The Veil Between Two Worlds w/ host Amy M Le & guest Christina Vo

(S8, EP 7)

For this week's episode, my good friend Amy M. Le who has appeared in two of my episodes is back again on the podcast, this time as a guest host as she interviews our friend and writer, Christina Vo.  Amy chats up with Christina about the loss of her mom when she was a teenager, her writing journey, and her debut memoir, “The Veil Between Two Worlds” set to come out in April.

Bio:

Guest: Christina Vo is a writer who previously worked for international organizations in Vietnam and Switzerland, including UNICEF and the World Economic Forum. She also ran a floral design business in San Francisco, as well as worked as a donor relations writer for the University of California, San Francisco. Christina is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently rides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Veil Between Two Worlds , which will be published in April 2023, is her first book.

Guest Host: 

Amy M. Le was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States at the age of five with her mother and cousin.  She is a Vietnam War survivor and Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) warrior. Amy lived in the Pacific Northwest most of her life and currently calls Oklahoma her home. Before becoming an author, publisher, and speaker, Amy found success at tech companies working with the C-suite and board of directors. Today she is the founder of Quill Hawk Publishing, an Asian American, woman-owned indie-publishing company dedicated to amplifying diverse voices. Amy co-founded The Heart Community Collection, a resource for the CHD community, sits on the board of the Vietnamese Boat People organization, and serves as an officer for several writing organizations.

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