thevietnamesepodcast

The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen

Society EN ↓ 520 episodes

Being part of a culture of almost 100 million Vietnamese people living in the world today has its pain and challenges, but it comes with plenty of history, privileges and honors. Join Kenneth Nguyen as he spotlights Vietnamese excellence from around the world. Each 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, and even the divisions that separate us politically and culturally. This show can take multiple directions, but what it will do is show Vietnamese from a transpacific l...

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Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

272 - Cat-Thao Nguyen - How Does Real Change Happen? 25.07.2023

Cat-Thao Nguyen is Managing Director of Global Ready LLC, which delivers leadership programs in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Cultural Intelligence and assisting leaders discover their purpose as it intersects with sustainability. She grew up in Australia, having arrived as a refugee, and is based between Vietnam and Australia. Cat-Thao is an Unconscious Bias and Cultural Intelligence Facilitator...

271 - Dianne Doan - What is a Crucial Factor to Surviving in Hollywood? 20.07.2023

Dianne Doan is a Canadian actress, dancer, and voiceover artist who is known for playing the role of Lonnie in the Descendants franchise. She is also known for playing a variety of roles in several other shows such as Yidu in Vikings, Kate Nguyen in Good Trouble, and Mai Ling in Warrior.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

270 - Hieu Ho - Who Tells Your Story? 13.07.2023

HIEU HO is a Co-Founder and Partner at Imminent Collision, a  leading TV and film production company with a first-look deal  at Universal Television. As a producer, he oversees their  extensive development and production slate with projects at  Amazon, Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, ABC and Universal.  Hieu recently produced the highly-anticipated feature  Shortcomings, directed by Randall Park,...

269 - Sheila Ngoc Pham - How Much is Too Much Talk of the Vietnam War? 12.07.2023

Sheila Ngoc Pham is a writer, editor, producer and scholar working across radio, print, online and film. Sheila is based in Sydney, Australia.  She writes for a wide range of publications, and previously held digital and editorial roles at the ABC. https://www.sheilatakeabow.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

268 - Chris Do - Are You Doing What You Love? 10.07.2023

Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of  Blind  and the founder of The Futur—an online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love. He currently serves as the chairman of the board for the  SPJA , and as an advisor to  Saleshood . He has also served as: advisory board member for  AIGA/LA,   Emm...

267 - Tuan Lee - What it Takes to Build Brand Authority 28.06.2023

Tuan Lee is the CEO and founder of Vervet, a sparkling canned cocktail company. This ready to drink craft company is creating a revolution with its own spirits, bitters, vermouth and amari. Tuan discusses the company's journey as it has recently won awards at the San Francisco Spirits Competition. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/priv...

266 - Steven Nguyen - Using the Power of Music and Animation To Build Experiences 24.06.2023

Steve Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American director, writer, artist and producer. Nguyen and fellow director Choz Belen formed Studio APA, a multimedia collective that specializes in the production of animated films and music videos. Nguyen has worked as a production assistant at Universal Pictures (Jarhead, Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift). Since 2006, Nguyen has written, directed and produced over fi...

265 - Tuan Andrew Nguyen - Engaging the World of Art from Vietnam 21.06.2023

Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn is an artist and filmmaker based in Saigon, Vietnam. His practice expands to multiple mediums and is fueled by research and a commitment to communities that have faced traumas caused by colonialism, war, and displacement. He currently lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City, where he is a co-founder and former board member of Sàn Art. Nguyen was a founding member of The Propeller Gr...

264 - Giacomo Traina - Dissecting Vietnamese American Literature from Italy 19.06.2023

Giacomo Traina holds a Ph. D. in American Literature from Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) and the University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland). His research interests include the memory of the Vietnam War through the works of contemporary Vietnamese American authors, and the narrative works of Herman Melville. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcirc...

263 - HIEN - Getting More Certain with Uncertainty 16.06.2023

Hien is a Brooklyn based singer/producer/sound designer. Ethereal vocals meshing with lush textures and minimal beats - her eclectic sonic identity has been influenced by a wide variation of sounds, from electronica to soul and traditional Eastern styles. The Vietnamese-Hungarian artist started her singer career at the age of 15. She has released two pop albums, played the leading role of Kim in t...

262 - Andy Tran - Are All Tattoos Created Equally? 14.06.2023

Andy "Horitran" played a vital role in the establishment of My Tattoo Huntington Beach California in 2013, where he helped build and develop the studio. His dedication and talent in the art of tattooing led to him being bestowed with the title "Horitran" by his mentor and founder of Horiyen Ichimon, Horiyen (Jess Yen), in 2007. This distinction marked him as the first Vietnamese Am...

261 - Sabrina Duong - Redefining Cognac 09.06.2023

Exsto Cognac is the very first Cognac created by Sabrina Duong, in partnership with one of the world’s best sommelier, Julie Dupouy. As cognac lovers and cognac makers, they have created a new, modern Cognac for a new generation of cultured drinkers. By embracing quality with an accessible, minimalist approach – and rejecting dated, stuffy perceptions – we have reimagined fine Cognac with an exube...

TVL2 - This is NOT a Car Review for VINFAST 05.06.2023

VinFast is a Vietnamese-founded private automotive company. Established in 2017, it is a member of the conglomerate organization Vingroup, one of the largest private conglomerates in Vietnam that was founded by Phạm Nhật Vượng.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

260 - Lan Duong - Using Film to Understand Poetry 02.06.2023

Lan P. Duong is Associate Professor in Cinema & Media Studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She is the author of Nothing Follows, a book of poetry that draws from the genres of memoir and poetry. Written from a young girl’s perspective, the center of this world is a military father, an absent mother, sisters who come and go, broken brothers, and friends she meets in...

259 - Tracy + Tiffany Pham - What’s Driving the Next Generation? 01.06.2023

Tracy and Tiffany Pham are the second generation of Red Boat fish sauce, a premium Vietnamese fish sauce company started by their father Cuong Pham.  Red Boat is produced on Phu Quoc, an island famous for making the best fish sauce. When they aren't shedding blood, sweat, and tears at the family business, they spend their time on the mats practicing jiu jitsu. Advertising Inquiries: https://re...

258 - Anh Do - How is the News Business Changing? 30.05.2023

Anh Do is the community engagement editor at the Los Angeles Times, working across the newsroom to connect with readers and helping to deepen relationship with audiences. Earlier, she spent 11 years in Metro covering Asian American issues and general assignments. A second-generation journalist, she has worked at the Seattle Times, the Orange County Register and Nguoi Viet Daily News. Her writing o...

257 - Jonathan TranPham - Why Finding a Therapist Can Be So Difficult 26.05.2023

Jonathan Tran Pham is the Founder & CEO at Reflect, an online mental health therapy portal. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

256 - Andrew Ly + Sugar Bowl Bakery - Finding the Sweet Spot in Business 23.05.2023

Andrew Ly founded Sugar Bowl Bakery in 1984 with his four brothers, and became President and Chief Executive Office of Ly Brothers Corporation in 1993, a parent company of Sugar Bowl Bakery. Currently, Sugar Bowl Bakery is still family-owned. It employs a few hundred employees making signature Brownie Bites, Palmiers, Madeleines, Duet Bites, and Apple Fritters, as well as seasonal varieties like P...

255 - Maura Nguyen Donohue - Why the World Needs More Troublemakers 19.05.2023

Maura Nguyen Donohue has been making experimental performance works in NYC for 20 years. Her work has been produced by Dance Theater Workshop (now New York Live Arts), Roulette, Danspace Project, Performance Space 122, La Mama, The Asia Society, Mulberry St. Theater, the West End Theater, and has toured across the US and to Europe and Asia. She is an Associate Professor of Dance at Hunter College/...

254 - Daniel Nguyen - Making a Case for Precision Culture 17.05.2023

Daniel Nguyen is the founder and master distiller of Song Cai Gin. Sông Cái is a first-of-its-kind Vietnamese distillery bottling the taste of Việt Nam’s biodiverse terroir through gins and other spirits. Founded by Vietnamese-American sustainable agriculture visionary Daniel Nguyen, Sông Cái sources botanicals exclusively from long-standing farming and foraging H’mong, Red Dzao, and Kinh families...

253 - Nguyen Phan Que Mai - Why the Amerasian Experience is Important to Understanding Vietnam Today 15.05.2023

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese poet and novelist. She is the author of twelve books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction in Vietnamese and English. Her latest novel is Dust Child, a story about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the war and in present-day Việt Nam. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Ou...

252 - Quyen Ngo - What Are We Saying When We Wear Our Ao Dai? 10.05.2023

Quyen Ngo is an actor, Audie-nominated audiobook narrator, and coach based in Los Angeles, CA. After 18 years of training groups in capacity building and communication, she now also coaches and consults with individuals. She discusses the politics of symbols, meaning-making, and representation. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

251 - Jackson Nguyen - Why is Sports Important for Culture? 08.05.2023

Jackson Nguyen is a 7-time Emmy award-winning producer, director and showrunner with over 20 years of experience in unscripted television. Nguyen has produced in multiple genres across the television landscape, ranging from hit sports shows including HBO’s 24/7 and The Olympics, to true crime specials and social change programming. Other credits include American Gangster and Finding Justice for (B...

250 - Anne Oliver - Creating a Successful Nordstrom’s Brand from Scratch 05.05.2023

Anne Oliver is the founder and CEO of House of M Beauty, a skincare company infused with saffron, and crafted with quality ingredients. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

249 - Cuong Pham - In Search of True Quality 03.05.2023

Cuong Pham founded RED BOAT fish sauce in 2011 after working for decades as an Apple engineer. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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