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2 Years, 2 Weeks, 2 Hours
My parents spent most of their adulthood escaping terror, living under governmental oppression, and hanging on to their lives. There was no
Tracy Dong
Jul 10, 2023
Fish Sauce
My sister was proud,
because her house didn’t smell like fish sauce.
I lived with her so I did too,
because we both knew,
kids in school
Paulina Vo
Apr 3, 2023
Cinnamon Spaghetti
Thanksgiving is here, and every year on this holiday, I think back to my childhood when I saw on television and in magazines the incredible
Alison Hong Nguyen Lihalakha
Nov 22, 2022
50 is the new 30
This morning, I wake up long before the first ray of sunshine passes through my shutter. Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
Kim Chi Pho
Nov 10, 2022
A Grandpa's Life
am a Vietnamese filmmaker that wants to share this video tribute I made for my grandpa when he passed earlier this year.
Victor Pham
Jul 13, 2022
Fish Sauce Lunch Box
My parents always pushed my brother and me to voice our opinions while growing up. This wasn't always easy, especially living in a dominant
Quynhanh Nguyen
Jun 22, 2022
The Trauma of Black April
On April 30, 1975, my mother’s joyous smile was eclipsed by the furrow of fear she wore on her face. For on that black April day, she lost
Amy M. Le
Apr 13, 2022
My People
Growing up mixed-race in a Vietnamese refugee family in Los Angeles in the era of "Vietnam" = Vietnam War, the legacies of the war,...
Elwing Suong Gonzalez
Jan 19, 2022
Việt Kiều: foreigner in a familiar country
The word việt kiều means “Overseas Vietnamese” according to Google Translate, but the word carries so many layered connotations depending on
Brandon Nguyen
Sep 14, 2021
A love letter to my people
It seems an impossible task since there is no singular Vietnamese identity, but rather an immense number of Vietnamese experiences, personal
Lauren Thi Nguyễn
Aug 10, 2021
Say My Name
I hadn’t fully grasped it until most recently, but my identity has always been amorphous. When I came of age in Southern California,
Phoung-Cac Nguyễn
Jul 27, 2021
a father's passport
my father does not know me by my name / from that moment on / all was forgotten / I watch him burn his passport / headfirst into fire / male
Kwinnie Lê
Jul 14, 2021
A Rough Transition Into A New Year
Like many Americans last week, I watched thousands of rioters invade the Capitol building and shred us of our nation’s dignity. As an...
Jackie Reed
Jan 12, 2021
Connecting with Family During COVID
“Can you see me?”
“Is my mic working?”
These are words that you’ve heard all too many times at your new school building or places of work.
Tracey Nguyen Mang
Nov 24, 2020
Lessons of Intergenerational Trauma
Anger helped raise me. As a child, I felt my dad was always angry. He has propelled into a yelling fit over dirty cups in the kitchen sink,
Jenn Nguyen
Nov 17, 2020
Wishful Thinking
The Vietnamese zodiac is a repeating 12-year cycle based on the lunar calendar. The Vietnamese zodiac resembles the Chinese zodiac, but...
Jackie Reed
Oct 28, 2020
A Future Outside My Parents' Imagination
It's December in New York City, it’s cold in the Uber coming home from Williamsburg at 5am. I drank too much again, cigarettes and alcohol..
Wind Meets West
Oct 20, 2020
Happy Birthday to Us
Two years ago, on Oct 10, 2018 I published my first podcast episode 'Prelude', a ten minute soliloquy of what it was like growing up ...
Tracey Nguyen Mang
Oct 13, 2020
Sisters, Daughters, Spirits, Kin(h)
I used to only have two real memories of my aunt: when I met her and when I learned of her death. That is, until a few years ago when her...
Saoli Nguyen
Oct 6, 2020
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