The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen

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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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/# Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 independent film production, post-production, digital cont...

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 her career, Dr. Truong worked tirelessly to clo...

Hawaii-Born Damnboy! became a #1 Reggae Artist in Hawaii. Damnboy! is a singer influenced by reggae, pop and a little bit of alternative rock. Hailing from Hawaii, he quickly learned that the best route to a future in music is to gain mass support from home then get away from it. The result: his hit single "How High?" was picked up by 50+ radio stations across the United States and becomin...

Maria Trần, a Vietnamese-Australian artist based in the US, is an actor, filmmaker, and martial artist with a passion for fight action choreography. She is also the founder of Phoenix Eye Films, a production company focusing on female leadership, extending its influence from Australia to the US. Beyond the spotlight, Maria holds a background in psychology and has spent over a decade as a Youth Dig...

Peter Steinhauer is a husband, a father, and an artist photographer, who has been living and working in Asia since 1993. Steinhauer’s first artist monograph, Vietnam: Portraits and Landscapes , was published by Edition Stemmle in 2001.   Enduring Spirit of Vietnam , his second artist monograph was awarded Best Photography Book of the Year 2007 by PDN.   Cocoons, Steinhauer's third monograph wa...

Ky is the founder of Pho Da Culture, who's mission is to curate, showcase, and provide awareness to all the Vietnamese creators around the world one person at a time. Pho Da Culture spotlights new creators each week along with recaps of our top videos from their social media accounts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tom Nguyen is a veteran commercial real estate broker, real estate attorney, and developer/investor with over 24 years of experience and over 1 billion in closings. Recently Tom teamed up with Keystone DCS, to start Key Partners LLC a commercial real estate investment and ground up residential development firm. Tom heads up acquisitions and dispositions for the company and also serves as its gener...

Ava Do is a magician, mentalist, and deception consultant. As an immigrant trying to manage impressions from two different environments, she became fascinated with the subjects of perception and social psychology. After studying Psychobiology from UCLA and working as a crisis counselor, Ava has spent the last decade turning her academic background and real-world experience with human behavior into...

Marcelino Truong is an illustrator and painter, and the author of the graphic memoir Such a Lovely Little War and its sequel Saigon Calling. Born the son of a Vietnamese diplomat in 1957 in the Philippines, he and his family moved to America (where his father worked for the embassy) and then to Vietnam at the outset of the war. Marcelino's new graphic novel, 40 Men and 12 Rifles  is an expansi...

As an openly gay immigrant from Việt Nam, Hoàng is proud to be appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to serve on the Los Angeles City Civil and Human Rights Commission. He was also named one of the National Association of Asian Pacific in Politics and Public Affairs' 40 Under 40. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jamie Jo Hoang is the author of MY FATHER, THE PANDA KILLER (YA) and BLUE SUN, YELLOW SKY (ADULT). Her work has been featured in TIME, NPR, SALON, POPSUGAR, TINY BUDDHA, and WRITER'S DIGEST. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Vietnam Society was founded by Phuong “Erin” Steinhauer and Peter Steinhauer who have lived and traveled to work in Vietnam for nearly 30 years. Mrs. Steinhauer is a Vietnamese American corporate executive, born and raised in Saigon. She is the great grand daughter of  Pham Phu Thu , a great minister and reformer of Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty. Peter Steinhauer is a world-renowned fine art p...

Tom Cross is a Vietnamese American television and film editor. He is known for his collaborations with Damien Chazelle including Whiplash for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing as well as La La Land, and First Man. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Viet Nguyen is the founder and executive chef of Kei Concepts, a restaurant concept creation and management group that develops and manages proprietary brands and incubates emerging concepts. Kei Concepts is a startup incubator at the crossroads of food, tech, and culture; AAPI-run, with women in key leadership roles. A thriving nest of fresh, electrifying ideas, devoted to pioneering and nurturin...

Kim Thúy Ly Thanh, CQ is a Vietnamese-born Canadian writer, whose debut novel Ru won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2010 Governor General's Awards and has now been made into a movie. A graduate in translation and law, Kim Thuy has worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer, restaurant owner, media personality and television host. She lives in Montreal and...

In 2012, Viet Pham was an Iron Chef America winner by beating Chef Bobby Flay. He also appeared on the second season of Extreme Chef. In 2018, he faced off against Chef Bobby Flay again on Beat Bobby Flay, securing a second victory against him. Viet Pham attended culinary school in San Francisco but began his career in software. His first chef job was at Casey's Irish Pub Downtown where he was...

Quang Do is the founder of Overseas Vietnamese (OV)—the global community of Vietnamese professionals. OV now counts more than 30k members and has chapters in over 40 cities around the globe. Quang was born and raised in Germany. He currently resides in Singapore and works for Google. OV: overseasvietnamese.com Quang: quang.do Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: h...

Duyen Ha is a purpose-driven entrepreneur with an extensive background as a Michelin-starred trained chef. While working as a professional chef in some of France’s most prestigious restaurants, she's witnessed the incredible power of food and beverage to build relationships, enhance communal experiences, and extend the enjoyment of life’s most precious conversations and celebrations. That real...

Christina Bui is a strategic advisor and Business Development Executive with over 25 years’ experience of successfully launching new businesses and service lines, increasing sales revenue, expanding into new markets, leading management teams and board of directors, driving growth, leveraging a powerful network, and building effective partnerships. Christina Bui’s breadth of experience spans a vari...

Chantal Nong is currently Executive Vice President at DC Studios, where she oversees the creative development and production of DC-based feature films, television and animation. Her films include the upcoming SUPERMAN: LEGACY, as well as THE BATMAN, THE SUICIDE SQUAD, and WONDER WOMAN 1984. She previously supervised Warner Bros. Pictures releases, including CRAZY RICH ASIANS, THE MEG, THE INTERN,...

Tue Nguyen is a Vietnamese chef and content creator (@twaydabae) who has quickly become a breakout star in the digital space featured in publications such as Bon Appetit, People, Vice, Elle, ABC News, LA Times, Paper Mag and many more.  Her restaurant, ĐiĐi, opened July 2023 in West Hollywood in partnership with the world renowned Hospitality company, HWood Group. Her culinary skills have also bee...

Tu Lam is a decorated Green Beret with almost 23 years of U.S military service, an entrepreneur, and a developer of men. A Special Forces Uncle and Stepfather raised Tu; he ultimately made his way to serve within the U.S. Special Operations, deploying numerous times before retirement. Tu is now the Founder and CEO of Ronin Tactics, Inc., where he teaches and develops tactical equipment for militar...

JASON NGUYEN is a director, writer, and producer based in Los Angeles, CA with over 10 years experience in scripted, unscripted and branded content. He is a director of several original sketches and digital series that have amassed millions of views. Jason is currently the Creative Director @ Will Smith’s Westbrook Media. He heads up some of Westbrook’s viral digital content for a variety of high-...