As an openly gay immigrant from Việt Nam, Hoàng is proud to be appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to serve on the Los Angeles City Civil and Human Rights Commission. He was also named one of the National Association of Asian Pacific in Politics and Public Affairs' 40 Under 40. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Oct 03, 2023•55 min
Jamie Jo Hoang is the author of MY FATHER, THE PANDA KILLER (YA) and BLUE SUN, YELLOW SKY (ADULT). Her work has been featured in TIME, NPR, SALON, POPSUGAR, TINY BUDDHA, and WRITER'S DIGEST. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sep 27, 2023•58 min
Vietnam Society was founded by Phuong “Erin” Steinhauer and Peter Steinhauer who have lived and traveled to work in Vietnam for nearly 30 years. Mrs. Steinhauer is a Vietnamese American corporate executive, born and raised in Saigon. She is the great grand daughter of Pham Phu Thu , a great minister and reformer of Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty. Peter Steinhauer is a world-renowned fine art photographer who has dedicated his career to documenting Vietnam since first moving to Vietnam in 1993...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Tom Cross is a Vietnamese American television and film editor. He is known for his collaborations with Damien Chazelle including Whiplash for which he won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing as well as La La Land, and First Man. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Viet Nguyen is the founder and executive chef of Kei Concepts, a restaurant concept creation and management group that develops and manages proprietary brands and incubates emerging concepts. Kei Concepts is a startup incubator at the crossroads of food, tech, and culture; AAPI-run, with women in key leadership roles. A thriving nest of fresh, electrifying ideas, devoted to pioneering and nurturing innovative culinary concepts, Kei Concepts began for a simple reason: to build something that our ...
Sep 15, 2023•52 min
Kim Thúy Ly Thanh, CQ is a Vietnamese-born Canadian writer, whose debut novel Ru won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2010 Governor General's Awards and has now been made into a movie. A graduate in translation and law, Kim Thuy has worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer, restaurant owner, media personality and television host. She lives in Montreal and devotes herself to writing. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguy...
Sep 14, 2023•52 min
In 2012, Viet Pham was an Iron Chef America winner by beating Chef Bobby Flay. He also appeared on the second season of Extreme Chef. In 2018, he faced off against Chef Bobby Flay again on Beat Bobby Flay, securing a second victory against him. Viet Pham attended culinary school in San Francisco but began his career in software. His first chef job was at Casey's Irish Pub Downtown where he was hired in 2006 upon graduating from Le Cordon Bleu. After working in San Francisco, owner Blake Ballard ...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Quang Do is the founder of Overseas Vietnamese (OV)—the global community of Vietnamese professionals. OV now counts more than 30k members and has chapters in over 40 cities around the globe. Quang was born and raised in Germany. He currently resides in Singapore and works for Google. OV: overseasvietnamese.com Quang: quang.do Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: http...
Sep 08, 2023•59 min
Duyen Ha is a purpose-driven entrepreneur with an extensive background as a Michelin-starred trained chef. While working as a professional chef in some of France’s most prestigious restaurants, she's witnessed the incredible power of food and beverage to build relationships, enhance communal experiences, and extend the enjoyment of life’s most precious conversations and celebrations. That realization sparked the deliciously simple idea of bringing the best and most exciting French wines to marke...
Sep 07, 2023•53 min
Christina Bui is a strategic advisor and Business Development Executive with over 25 years’ experience of successfully launching new businesses and service lines, increasing sales revenue, expanding into new markets, leading management teams and board of directors, driving growth, leveraging a powerful network, and building effective partnerships. Christina Bui’s breadth of experience spans a variety of industries, including technology, healthcare, engineering, construction, management consultin...
Sep 05, 2023•53 min
Chantal Nong is currently Executive Vice President at DC Studios, where she oversees the creative development and production of DC-based feature films, television and animation. Her films include the upcoming SUPERMAN: LEGACY, as well as THE BATMAN, THE SUICIDE SQUAD, and WONDER WOMAN 1984. She previously supervised Warner Bros. Pictures releases, including CRAZY RICH ASIANS, THE MEG, THE INTERN, and 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE. Before moving to Warner Bros., Chantal was a Vice President of Developme...
Aug 31, 2023•47 min
Tue Nguyen is a Vietnamese chef and content creator (@twaydabae) who has quickly become a breakout star in the digital space featured in publications such as Bon Appetit, People, Vice, Elle, ABC News, LA Times, Paper Mag and many more. Her restaurant, ĐiĐi, opened July 2023 in West Hollywood in partnership with the world renowned Hospitality company, HWood Group. Her culinary skills have also been showcased through many sold-out popups that include Family Style Festival, Open Market, ComplexCon,...
Aug 25, 2023•54 min
Tu Lam is a decorated Green Beret with almost 23 years of U.S military service, an entrepreneur, and a developer of men. A Special Forces Uncle and Stepfather raised Tu; he ultimately made his way to serve within the U.S. Special Operations, deploying numerous times before retirement. Tu is now the Founder and CEO of Ronin Tactics, Inc., where he teaches and develops tactical equipment for military, law enforcement, and civilians. Tu hosted “Knife or Death” on the History Channel and is also a k...
Aug 23, 2023•51 min
JASON NGUYEN is a director, writer, and producer based in Los Angeles, CA with over 10 years experience in scripted, unscripted and branded content. He is a director of several original sketches and digital series that have amassed millions of views. Jason is currently the Creative Director @ Will Smith’s Westbrook Media. He heads up some of Westbrook’s viral digital content for a variety of high- profile celebrity clients and brands. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnames...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Cat Ly is a singer and actor. Her work in film includes Owl and the Sparrow, Journey From the Fall, and House Rules. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 19, 2023•1 hr 5 min
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, her MD from Northwestern University, and her Psychiatry Residency and Child Psychiatry Fellowship training at UC Davis. She started her career in community mental health, with specific interests in cross-cultural psychiatry, the intersection of spirituality and mental heal...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr
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 Ho Chi Minh City and the Embassy in Hanoi on political issues impacting the bilateral relationship spanning 33 provinces from central to southern Vietnam. Her previous diplomatic assignments overseas have included Japan, Greece, and Mexico. Domestically, she has served in W...
Aug 12, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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 channel called @mommyandmevietnamese where they teach children the basics of Vietnamese language. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcir...
Aug 09, 2023•55 min
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 television with Mark Burnett Productions, feature development with Village Roadshow Pictures, talent representation at ICM Partners, business affairs and animation at DreamWorks Animation, animation television production at Warner Bros, animation feature production at Disney T...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 9 min
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 Midwest, and the South. During her career, Crystal led primetime evening newscasts, extensively covering: George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis and the subsequent riots throughout the city; investigations into hate crimes in the wake of the deadly Atlanta spa shootings; the Aaro...
Aug 04, 2023•52 min
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 overshadowed by cultural expectations, an interest in the sciences, and the desire to serve others. After establishing a career in medicine, Vy finally came back to her creative self and began painting in 2015. Her prolific and dedicated studio practice has expanded from painting t...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 16 min
*** 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 written under the Writers Guild of Canada. Andrew Phung is an award winning actor, improv comedian, emcee, and writer. His infectious and relatable personality has made him one of Canada's top comedic performers. His work on Kim's Convenience has earned him four Canadian Screen Aw...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Dennis (Dizzy) Doan is a San Diego based tattoo artist, designer, philanthropist and author. During the pandemic he created the iconic digital painting "Model Minority©" depicting a woman wearing the Vietnamese conical hat, dawning a face mask with the words, "Hate is a virus." Doan’s painting was widely shared on the internet and used by the numerous Anti-Asian Hate protests that swept the nation. These days, he is still deeply committed to his craft as a tattoo artist while building his non-pr...
Jul 27, 2023•57 min
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 sustainability. She grew up in Australia, having arrived as a refugee, and is based between Vietnam and Australia. Cat-Thao is an Unconscious Bias and Cultural Intelligence Facilitator certified by the Cultural Intelligence Institute (Michigan, US) and is a certified executive coach. ...
Jul 25, 2023•56 min
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 Vikings, Kate Nguyen in Good Trouble, and Mai Ling in Warrior. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 20, 2023•58 min
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 slate with projects at Amazon, Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, ABC and Universal. Hieu recently produced the highly-anticipated feature Shortcomings, directed by Randall Park, which had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and will be released by Sony Pictures Cla...
Jul 13, 2023•55 min
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 editorial roles at the ABC. https://www.sheilatakeabow.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 12, 2023•52 min
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 they love. He currently serves as the chairman of the board for the SPJA , and as an advisor to Saleshood . He has also served as: advisory board member for AIGA/LA, Emmys Motion & Title Design Peer Group, Otis Board of Governors, Santa Monica College and Woodbury Univers...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 18 min
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 journey as it has recently won awards at the San Francisco Spirits Competition. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 28, 2023•55 min
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 videos. Nguyen has worked as a production assistant at Universal Pictures (Jarhead, Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift). Since 2006, Nguyen has written, directed and produced over fifty feature length and short independent films ranging from a wide variety of genres. In 2012, Nguye...
Jun 24, 2023•52 min
