A podcast for the creative soul, Pop Nerd Lounge was conceptualized upon the basis of empathy and story-telling. Combining these two elements, the show seeks to be a safe space for creatives to share their journey authentically and hopefully in turn inspire more creatives to fearlessly pursue their passions in life. Our aim is to keep the conversation fresh and captivating for the listener by asking the important questions that have not been posed before.
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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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351 - Hoang Nguyen - Laser Scientist
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Hoang Nguyen is a senior laser scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy thevietnamesepodcast
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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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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. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy thevietnamesepodcast
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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. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy thevietnamesepodcast
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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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335 - Francis Lam - Host of the Splendid Table
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Francis Lam is the host of The Splendid Table, produced by American Public Media. A regular contributor and frequent guest host on The Splendid Table since 2010, Lam is the former Eat columnist for The New York Times Magazine and is Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at Clarkson Potter, a division within Penguin Random House that is a leader in coo…
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334 - Pham Dinh Hue - Cố Vấn Ngành Giáo Dục
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Pham Dinh Hue là một người cố vấn về ngành giáo dục đã nghỉ hưu với hơn ba thập niên làm việc trong lãnh vực giáo dục tai đại học Quận Cam. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…
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333 - Viet D. Dinh — American Legal Scholar and Former Chief Legal and Policy Officer of Fox Corporation
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Viet D. Dinh — American legal scholar, former Chief Legal and Policy Officer of Fox Corporation and former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…
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332 - Chris Tran - Chris Tran Travels - Content Creator
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Chris Tran is a content creator and former language instructor. He's been a language and social sciences teacher. Currently living in Saigon. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…
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Rachele Nguyen was a contestant on season 2023 of The Voice. As Rachele's voice highlighted unbelievable notes, she received a chair turn from Reba McEntire. Rachele's parents first discovered she could sing when she was 2, when they realized she was singing along to the Vietnamese music her dad would play in the car. At 9, Rachele had the opportun…
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330 - Gustavo Arellano - Los Angeles Times Columnist + Author
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Gustavo Arellano is an American writer and journalist. He is a featured contributor for the Los Angeles Times and the former editor of Orange County's alternative weekly OC Weekly. Arellano has won numerous awards for the column, including the 2006 and 2008 Best Non-Political Column in a large-circulation weekly from the Association of Alternative …
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329 - Thao French - Muralist + Photographer
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Thao Huynh French is an artist, muralist and photographer. Born in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, she currently lives and works in San Diego, California. She is best known for co-founding Mindful Murals™ with her husband, where together they’ve painted over 300 community murals for schools and public spaces all over California. In addition to painting mura…
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328 - Dada Ngo (Boiling Crab Founder) + Kristin Nguyen (Garlic & Chive Founder)
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Please join us as we host this live FOOD and FOUNDERS session with Dada Ngo and Kristin Nguyen, brought to you by Advance OC and Center for Entrepreneurship. The Boiling Crab was founded by Sinh Nguyen and Dada Ngo, a Vietnamese husband-and-wife couple. They opened the chain's first restaurant in 2004 in Garden Grove's Little Saigon. It opened its …
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327 - Quyen Phan - Vinason + Anchovies and Salt founder
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Quyen has lived in the Seattle area for 31 years. He got started in the restaurant industry in 2012 with a small deli shop in Renton. Before that, he was in construction which served him well in designing Anchovies & Salt into the largest Vietnamese restaurant outside of Vietnam. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-k…
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326 - Tino Huynh - Rebel Saint Music Label
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Tino Huynh is the manager at PinkBunny, Manager of Jackie Njine and Founder, Director, CEO at RebelSaint Records. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…
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325 - Tina Nguyen - MAGA Diaries - Author
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In The MAGA Diaries, Tina Nguyen pulls back the curtain on the conservative machine for the first time, shining a light on the systematized on-ramp for young Republicans. These are the new leaders of the right, and it’s urgent we start paying attention. Tina Nguyen is a national correspondent for Puck, covering the world of Donald Trump and the Ame…
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324 - Linda Nguyen - Event Producer - Harmony of the Dragon
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Linda Nguyen is a Venture Builder who works with visionary leaders who need support in execution, turning their ideas into reality. She has elevated impactful projects for nearly a decade, honoring the heritage, stories, and ideas of communities through brands, organizations, and initiatives. Infusing her work with a deep-seated intention of compas…
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323- Dustin Phuc Nguyen - Dustin on the Go
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Kênh Dustin On The Go xuất hiện trên Youtube từ tháng 4 năm 2017 với người sáng tạo nội dung là Dustin Phúc Nguyễn. Hiện tại kênh đã sở hữu vài trăm nghìn lượt theo dõi, với nội dung xoay quanh những cuộc trò chuyện, chia sẻ về những chủ đề khác nhau của nghệ sĩ với VJ là Dustin Phúc Nguyễn. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietn…
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322 Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde - Asian American Studies Professor
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Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and the Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California, Davis. She received a B.A. in Political Science and a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. You can find more information about her at kieulinh…
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321 - Joseph Anh Cao - First U.S. Congressman
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Ánh Quang "Joseph" Cao is a Vietnamese–American politician who was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is the first Vietnamese American and first native of Vietnam to serve in Congress Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-ng…
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320 - Ross Le - Finding Family After 70 years
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The Le family, separated for 70 years, is celebrating a special reunion this Christmas. Le Dinh Toai was a young merchant ship captain in Saigon in the early 1950's. He was a talented man who spoke four languages and had two children. His family adored him and were proud of his success. Tragically in 1952, Le Dinh Toai passed away suddenly in a car…
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319 - Melissa Hoang Savage - Disney Television Content + Education + Inclusion Manager
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Melissa Hoang is a Manager of Content, Education, and Inclusion at The Walt Disney Company under Disney Branded Television. She handles a slate of Disney Junior preschool content and gives notes to ensure that stories are appropriate and appealing to the target demographic. Previously, she worked in elementary education for ten years, most recently…
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Sean Le is a U.S. Navy veteran and digital content creator. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy thevietnamesepodcast
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Carol Kim (tên thật: Hoàng Kim Hoa) là một ca sĩ người Việt Nam. Nổi tiếng với chất giọng đầy nội lực và có hồn, cô được mệnh danh là Nữ hoàng nhạc Soul của Việt Nam. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c…
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316 - Lê Sĩ Hoàng - Nhà Thiết Kế Thời Trang
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Lê Sĩ Hoàng hoạt động trong lãnh vực giảng dạy, sáng tác mỹ thuật, doanh nghiệp và là nhà thiết kế với thương hiệu áo dài. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…
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Bao Han is the only Vietnamese singer from Paris by Night who comes from Vienna, Austria. Her family left Vietnam in 1975 and resettled in Europe when she was 2 years old. Bao Han went to St. Ursula, an all girl's school in Vienna. Upon graduation, she attended college to study drama and liberal arts. Bao Han's very first experience in front of a l…
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314 - Viet Thanh Nguyen - Novelist + Professor
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Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American professor and novelist. He is the Aerol Arnold Chair of English and Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. His new memoir is called A Man of Two Faces. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Adv…
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313 - Dr. Tuong Vu - Giáo Sư Khoa Học Chính Trị
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Tiến sĩ Tường Vũ là giáo sư và Trưởng khoa Khoa học Chính trị tại Đại học Oregon. Ông là người sáng lập và giám đốc Trung tâm Nghiên cứu Mỹ-Việt cũng có trụ sở tại Đại học Oregon. Ông đã tổ chức các chuyến thăm tại Đại học Princeton và Đại học Quốc gia Singapore và giảng dạy tại Trường Sau đại học Hải quân. Là người gốc Việt Nam, nghiên cứu của ông…
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- Zari Warden: 20-year-old indie pop artist from Seattle-Tacoma. - EPs: "Congratulations, I'm Angry" and "Do You Like My Songwriting?" - Diverse sonic journey: pop, dance, R&B, indie. - Balancing act: Managing college, work, and a thriving music career. - Coping with burnout: Zari's insights for creatives. - Advocacy: Bringing attention to artists …
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312 - Kim Luu Ng - Attorney + Human Rights Advocate
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Kim joined Reeves Immigration Law Group’s Pasadena office as Of Counsel in October 2023. She represents individuals, investors, and companies, in all facets of immigration law before USCIS, US Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. A frequent speaker and trainer on immigration law, Ms. Luu-Ng r…
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311- Brigid Leahy + Nell Hensey - Writer/Director
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Brigid Leahy is a Vietnamese-Irish-American actor, writer and producer from Orange County, California. She now resides in Dublin, Ireland. As an actor, her tv & film credits include Disney’s Disenchanted, As Luck Would Have It (Hallmark Channel), Smother (Treasure Entertainment/BBC Studios), and Avenue 5 (HBO). She is the co-writer and co-producer …
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• We opened up by discussing the impact of Savannah's hit, "Goodbyes." Listeners get a glimpse into the memories and emotions that resurface whenever the song is mentioned. • We explored how Savannah's extensive cover performances shaped her sound and approach as an artist. Did covering other artists' songs help her find her unique musical identity…
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310 - Dr. Tuong Vu - Political Science Professor
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Dr. Tuong Vu is professor and Department Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Oregon. He is the founder and director of the US-Vietnam Research Center also based at the University of Oregon. He has held visiting appointments at Princeton University and National University of Singapore and taught at the Naval Postgraduate…
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309 - Lawrence D'Attilio - Global Village Board Member + Photagrapher
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Lawrence D'Attilio is a board member of The Global Village, a Vietnamese American charity organization and an established artist primarily based in Los Angeles. He was based in Vietnam for 54 months through twelve years, 2006 - 2018. His photography book "The Soul of Vietnam" was published by ‘The Gioi” in Vietnam in 2016 with a parallel sixty imag…
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Linda Nguon is the founder of Banh Mi podcast and Banh Mi Media. Her mission is to increase mulitcultural representation of individuals in France by sharing of people’s stories and experiences, so that others (worldwide) can find themselves and understand their own identities. She has met that goal by organizing and collaborating with other collect…
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307 - Chris Tran - Little Saigon Official Founder
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Chris Tran is the founder of Little Saigon Official. Chris owns a merchandise store situatied inside of Phuc Loc Tho for his “Fall and Rise” brand, which launched online two years ago. Chris' Instagram account is @littlesaigon.official Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries…
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306 - Linh Truong - Digital Content Creator
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Linh Truong is a freshman at Georgetown and a content creator on Instagram and YouTube, focusing on fashion, commentary, and lifestyle content. https://www.instagram.com/withlovelinh/# Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: h…
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Chuong Bui is a seasoned entertainment attorney and partner at Counsel for Creators LLP based in Los Angeles, California. His practice includes entertainment and commercial transactions, copyright, trademark, and corporate law. His years providing legal support on a broad range of entertainment, technology, and artistic ventures (including independ…
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Vân H. Truong, EdD is a student-centered educator specializing in distributive leadership. Dr. Truong has over twenty years of experience increasing student achievement and closing opportunity gaps through students, educators and families/partners. She was most recently Portland Public Schools' Interim Assistant Superintendent. Over the course of h…
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