The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen

Cat Ly  is a singer and actor. Her work in film includes Owl and the Sparrow, Journey From the Fall, and House Rules. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Elizabeth Nguyen, MD was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her parents were refugees from Vietnam who arrived in Honolulu in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. She received her BA from Stanford University in Human Biology, her MD from Northwestern University, and her Psychiatry Residency and Child Psychiatry Fellowship training at UC Davis. She started her career in community mental health, wi...

Christina Le is a career U.S. diplomat with the Department of State and is currently the Political Section Chief at the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, overseeing a team that advises the Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City and the Embassy in Hanoi on political issues impacting the bilateral relationship spanning 33 provinces from central to southern Vietnam. Her previous diplom...

Sophie Tran + Jennifer Tran continue the legacy of The He Tre, a popular Vietnamese language children's education company their parents founded and operated in the 1990's. Today, Sophie + Jennifer have their own YouTube channel called @mommyandmevietnamese where they teach children the basics of Vietnamese language. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: htt...

Stephanie Tran is currently an Associate Producer at Disney Television Animation, and the co-founder/co-leader of the AAPI employee affinity group TVAnimasians. She has worked for various departments and companies: reality television with Mark Burnett Productions, feature development with Village Roadshow Pictures, talent representation at ICM Partners, business affairs and animation at DreamWorks...

Crystal Bui has worked as a TV news reporter and journalist for six stations around the country, serving every region in the United States for about a decade: Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest, New England, New York City, the Midwest, and the South.  During her career, Crystal led primetime evening newscasts, extensively covering: George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis and the subsequent riots throughou...

Vy Ngo is an Austin based visual artist, who draws influences from her life as a Vietnamese-American, a physician, a mother, and an activist. Born to refugee parents in rural Pennsylvania, her passion for the arts was overshadowed by cultural expectations, an interest in the sciences, and the desire to serve others. After establishing a career in medicine, Vy finally came back to her creative self...

*** Special note: This episode with Andrew Phung was recorded before the July 14, 2023 American actors' union SAG-AFTRA strike. Run the Burbs is an ACTRA production, which is the Canadian acting union. The show is also written under the Writers Guild of Canada. Andrew Phung is an award winning actor, improv comedian, emcee, and writer. His infectious and relatable personality has made him one...

Dennis (Dizzy) Doan is a San Diego based tattoo artist, designer, philanthropist and author. During the pandemic he created the iconic digital painting "Model Minority©" depicting a woman wearing the Vietnamese conical hat, dawning a face mask with the words, "Hate is a virus." Doan’s painting was widely shared on the internet and used by the numerous Anti-Asian Hate protests that...

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...

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

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,...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...