In this second part of Fred Le’s Interview, we explore how his style challenges stereotypes and empowers Vietnamese Americans to embrace their cultural identity. Le's humor brings attention to the struggles faced by this community and creates positive representation. His work in comedy plays a significant role in shaping Vietnamese American cultural identity by addressing overlooked issues and empowering the community. Follow our guest: Website: https://linktr.ee/fredle Support the podcast by bu...
Mar 21, 2023•31 min
Meet Fred Le, a talented Vietnamese American stand-up comedian, and filmmaker. He has an exciting documentary on the horizon called "The Empathizer," where he's exploring the stories of "young" Viet Kieus who have chosen to “come back” to live in Vietnam despite their parents' disapproval at times. Fred himself lived in Vietnam from 2017 to 2020 and is passionate about uncovering what it truly means to be Vietnamese. Through his interviews with other Vietnamese individuals born outside of Vietna...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 73
For this episode back from a long break, I am inviting our former host Nico to talk about a topic that is really important for both of us: Acceptance. It is something that we have been practicing diligently for the past couple of years (and still actively practicing) as it is an important step when facing the many transitions in life. Without further ado, I am inviting you to listen to this two-part episode where I am also giving an update on where the podcast will go in the next few months. Sup...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 4 min
In this episode, we are truly exploring the meaning of better late than never! We recorded this episode at the beginning of June hoping to release it before one big transitional break with Tue-Si going back to Canada for the summer and Moni deciding to step away from the podcast to focus on other areas of her life. Unfortunately, as it often happens life got a bit overwhelming and this episode stayed on the shelves until today. So better late than never, here is an interesting team introspection...
Sep 22, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Soline is a university lecturer and the project lead for Gender Equality Across Vietnam Industries and for the Women Empower Club. She came back to Vietnam in 2015 after living overseas in Switzerland, Singapore and Uganda. In this episode: 🎙️ How her overseas experience in Switzerland, Singapore and Uganda shaped her perspective about gender roles and equality 🎙️ How the mentorship program of the Women Empowerment Club have transformed the life of women in management positions 🎙️ As a projec...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 70
Van Trinh is a French-Vietnamese who is the School Director of the French Bakery (La Boulangerie Francaise) which is a vocational training center funded by a French NGO called IECD. They’ve already trained over 60 young Vietnamese from a vulnerable background through this non-profit initiative. They also sell their amazing pastries around Saigon! Do you want to support them and have a delicious pastry with your coffee at the same time? Use this discount code to get 20% off your order until June ...
May 19, 2022•50 min
In this episode, we talk about how sex is perceived in Vietnam through the lens of a Saigonese Gen Z, Selena Luong. Selena was raised in a conservative and religious family without a proper sex education. After a lot of struggles with her sex life, now she’s on the mission to become a sex, love, relationship coach to encourage more open conversations about sex and pleasure. She also wants to give the young Vietnamese a different perspective about sex and unlearn everything the patriarchal societ...
May 09, 2022•55 min•Ep. 68
Our Guest Ricardo needs very little introduction! A creative force in the queer scene of Vietnam since 2017. Ricardo is the founder of GenderFunk, the largest alt. drag queer collective in VietNam. He also teaches sexuality/gender/consent workshops in schools. It was with great pleasure that we welcomed all his wisdom and fabulous energy on the podcast and wished this episode would have lasted 3 hours as we covered so many important and deep topics. In this episode: 🎙️ Growing Up Disconnected &...
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 67
🎉New episode with the amazing Nam Den from Afro Viet TV who’s on a the mission to bridge the gap between the Vietnamese and African culture, and also to show Vietnam to the world form a different perspective. In this episode: 🎙️ How an actor became a business man in Vietnam and what led him to start his YouTube channel, Afro Viet TV 🎙️ What makes him feel more at home in Vietnam than in Nigeria 🎙️ How he wants to change the narrative about Nigeria and black people, and the representation of ...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 66
🔈 Fascinating is the word that keeps on popping into my mind since I’ve recorded this interview and throughout the whole editing process of this episode. 💖 It is fascinating to be able to meet such an incredible human in Jk Hobson that has seemingly lived so many lives and yet each one of them so uniquely and authentically him, in all the ups and the many downs. ➡️ In this episode, we cover among many other things: 🎙️ His insights & wisdom on his active practice of Nichiren Buddhism 🎙️ H...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 65
In this episode, we invited Quynh, a previous co-host & guest and Spiritual Teacher to join our roundtable discussion on spirituality. We want to demystify the meaning of spirituality and explain why spirituality is actually very practical. In essence, spirituality is about knowing your spirit - who you truly are. We honestly share about events in our life that led us on a spiritual path and how we practice it every day. In this episode: 🎙️ How spirituality allows you to create the future y...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 64
Chúc mừng năm mới! In western cultures, we are used to set our intentions & goals for the next year by January first (as you can listen in our “ End Of Year Review ” episode). But It is quite different in Vietnam where we do celebrate the “western” New Year but nothing really moves until after the Lunar New Year (Tet). This offers the unsettling advantage of being able to celebrate two new years back to back. And so this gave the team the perfect opportunity to have an open discussion about ...
Feb 10, 2022•48 min•Ep. 63
Ania has a YouTube and Tiktok channel called Bananoi where she addresses taboo topics in Vietnam such as mental health and gender equality (in Vietnamese). She has a very interesting upbringing: She was born in Poland where she attended French school since first grade, then she moved to Vietnam at the age of 16 to finish French high school in Hanoi. In today’s episode: 🧒🏻 What does it really mean to be a third culture kid and how she’s trying to define the meaning of home 🤐 How she addresses ...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 62
🔈 Denise is the CEO and co-founder of Vietnam's fastest-growing AI social & dating app Fika, with over 1M downloads globally, only 1 year after its soft launch in November 2020. 🤗 Denise already has a wide catalog of inspiring and moving stories and we invite you to discover these stories in some of the other interviews she has given. 🎙️ In this episode, we decided to focus on the unfortunate passing of her adoptive mother at the age of 9 and the repercussion that it had on her life, how ...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 61
We had the pleasure to sit down with Laurent Du Owner of Bento Bistro & Oliver’s Pizza, originally from France Laurent hopes to bring a fresher look of French cuisine to Vietnam and introduce another Paris to his Asian counterparts - the Paris that he grew up in, with familiar yet exciting tastes. In this episode: 🎙️ How he followed his passion and traded a good salary in Paris for minimum Vietnamese wage in order to gain F&B experiences 🎙️ How Covid 19 gave him the opportunity to laun...
Jan 10, 2022•56 min•Ep. 60
Let’s welcome the amazing Micka Chu, a Russian French MC, actress and media personality in Vietnam. She speaks 5 languages, including Vietnamese, and participates regularly in major Vietnamese National TV shows and YouTube. You’ve probably seen her a lot, but today we have a chance to learn more about her challenging upbringing and how that experience helped her become that positive and resilient woman that you see today. Her story is about sacrifice, resilience, grit and finding the silver lini...
Jan 02, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 59
It’s time to review 2021! 🎉 🎙️ In this episode, Tue-Si and Moni reflect on their learnings and growth through Creators in Vietnam, and what they wish for the podcast in 2022. 🌟 They share their biggest achievements and lessons in 2021 both in their personal and professsional life such as working on their mindset about money, their success as a coach, and building a system for accountability and measurable progress. 🙏🏽Then they set their intentions for 2022. We hope you enjoy the holiday sea...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 58
💕 In this episode, we have the pleasure to welcome Cam Van the creator of “From Saigon To Saigon”, a charity that saw the light of day during the intense Saigon Lockdown in the middle of 2021. The Charity was organically created and meant as an emergency response to provide food for the impoverished neighborhood of Saigon, the team went from only her to 40 people volunteering full-time their kind heart and energy for more than 3 months! 🤝 This emotional retelling of her charitable journey real...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 57
🔊 Get to know Niall Mackay, the amazing person behind Seven Million Bikes that provides English entertainment through A Vietnam Podcast, comedy shows and events. 🕺Niall, originally from Glasgow, Scotland, has lived in Saigon since 2016 with his wife, Adrie, and the Seven Million Bikes mascot, Biscuit. 🎉 In this episode, we learn more about the real person behind the scenes and how he has the super power to make the most out of any situation and think positive at all times. In this episode: 🎙...
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 56
🔈 In this episode, we are taking the time to have a meaningful conversation with Kitty from Tutu.House She shares with us her journey in understanding and accepting her own rhythm through her life's tribulations while strongly following her own inner voices and guidance. 🎉 Through processing and discussing some of her past traumas, she realized that Vietnam still needed tools to practice love and understanding in the everyday life, and this is why she created Tutu . House in order to bring mea...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 55
In this episode, we are joined by the amazing Denise Truong, coach & Trainer, and the founder of Tyde Consulting. 🫂 She shares her journey on how she overcame her childhood traumas of being sexually harassed at a young age and the process of deep self-exploration that she had to take (and is still taking) in order to heal and grow into her authentic self. 🎉 Today she'd like to inspire others on their journey from trauma to triumph through her coaching and her consulting company. In her own...
Nov 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 54
In this episode, we have the pleasure to talk with Rosi Happi, the founder of the Social Changemakers and the Happi Event. 💃🏼 She shares her journey as an "untypical Vietnamese" who promotes gender equality, goes against outdated norms and always finds ways to follow what she wants even if it's challenging by stretching her capabilities. 🌻 We believe her story is a great inspiration for the young generation and anyone who wants to make an impact in Vietnam. In this episode: 🎙️ Despite her ch...
Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 53
Have you ever had challenges talking about mental health, especially about depression and suicide? In this episode, we have an honest and vulnerable conversation on this topic with our guest, Conor Kelly, the founder and host of the ComebaCK podcast. We talk about: 🎙️How he gained a strong will to overcome depression and suicidal thoughts 🎙️The system he built to support his mental health and personal growth. 🎙️How he got out of his comfort zone by moving to Vietnam and founding his own podca...
Nov 07, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 52
🎙️ A Talk With Moni Lê, Vietnamese-Hungarian, on Identity, Finding Purpose and Being the New Host Of The Podcast In this episode, we are giving our New Co-Host Moni Lê The Full Creators In Vietnam Experience! We learn more about her particular upbringing in Europe and how she handled the very sensitive question of Identity that many Vietnamese overseas struggles with. 👏 Her Interview is also an important reminder that being able to be vulnerable around the proper support system is key to emoti...
Nov 02, 2021•53 min•Ep. 51
🔊 BIG ANNOUCEMENTS🔊 🎊 We're finally out of a heavy lockdown here in Saigon so we lost no time to get the team physically back together in order to record this special transition episode and give you some updates! We had to say goodbye to our incredible leader Dana this month and this ushered a few changes in the podcast. 1️⃣ Let's start with the "sad" one first. No other way to say it but Nico is also leaving us! He goes into detail in this episode on the reasons behind his decision and his d...
Oct 24, 2021•32 min•Ep. 50
Quynh Le is a Feminine Embodiment Coach, Spiritual Teacher and Speaker (she is also a former co-host of the Creators in Saigon podcast!). She guides women and men on how to balance both the masculine and feminine energies within them, for better relationships with themselves and with others. Quynh says, "If you’re a woman having trouble forming or sustaining deep connection with other women and constantly feel “threatened, superior/inferior, suspicious, competitive, jealous” around them, you pro...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 49
When you are an entrepreneur, it's easy to get overwhelmed or lost in your own mind. That is why, in this episode we invited Lam Tran, Co-Founder and CEO of Wisepass . We tried to understand what's the other side of the coin of being a "CEO" and how other entrepreneurs can become as resilent as him. Lam Tran shares with us his different experiences and how he organise himself and manages his startup to stay on track. He explains us why he moved back to Vietnam and what lead him to become a start...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Yes, it's true, Dana has made the difficult decision to move on from Vietnam and go back to the US (at least for now). So what's next? In this episode, we get updates from Dana, Nico, and Tue Si about what they've been working on the past few months and how they've been handling the lockdowns that keep getting more and more strict. Dana shares why she's leaving and her decision process full of emotional ups and downs, and what's next for her. Finally the team shares that we are looking for a fem...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 47
Do you have a big idea, something you've always wanted to try, but fears are holding you back from taking the leap? This one is for you! Tam Nguyen is Saigonese and the Founder and Host of Vietnam Rising - a business podcast that focuses on stories from up and coming entrepreneurs and names in Vietnam and why this is the place to be. The show is being broadcast across more than 7 platforms, including Youtube, and is listened to by audiences worldwide. It took Tam 6 months from having the initial...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 46
✨ In This Episode, we are interviewing Aiyetoro Hinds (Toro), the compassionate creator of UPP Global a charity where he and his team provide sporting and educational opportunities for disadvantaged young people. 👏 It was a pleasure to hear him talk about his passions, his beliefs, and how his deep empathy and pure intentions are fueling his desire to make the world a better place. 🤗 The Team truly hopes that everyone who is experiencing lockdown is keeping safe and we send all our support &am...
Aug 25, 2021•58 min•Ep. 45
