Episodes

May 15, 2024

350 - Viet Thanh Nguyen - Author of The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer is a New York Times best seller and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He is a University Professor, the Aerol Arnold Chair of English, and a Professor of English, American Studies a...

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May 10, 2024

349 - Phil Van - Writer/Director

Phillip Van has worked as a commercial and branded narrative content director for over a decade. His projects often highlight the surreal in the everyday, combining an uncanny and dryly humorous tone with dynamic visual story...

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May 3, 2024

348 - Supdawk - Content Creator

Supdawk was founded in 2020 by the dawk named "Anonymous." Supdawk is a Vietnamese-American born of refugee parents that grew up in Chicago and now resides in Orange County, California. Through creating content on social medi...

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May 1, 2024

347 - David Nguyen - Chef

David Nguyen is a first generation Vietnamese American Cook and Content Creator. His culinary journey started at a young age. Growing up, he'd watch his mom cook to provide for the family—from selling rice plates as a street ...

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April 29, 2024

346 - Kieu Chinh - Actress - The Sympathizer

Kieu Chinh is a Vietnamese-American actress, producer, humanitarian, lecturer and philanthropist. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://red...

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April 26, 2024

345 - Anh Do - Creative Director and Head of Music at Expedia

Anh Do is Executive Creative Director and Head of Music at Expedia. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Op...

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April 24, 2024

344 - Gee Q Pham - Rapper

Gee Q Pham a Southeast San Diego native & rapper has been recording his own music since 2003. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcirc...

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April 23, 2024

344- Chef David Nguyen

Chef David is a first generation Vietnamese American Cook and Content Creator. His culinary journey started at a young age. Growing up, he watched his mom cook to provide for the family—from selling rice plates as a street ve...

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April 18, 2024

343 - Bao Nguyen - Director of The Greatest Night In Pop

Bao Nguyen is an Emmy-nominated Vietnamese American filmmaker whose work has been seen on HBO, Netflix, the New York Times, ESPN, among many others. He directed BE WATER, a deep dive into the life and journey of Bruce Lee, co...

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April 15, 2024

342 - Thu Nguyen + Timothy Bui - M.E.M.O. - Medical, Educational Missions & Outreach.

M.E.M.O. is an acronym for Medical, Educational Missions & Outreach. A The organization consists of a group of doctors, health professionals, and student volunteers that travel to Vietnam to hold free health clinics in villag...

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April 11, 2024

341 - Christina Vo - Author

Christina Vo is a Santa Fe-based author whose work delves into themes such as loss, intergenerational trauma, healing, identity, and the notions of home and reconciliation. Her second book, M y Vietnam, Your Vietnam , is an i...

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April 3, 2024

340 - Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde - Ao Dai Festival Curator

Professor Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde received her B.A. in Political Science and Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Her teaching, research and organizing interests include: Southeast Asian Amer...

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March 27, 2024

339 - Jacqueline Thu Thao - Executive Producer of Fragile Flower

Dr. Jacqueline Thu Thao (Dr. J) is the executive producer of the new feature film Fragile Flower. Before she entered into the film industry, Dr. J graduated from the University of Southern California with a Doctorate in Pharm...

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March 25, 2024

338 - Jeannie Mai - Television Host + Fashion Expert + Producer

Jeannie Camtu Mai is an American television personality, best known for her work on the makeover show How Do I Look? and the syndicated daytime talk show The Real. As a fashion expert, she is frequently featured on television...

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March 22, 2024

337 - Tahnee Phan - Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified School District

Tahnne Phan has spent 24 years in public education, working in the Garden Grove Unified School District. She has spent time as an elementary school teacher, assistant principal, high school principal and Director of K-12 Educ...

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March 20, 2024

336 - Alex Thai - Research Assistant Professor at the Vietnam Center and Archive

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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March 12, 2024

335 - Francis Lam - Host of the Splendid Table

Francis Lam is the host of The Splendid Table, produced by American Public Media. A regular contributor and frequent guest host on The Splendid Table since 2010, Lam is the former Eat columnist for The New York Times Magazine...

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March 8, 2024

334 - Pham Dinh Hue - Cố Vấn Ngành Giáo Dục

Pham Dinh Hue là một người cố vấn về ngành giáo dục đã nghỉ hưu với hơn ba thập niên làm việc trong lãnh vực giáo dục tai đại học Quận Cam. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/do...

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March 5, 2024

Viet D. Dinh — American Legal Scholar and Former Chief Legal and Policy Officer of Fox Corporation

Viet D. Dinh — American legal scholar, former Chief Legal and Policy Officer of Fox Corporation and former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-...

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Feb. 27, 2024

332 - Chris Tran - Chris Tran Travels - Content Creator

Chris Tran is a content creator and former language instructor. He's been a language and social sciences teacher. Currently living in Saigon. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/...

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Feb. 20, 2024

331 - Rachele Nguyen - Singer

Rachele Nguyen was a contestant on season 2023 of The Voice. As Rachele's voice highlighted unbelievable notes, she received a chair turn from Reba McEntire. Rachele's parents first discovered she could sing when she was 2, w...

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Feb. 16, 2024

330 - Gustavo Arellano - Los Angeles Times Columnist + Author

Gustavo Arellano is an American writer and journalist. He is a featured contributor for the Los Angeles Times and the former editor of Orange County's alternative weekly OC Weekly. Arellano has won numerous awards for the col...

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Feb. 14, 2024

329 - Thao French - Muralist + Photographer

Thao Huynh French is an artist, muralist and photographer. Born in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, she currently lives and works in San Diego, California. She is best known for co-founding Mindful Murals™ with her husband, where toget...

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Feb. 12, 2024

328 - Dada Ngo (Boiling Crab Founder) + Kristin Nguyen (Garlic & Chive Founder)

Please join us as we host this live FOOD and FOUNDERS session with Dada Ngo and Kristin Nguyen, brought to you by Advance OC and Center for Entrepreneurship. The Boiling Crab was founded by Sinh Nguyen and Dada Ngo, a Vietnam...

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