The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen

April 18, 2025

418 - Viet Cinema Canon - Duong Dieu Linh -

In this episode of The Vietnamese podcast, host Anderson Le sits down with Duong Dieu Linh, a distinctive voice in Vietnam’s new wave of independent cinema. Known for her quirky, layered storytelling and bold visual style, Du...

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April 11, 2025

417 - Can Our Past Be Reconciled? Alex-Thai Dinh Vo

Alex-Thai Dinh Vo is Research Assistant Professor at the Vietnam Center & Archive (VNCA), Texas Tech University. He is a historian of modern Vietnam and East and Southeast Asia, specializing in Cold War politics and the Vietn...

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April 10, 2025

416 - What Happened to the Fate of Vietnam’s POW's and MIA's - Dr. Jay Veith

We sit in conversation with historian Dr. Jay Veith to uncover the forgotten and often overlooked story of how the United States worked to recover POWs and MIAs from Vietnam—efforts that began long before the lifting of the U...

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April 8, 2025

415 - Can You Ever Be Vietnamese Enough? - Chris Tran Travels

In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Chris Tran from Chris Tran Travels to explore the complexities of identity and culture as third-culture kids. We both share the challenges of spreading Vietnamese culture, despite our d...

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April 4, 2025

413 - Why Make Movies In Vietnam? Film Director Ham Tran

In this episode of The Vietnamese Podcast , host Anderson Le is joined by acclaimed film director Ham Tran. Together, they discuss the current state of the film industry in Vietnam, reflecting on its evolution and the growing...

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March 31, 2025

413 - Viet Thanh Nguyen

We sit down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen for a raw conversation that bridges literature, politics, and global affairs. Viet brings clarity and depth to some of the most urgent issues facing the world t...

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March 26, 2025

412 - Hung La - Who is the "Dangerous Man" Behind Lựu Đạn?

Hung La is a Vietnamese-American fashion designer based in London, known for his innovative menswear and exploration of Asian identity in fashion. Growing up in a Vietnamese community outside Washington, D.C., he was influenc...

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March 24, 2025

411- Viet Cinema Canon - Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh - How is Viet Cinema Being Reclaimed?

In this first episode of The Viet Cinema Canon, host Anderson Le is joined by Vietnamese director Nguyen Vo Nghiem Minh. Together, they discuss Minh’s journey into film directing, touching on his early influences and his crit...

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March 21, 2025

410 - Diana Nguyen - From Comic to Clown Doctor

Born to Vietnamese refugee parents and raised in Melbourne, Diana Nguyen’s work blends her Vietnamese heritage with her personal experiences, offering audiences a universally relatable perspective. From her critically acclaim...

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March 18, 2025

409 - Viet History Makers - Can Well-Behaved Women Make History?

Join host Kenneth Nguyen and series co-host Kevin Pham, author of The Architects of Dignity: Vietnamese Visions of Decolonization (Oxford University Press, 2024), in this sub-series of the podcast, exploring the key figures a...

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