The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen

Xanthe Huynh is a voice actress known for her voice work in English dub of anime series. Her most well known roles include Ui Hirasawa in K-On!, Sachi in Sword Art Online, Yuna in Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Hanayo Koizumi in Love Live!, Alluka Zoldyck in Hunter x Hunter, Haru Okumura in Persona 5, Marianne in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Meiko "Menma" Honma in Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day,...

Benny Tran is based out of Los Angeles, California and works at Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) as Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Operations at Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC). LAFC is the 2022 MLS Champions Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains scenes describing drug use and other explicit discussions. Antoneus aka Long Mong Ga is a Bay Area based rapper and producer who has worked in the U.S. and Vietnam. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tracey Lien was born and raised in southwestern Sydney, Australia. She earned her MFA at the University of Kansas and was previously a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. All That's Left Unsaid is her first novel. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Paul Christiansen is the author of  Beneath Saigon’s Chò Nâu (Phương Nam Publishing House), a bilingual collection of essays and the co-editor of A Rainy Night in the City (Hanoi Publishing House), a bilingual anthology of short stories. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Atlanta Review,  Best New Poets, Pleiades, Quarter After Eight, Threepenny Review, Zone Three and elsewhere. Paul is...

Thanh Vu is an ultra endurance athlete from Vietnam. She has become the first Vietnamese in history to not only complete but also win the Swiss Ultra Deca Continuous Triathlon in 2022 The Swissultra is an ultra triathlon race that consists of 38 km of swimming, 1,800 km of cycling and 422 km of running. This race is 10 times the distance of a normal triathlon -- hence called deca -- which comprise...

Vanessa + Kim Pham, the sisters and co-founders behind Omsom are daughters of Vietnamese refugees, who grew up at the family’s kitchen counter, watching their Mẹ cook Viet dinners from scratch every night. Like so many Asian moms, this was her love language to her children. OMSOM has returned to their roots to finally build the company of their dreams — one that proudly reclaims + celebrates the m...

Join Kenneth, Tracey from the Vietnamese Boat People podcast and Randy Kim from the Banh Mi Chronicles podcast as they discuss their podcast journeys. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fred Le is an LA-based comic who's been invited to perform at prestigious festivals including SF Sketchfest and Boom Chicago Comedy Fest in Amsterdam. He is the co-founder of EMBARRASSED BY NIGHT, a comedy showcase featuring an eclectic group of Vietnamese stand-up comics who have been featured on international television, streaming services, and prominent comedy festivals around the country....

Vũ Thảo là nhà thiết kế, người sáng lập và là chủ sở hữu của thương hiệu thời trang sử dụng chất liệu hoàn toàn tự nhiên Kilomet109. Thương hiệu Kilomet109 là thương hiệu thời trang bền vững hàng đầu Việt Nam. Quần áo nam và nữ, sử dụng 100% ... www.kilomet109.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Erika Hayasaki is the author of Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity and the Meaning of Family, (Algonquin Books, October 2022). Somewhere Sisters is a story full of heart about two twin sisters from Vietnam separated at birth. The book also shines a light on the complex and often dirty side of adoption.  Erika teaches in the Literary Journalism Program at the University of California,...

Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn (sinh ngày 9 tháng 3 năm 1945) là nhà văn và người dẫn chương trình người Canada gốc Việt. Ban đầu, ông được biết đến với tư cách nhà văn sở hữu nhiều cuốn sách được người Việt ở hải ngoại đón nhận. Kể từ năm 1992, ông bắt đầu đảm nhận vai trò người dẫn chương trình (MC) của Paris by Night. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co...

Vietnamese-American artist Dolly Ave’s music touches on intimate, personal topics over soundscapes that weave between pop, R&B, soul and electronic music. Dolly Ave dropped her first full length 7-song E.P. on May 7, 2021 titled SLEEP which garnered her 5 editorial playlists placements, write-ups in Forbes, Atwood Magazine, Live Nation’s Ones To Watch and two radio adds on the SiriusXM channel...

Mye Hoang is a Los Angeles based producer and director. She was a producer on the award-winning noir thriller MAN FROM RENO (Best Feature at the LA Film Festival and Spirit Award Nominee 2014) as well as the narrative feature I WILL MAKE YOU MINE by Lynn Chen (SXSW 2020). CAT DADDIES is her first documentary feature and it has won multiple awards such as the Tallgrass Film Festival’s Excellence in...

Aaron Toronto is an American film director who has lived in Vietnam for over two decades. He and his wife, actress Nha Uyen was awarded the prize for “Best Feature Film” for his film Đêm Tối Rực Rỡ/The Brilliant Darkness at the 19th Golden Kites Awards ceremony held in Nha Trang on September 13, 2022. Aaron Toronto là một đạo diễn điện ảnh người Mỹ đã sống ở Việt Nam hơn hai thập kỷ. Anh và vợ là...

Mike Tran is the creator of the Instagram account @AsianMenswear and host of the Asian Menswear Podcast @AsianMenswearPod "What started off as a way to bring more positive Asian representation through fashion has evolved into spotlighting all positive Asian male representation." - Michael Tran Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/priv...

LY TRAN graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Creative Writing and Linguistics in 2014. She has received fellowships from MacDowell, Art Omi, and Yaddo.  House of Sticks  is her first book. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Carolyn writes about Vietnamese American identity, diasporic witches of the west coast, and tall-tales of what her mother would tell her in a humorous way. Her nonfiction work has appeared in diaCRITICS, the International Examiner and others. Carolyn's debut novel, THE FORTUNES OF JADED WOMEN, is out now from Atria Books/Simon & Schuster. She studied journalism at Seattle University for he...

Nam C. Kim is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the current Director of UW-Madison’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies. He holds degrees in anthropology (PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago), political science (MA, New York University) and international relations (BA, University of Pennsylvania). As an anthropological archaeologist, he has conducted research...

Tin Nguyen was the lead of the street crew for the Black Dragons, an LA based organized gang, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1997. While incarcerated, Tin turned his life around and earned a bachelor’s degree. Through his transformation and changes in the law, Tin earned his release and is now an MBA student with the goal of earning a PhD. He is also an immigr...

Eric nguyen earned an MFA in creative writing from McNeese State University in Louisiana. He has been awarded fellowships from Lambda Literary, Voices of Our Nation Arts (VONA), and the Tin House Writers Workshop. Eric is the editor in chief of diaCRITICS and he lives in Washington, DC. ​Things We Lost to the Water ​is his first novel. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...

Bao Tranchi is a multifaceted Costume and Fashion Designer. Bao has built a highly esteemed, 20-year career, renown for extraordinary vision, unstoppable work ethic, and passion to create the most memorable designs from the big screen, to the red carpet, to Music video to the performance stage. Her Feature film credits include Peter Farrelly’s “Greatest Beer Run Ever” 2022, Dustin Nguyen’s “Once U...

Quyen is a Co-founder and Executive Director of ICAN. She serves on the Board of Directors and Advisors of many organizations, including Healthier Kids Foundation, San Jose Children’s Discovery Museum, Mission College AANAPISI Committee. In 1989, she received the Fulbright Fellowship to work in the Vietnamese refugee camps in Hong Kong, and later went on a fact-finding trip with United Nations Hig...

Bee Nguyen is an American non-profit executive and politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 89th district. Bee is running for Georgia's Secretary of State in the 2022 election. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Charlie Nguyen, Vietnamese name is Nguyen Chanh Truc, is Vietnamese–American and is known as a Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, and Editor. Some of his films include The Rebel, Teo Em, Fool for Love, Long Ruoi, My Mr. Wife, to name just a few. He is the older brother of actor Johnny Tri Nguyen. He and Johnny with comedian Van Son are nephews of actor Nguyen Chanh Tin. Advertising Inquiries: http...