The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen

Anh Hong Rucker is a cloud security architect and senior cybersecurity engineer at JPL NASA in Pasadena, California. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tony Vu, founder of Flint Social Club, has been invested in building community and countering the toxic culture of the food world since his start in the industry. As chef/owner of noodle stall MaMang in the Flint Farmers’ Market, he’s committed to paying living wages to his employees and fostering a safe and supportive work culture. As executive chef/partner of fast casual restaurant The Good Bowl...

A diplomat for nearly thirty years, Ted Osius served from 2014 to 2017 as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, a country he has loved since serving there in the 1990s, when he helped open the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and was one of the first U.S. diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.  Leading a mission team of 900, Ambassador Osius devised and implemented strategies to deepen security t...

Bryan Pham is the founder of Asian Hustle Network [AHN], Crushing it in Real Estate [CIIRE], HateIsAVirus, and a venture partner at Outlier Fund. Asian Hustle Network is a global online and offline super connector for diasporic Asians crafting creative and entrepreneurial roads to success. Bryan and his co-founder, Maggie Chui, also hosts the Asian Hustle Network Podcast which brings on community...

2022 Grammy nominated Vietnamese American singer, multimedia artist and producer, modern-day Renaissance woman, and vocal powerhouse Sangeeta Kaur (Teresa Mai) is a singular talent. Sangeeta’s body of work is both cinematic in scope and spans a wide range of genres such as Classical, New Age, Contemporary and Spiritual. Sangeeta earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Opera Performance from the Bob C...

Dr. Tung Nguyen is Chair of AAPI Victory Alliance and President of PIVOT-The Progressive Vietnamese American Organization, both 501c4 organizations dedicated to the AAPI progressive movement. He is also a pioneer in Asian American health research, a practicing primary care physician, and a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Nguyen served as a Commissio...

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên is a Vietnamese-American singer, songwriter, and master of ceremonies, notably co-hosting the Paris by Night series. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên là một ca sĩ, nhạc sĩ người Mỹ gốc Việt và chủ lễ, nổi bật là người dẫn chương trình Paris by Night. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A refugee of the Vietnam war, Derek Nguyen is a screenwriter, director, and producer. His directorial feature debut The Housemaid was released by IFC Films in 2018 and sold to 22 different territories around the world. An American adaption called Grave Hill is heading to production in 2022, written by Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious), directed by Deon Taylor (Black & Blue) and produce...

Please join Billy Le and Tram Le as they explain how Tết has long been an important tradition that represents Vietnamese culture. On this day, we reunite with family members from different generations to celebrate a new beginning. This upcoming new year is even more special as we are finally able to rejoin and celebrate Tết together after a tumultuous year. This year, the UVSA Tết Festival theme i...

From nature workshops to botanical recipes, Emily Han helps people cultivate their connection to the earth. Her work as a naturalist, writer, and teacher focuses on intersections of nature, culture, food, and plant medicine. Emily lives in Los Angeles and is the author of Wild Remedies and Wild Drinks and Cocktails. To see more, visit EmilyHan.com Emily Han  Author of Wild Drinks & Cocktails +...

Viet Nguyen, an Austin native, graduated from film school at the University of Texas and now resides in Los Angeles.  He directed and co-wrote the horror-comedy feature, Crush the Skull, which played at over a dozen film festivals, and picked up the Nightfall Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, as well as Best Feature at the San Diego Asian American Film Festival. Viet has also directed a bunc...

Cuong Do recently retired as President of  the Samsung Global Strategy Group, where he helps set the strategic direction of Samsung Group’s diverse business portfolio. He continues to serve as a Senior Advisor to Samsung’s senior leadership lead the group’s strategy and growth efforts.  Prior to Samsung, Cuong served as the Chief Strategy Officer for Merck, Tyco Electronics, and Lenovo. He was als...

Ocean Vuong is the author of The New York Times bestselling novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, out from Penguin Press (2019) and forthcoming in 30 languages. A recipient of a 2019 MacArthur "Genius" Grant, he is also the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds, a New York Times Top 10 Book of 2016, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Whitin...

Philip Nguyễn is the Executive Director of the Vietnamese American Roundtable (VAR). After graduating from UC Berkeley with B.A. degrees in Ethnic Studies and Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies, he earned his M.A. degree in Asian American Studies from the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University, where he teaches courses on Vietnamese American Literature and the History o...

Alice Duong Trinh is a second-generation Vietnamese American living in California. Her parents immigrated to the United States after the Vietnam war and she is the oldest of three daughters. She is a pharmacist, a wife, a mom, and an inspired traveler and storyteller during her free time. It was an important challenge to her parents that their family assimilated to American life, while still prese...

Tuan Lee currently guides the mission of VERVET: sharing the cultural wealth of Los Angeles and California one can (cheers) at a time with four ready-to-drink sparkling cocktails. Farm-to-can, clean and sustainable cocktails made by co-founder, veteran bartender and author, Hope Ewing. Prior to founding VERVET, Tuan made a career as a photographer, producer, and general organizer of things. He has...

Mimi Vu is a partner at Raise Partners, a consulting practice that helps nonprofits, philanthropists, private sector, and governments work together to achieve their highest social and environmental good. She has over 20 years of nonprofit experience in organizations such as Pacific Links Foundation, VinaCapital Foundation, East Meets West Foundation, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, and the...

Happy New Years to you all! Join me as I explore why Abba's song Happy New Year has become the theme song for New Year in Vietnam! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nam began training martial arts at 8yrs old under Grandmaster Ha Quoc Huy. He trained Quyen Dao (a Vietnamese martial art) for 9 years and earned his black belt at age 17. In 2000, Nam started Brazilian jiu jitsu under Carlson Gracie Black Belt – Franco De Camargo. He studied for 5 years with Sensei Franco before moving on to train with Marciol Feitosa at Gracie Barra. Over time, Nam began to slow...

Website:  https://www.vietsforafghans.org/ About us:  https://www.vietsforafghans.org/about_us Donation link:  https://www.vietsforafghans.org/donate  Our primary focus areas right now: - Advocacy and allyship with the Afghan community - we want to center on and amplify Afghan voices, share our shared lived history when needed to advocate for change - Humanitarian parole - assisting 75 Afghans lef...

Vina Vo (she/her) is the co-founder of the Novalia Collective, an organization dedicated to storytelling, community building, and belonging. She works with teams, organizations, and communities to transform their communities and work environments into inclusive and equitable spaces.   As the daughter and granddaughter of Vietnamese refugees she has always been inspired to communicate and navigate...

Roy Vũ is a history professor at Dallas College, North Lake Campus, in Irving, Texas. He earned his Ph. D. in history at the University of Houston. His publications include co-editing Our Finite Bounty: An Anthology of Sustainability Topics (Kendall Hunt, 2017) and Feasted Landscapes: Sustainability in American Topics, Vols. 1 and 2 (Kendall Hunt, 1st edition, 2015; 2nd edition, 2018); “Turbulent...

Alain Van Dinh is head of Partnership & Business-to-Business at SIPHER. Sipher is a 3D live action RPG, PvE, & PvP Blockchain Game. Alain discusses his evolution in Vietnam and involvement in the crypto and digital space.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Christine Huyen Tran Ha is an American chef, writer, restauranteur and TV host. She is the first blind contestant of Master Chef and the winner of its third season in 2012. While she has never studied cooking, she has a large following on her food blog.  In the nineteen episodes where she competed on the third season of MasterChef, Ha won seven times in both individual and team challenges; additio...