scout Press in 2014, then joined Atria in 2016. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Fairfield University in 2014, where she later earned her MFA in fiction. Her titles include Scott Alexander Howard’s The Other Valley, Luke Dumas’s …
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372 - Triet Tran - Can We Get Just An "I Love You"?
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Triet Tran, also known as Tee, was born in Vietnam but raised and currently reside in Houston, Texas. He is a content creator who focuses on making comedic short skits on Instagram and TikTok where he usually has a towel wrapped around his head imitating Vietnamese moms or a baseball cap to imitate our Vietnamese dads. Outside of the realm of conte…
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Kayli Tran is an American actor who’s made waves with her major breakout role in the critically acclaimed A24/HBO show The Sympathizer. Helmed by visionary director Park Chan-Wook and acting opposite Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr. Kayli delivered a mesmerizing performance as a secret communist spy showcasing her depth and range as an actres…
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370 - Fred Le - What Does it Take to Be Funny?
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Fred Le is a comedian and filmmaker based in LA. He, along with fellow comic Andy Van co-created the all-Vietnamese comedy show Embarrassed by Night which continues to tour the West Coast, with its upcoming show #10 in Los Angeles on September 13th, 2024. Begun in 2022, Embarrassed by Night has received multiple write-ups on Metro Silicon Valley, b…
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369 - KT Nguyen - Crafting a Thriller Novel Around Obsession and Compulsion Disorder
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Join K. T. Nguyen, a former magazine editor whose features have graced the pages of Glamour, Shape, and Fitness, as she shares stories from her life spent navigating the bustling cities of New York, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, San Francisco and working through debilitating OCD. “You Know What You Did” is her debut novel that was just released in Apr…
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368 - Andrew Lam - Why Do Our Stories Matter?
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Andrew Lam is the author of Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora, which won the 2006 PEN Open Book Award, and East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres. Lam is an editor and cofounder of New America Media, an association of over two thousand ethnic media outlets in America. He was a regular commentator on NPR’s All Things Conside…
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367 - Lan Ho -What Makes Vietnamese Coffee Truly Vietnamese? Exploring the Journey and Vision of the Founder of Fat Miilk Coffee
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Lan Ho is a Vietnamese American who made a bold career change from pharmacist to coffee entrepreneur after being furloughed during the pandemic. She pivoted to pursue her dream and successfully launched Fat Miilk - Chicago's first Vietnamese Robusta-centric coffee company. The brand saw instant global recognition when Bon Appetit listed Fat Miilk o…
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366 - Hồng Thảo - Unlocking Philanthropy: How Does the Gates Foundation Give Away Money?
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Hồng Thanh Phương Thảo (She/Her/Hers) is a Senior Program Officer supporting advocacy for the Digital Public Infrastructure and Inclusive Financial Systems teams at the Gates Foundation. Thảo previously held positions in commercial aircraft sales, brand marketing, and international strategy at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Prior to joining the priva…
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365 - Dr. Stefan Bean - Orange County Superintendent of Schools
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Stefan was born as Nam Le Thanh in Saigon in the early 70s of war-torn Vietnam. He was stricken by polio at the age of two, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Due to this debilitating disease, he was soon after abandoned by his parents. He was later discovered sitting on the streets and taken to an orphanage where he was further neglected w…
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364 - Chef Nguyen Bui + Chef Minh Phan + Gustavo Arellano - The State of Dining
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The Vietnamese podcast goes on the road in person at Chef Nguyen Bui's Buivette, a series of steakhouse dinners in the intimate setting of his loft in the Arts District. Chef Bui, formerly of Rustic Canyon, is joined by two other guests, Minh Phan and Gustavo Arellano. Minh Phan is an art practitioner, chef, founder, and creative director of Michel…
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363 - Mike Tatarski - Journalism in Vietnam Today
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Michael Tatarski is an American journalist based in Vietnam. Tatarski is the writer of Vietnam Weekly, and served as Editor-in-Chief of Saigoneer, a Ho Chi Minh City-based English news publication, from 2018 to 2022. Tatarski's reporting has covered Vietnamese culture, politics, and international relations, including the 2019 Trump-Kim Summit in Ha…
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Originally from Cần Thơ, Vietnam, Mixed Miyagi was raised in Tampa, Florida, where he was captivated by the Hip Hop Culture. As a biracial immigrant, he holds his Nigerian and Vietnamese roots close to his heart. Miyagi expresses his passion for social justice, cultural awareness, lyricism, and clever wordplay. His most viewed music video today, ti…
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361 - Trung Nguyen - Some Truth About War
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Trung Nguyen is a distinguished former Army Ranger, having served with honor in the elite 2/75th Ranger Regiment. With over 14 years of dedicated law enforcement experience, Trung has served across four diverse departments, including suburban Illinois, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Chicago Police Department. His tenure with the Chicago…
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360 - Bob Nguyen - Bad Influence Tattoo
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Bob Nguyen has been a staple of the Vietnamese community since opening the first Vietnamese owned tattoo shop in Orange County, in particular, Little Saigon Westminter California. With over 30 years experience in tattoo artistry, Bob still shows love for the art and its apparent in his work. You can still find him tattooing at his shop aptly named …
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359 - NODEY - A Musical Artist Journey from France to Vietnam
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Nodey is a dynamic Vietnamese-French music DJ, beatmaker and producer whose beats and melodies transcend borders. In this podcast, we explore Nodey's unique soundscapes, blending traditional Vietnamese music with contemporary French influences. From his rise in the French music scene to his early days in Vietnam, Nodey's story is one of cultural in…
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358 - Erica Kim - How Were Little Saigons in the U.S. Built?
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Erica Allen-Kim is an assistant professor of architectural history at the University of Toronto. Erica is the author of Building Little Saigon - This work is an in-depth look at the diverging paths of Vietnamese American communities, or “Little Saigons,” in America’s built environment. Building Little Saigon examines nearly fifty years of city buil…
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‘brokethehabit’ or also known as Peter is a Vietnamese-Canadian content creator from Vancouver, BC, CANADA who focuses on heartfelt conversations that resonate with the younger Vietnamese generation. Peter mainly focuses on content that questions the norms he was raised with and isn’t afraid to be a walking example of his own brand. ---------------…
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David Nguyen is a first generation Vietnamese American Cook and Content Creator. His culinary journey started at a young age. Growing up, he'd watch his mom cook to provide for the family—from selling rice plates as a street vendor in Vietnam to cooking for family gatherings. She is his biggest inspiration, and the reason why he cooks today. He's b…
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355 - Hồng Anh Nguyễn - Writer + Director
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Hồng Anh Nguyễn is a queer German-Vietnamese writer, director, and editor currently based in Frankfurt am Main and Ho Chi Minh City. Her short film SAIGON KISS premiered at the prestigious International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand and went on to receive a Special Mention Award by the Queer Jury. Recently, Hồng Anh directed documentaries fo…
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354 - Kevin Boston Cao - Starting From Zero in Hollywood
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Kevin Boston is a Los Angeles-based award-winning director and producer with multiple VMAs/BET nominations. Known for his experience in the entertainment industry, Kevin has produced a diverse range of projects, including music videos, commercials, and films, always with a deep appreciation for storytelling through visual language. Kevin sits in th…
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353 - Chris Wong + Weiko Lin - Who Composes Music in Vietnamese Films?
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Christopher Wong is a film composer. He is known for his musical scores in Vietnamese theatrical films and independent Asian American films including Journey from the Fall, First Morning and The Rebel. He trained under Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith. Weiko Lin has wrote and directed original plays and musicals that have been produced, worksho…
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352 - Minh Ngoc Vu - How a Top Litigator Becomes a Champion for Civil Rights and Accessibility
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After graduating from law school, Minh spent nearly a decade as a litigator at one of the world’s top law firms, where she handled a variety of cases at all levels of the federal judicial system and before state and federal agencies. In 2001, Minh joined the Department of Justice where she served as Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General for C…
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351 - Hoang Nguyen - What is the Future of Laser Science?
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Hoang Nguyen is a senior laser scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many of you still have the chance to record and preserve the legacies of your own families. I’ve just begun to sit with families now for interview sessions to record t…
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350 - Viet Thanh Nguyen - Author of The Sympathizer
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Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer is a New York Times best seller and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The novel has been made into an HBO Series, which is now available on streaming. Viet is a University Professor, the Aerol Arnold Chair of English, and a Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity, and Comparative Literature a…
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349 - Phil Van - Writer/Director
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Phillip Van has worked as a commercial and branded narrative content director for over a decade. His projects often highlight the surreal in the everyday, combining an uncanny and dryly humorous tone with dynamic visual storytelling. He’s Vietnamese American and the first on his dad’s side to be born in the US. He grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii and Po…
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Supdawk kicked off in 2020, founded by the dawk going by "Anonymous." This Vietnamese-American, born to refugee parents, was raised in Chicago but now calls Orange County home. It all started as a joke on YouTube back in '07, but by 2020, it turned into a full-on passion. Supdawk got into sharing his unique humor on big-time social platforms, tappi…
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David Nguyen is a first generation Vietnamese American Cook and Content Creator. His culinary journey started at a young age. Growing up, he'd watch his mom cook to provide for the family—from selling rice plates as a street vendor in Vietnam to cooking for family gatherings. She is his biggest inspiration, and the reason why he cooks today. He's b…
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346 - Kieu Chinh - Actress - The Sympathizer
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Kieu Chinh is a Vietnamese-American actress, producer, humanitarian, lecturer and philanthropist. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many of you still have the chance to record and preserve the legacies of your own families. I’ve just begun to sit with families now for interview sessio…
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345 - Anh Do - Creative Director and Head of Music at Expedia
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Anh Do is a creative director and marketing executive. As Executive Creative Director, Head of Music at Expedia Group, she oversees music supervision and creative strategy for its house of brands: Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo. Do began her career as a musician, playing in seminal indie band The Tyde, which released albums on Rough Trade Records. Be…
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Gee Q Pham a Southeast San Diego native & rapper has been recording his own music since 2003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many of you still have the chance to record and preserve the legacies of your own families. I’ve just begun to sit with families now for interview sessions t…
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343 - Bao Nguyen - Director of The Greatest Night In Pop
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Bao Nguyen is an Emmy-nominated Vietnamese American filmmaker whose work has been seen on HBO, Netflix, the New York Times, ESPN, among many others. He directed BE WATER, a deep dive into the life and journey of Bruce Lee, competed in the U.S. Documentary Competition category at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was invited to other prestigious f…
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342 - Thu Nguyen + Timothy Bui - M.E.M.O. - Medical, Educational Missions & Outreach.
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M.E.M.O. is an acronym for Medical, Educational Missions & Outreach. A The organization consists of a group of doctors, health professionals, and student volunteers that travel to Vietnam to hold free health clinics in villages. Part of the mission of M.E.M.O is to conduct a preliminary needs assessment, administer vitamins for the severely malnour…
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Christina Vo is a Santa Fe-based author whose work delves into themes such as loss, intergenerational trauma, healing, identity, and the notions of home and reconciliation. Her second book, My Vietnam, Your Vietnam, is an intergenerational memoir co-written with her father. Christina is also the author of The Veil Between Two Worlds: A Memoir of Si…
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340 - Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde - Ao Dai Festival Curator
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Professor Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde received her B.A. in Political Science and Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Her teaching, research and organizing interests include: Southeast Asian American history and contemporary issues, mixed race and gender theories, Fashionology, Aesthetics, Diaspora, and Transnationalis…
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339 - Jacqueline Thu Thao - Executive Producer of Fragile Flower
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Dr. Jacqueline Thu Thao (Dr. J) is the executive producer of the new feature film Fragile Flower. Before she entered into the film industry, Dr. J graduated from the University of Southern California with a Doctorate in Pharmacy in 1998. She took a two-year sabbatical to learn about herbs and plants from Eastern countries and incorporated this know…
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338 - Jeannie Mai - Television Host + Fashion Expert + Producer
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Jeannie Camtu Mai is an American television personality, best known for her work on the makeover show How Do I Look? and the syndicated daytime talk show The Real. As a fashion expert, she is frequently featured on television programs such as Today, Extra TV, Entertainment Tonight, and Insider. She has also appeared as a host for E! and as a red ca…
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337 - Tahnee Phan - Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified School District
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Tahnne Phan has spent 24 years in public education, working in the Garden Grove Unified School District. She has spent time as an elementary school teacher, assistant principal, high school principal and Director of K-12 Educational Services. She currently serves as an Assistant Superintendent of Business Services and oversees transportation, food …
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336 - Alex Thai - Research Assistant Professor at the Vietnam Center and Archive
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Alex-Thai Dinh Vo is Research Assistant Professor at the Vietnam Center & Archive (VNCA), Texas Tech University. He is a historian of modern Vietnam and East and Southeast Asia, specializing in Cold War politics and the Vietnam Wars. He oversees the VNCA Vietnam War MIAs and Legacies Research Project and the VNCA Vietnamese Oral History Project. He…
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