Episodes

Aug. 16, 2023

280 - Dr. Elizabeth Nguyen - Where Might Traditional Western Medicine Be Heading?

Elizabeth Nguyen, MD was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her parents were refugees from Vietnam who arrived in Honolulu in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. She received her BA from Stanford University in Human Biology...

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Aug. 12, 2023

279 - Christina Le - What is the Role of a U.S. Foreign Service Diplomat?

Christina Le is a career U.S. diplomat with the Department of State and is currently the Political Section Chief at the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, overseeing a team that advises the Consul General in...

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Aug. 9, 2023

278 - Sophie Tran + Jennifer Tran - Why Repetition Matters Early On

Sophie Tran + Jennifer Tran continue the legacy of The He Tre, a popular Vietnamese language children's education company their parents founded and operated in the 1990's. Today, Sophie + Jennifer have their own YouTube chan...

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Aug. 7, 2023

277 - Stephanie Tran - Not Where You Want to Be? Think Bigger Picture

Stephanie Tran is currently an Associate Producer at Disney Television Animation, and the co-founder/co-leader of the AAPI employee affinity group TVAnimasians. She has worked for various departments and companies: reality te...

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Aug. 4, 2023

276 - Crystal Bui - What Really Goes On Behind the Scenes with the News?

Crystal Bui has worked as a TV news reporter and journalist for six stations around the country, serving every region in the United States for about a decade: Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest, New England, New York City, the Mid...

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July 31, 2023

275 - Vy Ngo - Burning Down the House to Find Clarity and Balance

Vy Ngo is an Austin based visual artist, who draws influences from her life as a Vietnamese-American, a physician, a mother, and an activist. Born to refugee parents in rural Pennsylvania, her passion for the arts was oversha...

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July 28, 2023

274 - Andrew Phung - How Long Does It Take to Become Funny?

*** Special note: This episode with Andrew Phung was recorded before the July 14, 2023 American actors' union SAG-AFTRA strike. Run the Burbs is an ACTRA production, which is the Canadian acting union. The show is also writte...

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July 27, 2023

272 - Dennis (Dizzy) Doan - To Judge or Not to Judge?

Dennis (Dizzy) Doan is a San Diego based tattoo artist, designer, philanthropist and author. During the pandemic he created an artwork of a woman wearing the Vietnamese conical hat and a face mask saying, "Hate is a virus." D...

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July 25, 2023

272 - Cat-Thao Nguyen - How Does Real Change Happen?

Cat-Thao Nguyen is Managing Director of Global Ready LLC, which delivers leadership programs in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Cultural Intelligence and assisting leaders discover their purpose as it intersects with sustainabi...

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July 20, 2023

271 - Dianne Doan - What is a Crucial Factor to Surviving in Hollywood?

Dianne Doan is a Canadian actress, dancer, and voiceover artist who is known for playing the role of Lonnie in the Descendants franchise. She is also known for playing a variety of roles in several other shows such as Yidu in...

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July 13, 2023

270 - Hieu Ho - Who Tells Your Story?

HIEU HO is a Co-Founder and Partner at Imminent Collision, a leading TV and film production company with a first-look deal at Universal Television. As a producer, he oversees their extensive development and production slat...

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July 12, 2023

269 - Sheila Ngoc Pham - How Much is Too Much Talk of the Vietnam War?

Sheila Ngoc Pham is a writer, editor, producer and scholar working across radio, print, online and film. Sheila is based in Sydney, Australia. She writes for a wide range of publications, and previously held digital and edito...

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July 10, 2023

268 - Chris Do - Are You Doing What You Love?

Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind and the founder of The Futur—an online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what t...

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June 28, 2023

267 - Tuan Lee - What it Takes to Build Brand Authority

Tuan Lee is the CEO and founder of Vervet, a sparkling canned cocktail company. This ready to drink craft company is creating a revolution with its own spirits, bitters, vermouth and amari. Tuan discusses the company's journe...

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June 24, 2023

266 - Steven Nguyen - How to Produce Animated Vibes

Steve Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American director, writer, artist and producer. Nguyen and fellow director Choz Belen formed Studio APA, a multimedia collective that specializes in the production of animated films and music vide...

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June 23, 2023

266 - Kim Loan Duong - Expanding in the Entertainment Business

Kim Loan Duong is an Entrepreneur, Event Producer and Talent Agent representing all Asian Models and Actors for Commercial, TV and Film projects with offices in New York City & Los Angeles. As the CEO and Founder of the first...

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June 21, 2023

265 - Tuan Andrew Nguyen - Engaging the World of Art from Vietnam

Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn is an artist and filmmaker based in Saigon, Vietnam. His practice expands to multiple mediums and is fueled by research and a commitment to communities that have faced traumas caused by colonialism, war, an...

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June 19, 2023

264 - Giacomo Traina - Dissecting Vietnamese American Literature from Italy

Giacomo Traina holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) and the University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland). His research interests include the memory of the Vietnam War through the works o...

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June 16, 2023

263 - HIEN - Getting More Certain with Uncertainty

Hien is a Brooklyn based singer/producer/sound designer. Ethereal vocals meshing with lush textures and minimal beats - her eclectic sonic identity has been influenced by a wide variation of sounds, from electronica to soul a...

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June 14, 2023

262 - Andy Tran - Are All Tattoos Created Equally?

Andy "Horitran" played a vital role in the establishment of My Tattoo Huntington Beach California in 2013, where he helped build and develop the studio. His dedication and talent in the art of tattooing led to him being besto...

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June 9, 2023

261 - Sabrina Duong - How Our Father's Cognac Is Being Redefined

Exsto Cognac is the very first Cognac created by Sabrina Duong, in partnership with one of the world’s best sommelier, Julie Dupouy. As cognac lovers and cognac makers, they have created a new, modern Cognac for a new generat...

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June 9, 2023

261 - Sabrina Duong - How Your Uncle's Cognac is Being Redefined

Exsto Cognac is the very first Cognac created by Sabrina Duong, in partnership with one of the world’s best sommelier, Julie Dupouy. As cognac lovers and cognac makers, they have created a new, modern Cognac for a new generat...

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June 5, 2023

TVL2 - This is NOT a Car Review for VINFAST

VinFast is a Vietnamese-founded private automotive company. Established in 2017, it is a member of the conglomerate organization Vingroup, one of the largest private conglomerates in Vietnam that was founded by Phạm Nhật Vượn...

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June 5, 2023

TVL2 - This is NOT a Car Review for VINFAST

VinFast is a Vietnamese-founded private automotive company. Established in 2017, it is a member of the conglomerate organization Vingroup, one of the largest private conglomerates in Vietnam that was founded by Phạm Nhật Vượn...

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