Episodes

Oct. 26, 2023

301 - Maria Trần - Filmmaker/Actress

Maria Trần, a Vietnamese-Australian artist based in the US, is an actor, filmmaker, and martial artist with a passion for fight action choreography. She is also the founder of Phoenix Eye Films, a production company focusing ...

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Oct. 20, 2023

300 - Peter Steinhauer - Photographer

Peter Steinhauer is a husband, a father, and an artist photographer, who has been living and working in Asia since 1993. Steinhauer’s first artist monograph, Vietnam: Portraits and Landscapes , was published by Edition Stemml...

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Oct. 18, 2023

299 - Ky - Founder of Pho Da Culture

Ky is the founder of Pho Da Culture, who's mission is to curate, showcase, and provide awareness to all the Vietnamese creators around the world one person at a time. Pho Da Culture spotlights new creators each week along wit...

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Oct. 18, 2023

299 - Ky Truong - Pho Da Culture

Ky Truong is the founder of Pho Da Culture's, who's mission is to curate, showcase, and provide awareness to Vietnamese creators around the world, one person at a time. Every week Pho Da Culture spotlights a new creator along...

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Oct. 14, 2023

298 - Tom Nguyen - Attorney + Broker

Tom Nguyen is the Managing Partner at Key Partners LLC. Tom heads up the acquisitions and dispositions of both land development and income property for the Company. He is not only responsible for procuring opportunities for t...

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Oct. 12, 2023

297 - Ava AnhDao - Mentalist

Ava Do is a magician, mentalist, and deception consultant. As an immigrant trying to manage impressions from two different environments, she became fascinated with the subjects of perception and social psychology. After study...

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Oct. 11, 2023

296 - Marcelino Truong - Graphic Novelist

Marcelino Truong is an illustrator and painter, and the author of the graphic memoir Such a Lovely Little War and its sequel Saigon Calling. Born the son of a Vietnamese diplomat in 1957 in the Philippines, he and his family ...

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Oct. 3, 2023

295 - Hoang Nguyen - Los Angeles City Commissioner

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...

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Sept. 27, 2023

294 - Jamie Jo Hoang - Author

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://...

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Sept. 25, 2023

293 - Phuong Erin Steinhauer - Vietnam Society Founder

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...

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Sept. 21, 2023

292 - Tom Cross - Academy Award Winning Film Editor

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 Fir...

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Sept. 15, 2023

291 - Viet Nguyen - CEO & Executive Chef of Kei Concepts

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 incubat...

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Sept. 14, 2023

290 - Kim Thuy - Author - RU

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 graduat...

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Sept. 11, 2023

289 - Viet Pham - Iron Chef

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 v...

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Sept. 8, 2023

288 - Quang Do - Overseas Vietnamese - Founder

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 Germa...

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Sept. 7, 2023

287 - Duyen Ha - Bondle Wines

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 ...

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Sept. 5, 2023

286 - Christina Bui - Viet Leaders Forum

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 ...

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Aug. 31, 2023

285 - Chantal Nong - Vice President at DC Studios

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...

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Aug. 25, 2023

284 - Tue Nguyen - Building From Scratch

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...

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Aug. 23, 2023

283 - Tu Lam - Finding Peace As a Decorated War Veteran

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. Spe...

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Aug. 21, 2023

282 - Jason Nguyen - Who Are We Creating For?

Film director, Jason Nguyen, is a creative director for Westbrook Media who has directed social content for Will Smith, Alicia Keys, and many others. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth...

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Aug. 19, 2023

281 - Cat Ly - Breaking Through Barriers with the Power of Kindness

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 Inq...

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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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