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
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Lauren Thi Nguyễn
- Aug 10, 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
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Phoung-Cac Nguyễn
- Jul 27, 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,
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Jackie Reed
- Jan 12, 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...
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Tracey Nguyen Mang
- Oct 13, 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 ...
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Saoli Nguyen
- Oct 6, 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...
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Tracey Nguyen Mang
- Sep 22, 2020
Thank You 2020 Ambassadors
As our 2020 Ambassador Program comes to a close for the year, we want to thank this amazing group. They joined our team at the height of the
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Meghan Coyle
- Sep 1, 2020
Immigrants (and their children), we get the job done
I’ve had as many jobs as most people twice my age. In fifth grade, I started walking my neighbor’s dog every day for $10 a week. At the...
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Cuong Quy Huynh
- Aug 25, 2020
From Refugee Camps of Malaysia
In September of 1979, my family and I left the refugee camps of Malaysia to travel to the airport...How lucky I felt to be leaving...
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Tea Ho
- Jul 27, 2020
A Child From Grace
My husband and I had been waiting for our interview with the American embassy. If everything went smoothly, the road to America would not be
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