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The History Behind Son Mai
Sơn Mài, or also known to the west as lacquer painting, is a form of painting that was revived and made a unique form in the 1930’s in...

Harleen Kaur
Sep 7, 2021


Upcoming Event: Chinatown Music Festival
For the first time, the Manilatown Heritage Foundation partnered with the Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco to bring back the...

Zachary Anderson
Aug 15, 2021

Fragments Art Exhibition Opening Ceremony
On January 15, 2021, Chopstick Alley Art and Evergreen Valley College, both located in San Jose, partnered up to present Fragments, an...
Chopsticks Alley Interns
Jan 22, 2021


Remembering Late Vietnamese Comedian Chi Tai
On December 9, 2020, Vietnamese Comedian Chí Tài reportedly suffered a stroke as he was found lying motionless on a staircase in his...

Harleen Kaur
Jan 16, 2021


A Perspective from a Black, Vietnamese American Woman From Alabama
As a Blasian (Black and Vietnamese) growing up in the deep South (Alabama) on an Air Force Base in the 70s and 80s, I didn’t personally...
Admin
Jun 13, 2020


Chopsticks Alley Talk Live Episode 19: Mental Health of Asian Americans - Covid 19
Mental health issues facing Asian American families during Shelter in Place and Covid-19.
Chopsticks Alley Talk
Apr 23, 2020

Chopsticks Alley Talk in Vietnamese: A Message About the Corona Virus and Santa Clara County Workers
A Public Service Announcement by Chopsticks Alley Talk interviews Betty Duong, Santa Clara County Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, in
Chopsticks Alley Talk
Mar 16, 2020

Chopsticks Alley Talk: A Public Message in Vietnamese about the Coronavirus and Santa Clara County
Chopsticks Alley Talk discusses the Coronavirus with the Office of Supervisor Cindy Chavez for Santa Clara County in Vietnamese.
Chopsticks Alley Talk
Mar 16, 2020


Not One Day! Vietnam's Special Economic Zone Lease to China for 99 Years Ignited a Fire in the H
Protest in San Jose at Century Mall on June 12, 2018 - Photos by Jackie Huynh On June 12, 2018, over 3,000 Vietnamese Americans gathered...
Liza Chu
Jun 15, 2018

Chopsticks Alley Kickstarter Campaign to help Southeast Asian Artists
Click Here to go to the Kicksarter Campaign Page. About Chopsticks Alley Art promotes Southeast Asian cultural heritage through the...
Chopsticks Alley
Jun 6, 2018

"You Don't Deserve to Be Here": The Debate Around the Deportation of Vietnamese “Crimi
The issue of deportations is not new to the Vietnamese community. Following the mass exodus of our people from Vietnam – men, women,...
Huy Tran
Apr 11, 2018


Vietgone is Here! A Play by Vietnamese Playwright Qui Nguyen Will Be Featured at the San Francisco A
The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, or ACT, is featuring a play that is the first of its kind: it is a boy-meets-girl...
Keana A. Labra
Feb 13, 2018


"Stand Up, Fight Back!" Jackie Huynh's Photos of the 2018 Women's March Bay Area P
Our very own Chopsticks Alley photojournalist, Jackie Huynh, went out to capture the climatic, unyielding spirit, and the formidable show...
Carolyn Lê
Jan 25, 2018


Women's March Bay Area 2018: The Many Faces of Feminism
The Bay Area Women’s March is a popular movement that began last year. Spurring conversation across the country, social media has been...
Keana A. Labra
Jan 21, 2018


Was She Wearing Underwear? Stand Up, Speak Up! #MeToo #MeTooButI’mABitch
This week, my Facebook is streaming with #metoos, a hashtag movement that sprang up in light of allegations against Hollywood producer...
Liza Chu
Nov 27, 2017


What About Vietnam and Typhoon Doksuri?
Typhoon Doksuri is one of many severe tropical cyclones that have taken plight in recent months, in both the Atlantic and Pacific...
Jullianne Pham
Oct 23, 2017

Thờ Mẫu: Vietnam’s Worship of Mother Goddess of Three Realms recognized by UNESCO World Heritage in
This story has been republished from VietnamEazy.com As a kid in Saigon I remember my grandmother taking me to watch Lên Đồng, or Spirit...
Trami Nguyen Cron
Sep 6, 2017


Born in Vietnam, Made in the USA. Police Chief Phan Ngo, Overcoming Stereotypes.
Sunnyvale, CA Police Chief Phan Ngo is one of the highest ranking Vietnamese Americans in law enforcement in the country since his...
Viviane Nguyen
Jun 10, 2017

San Jose Floods Affecting Hundreds of Vietnamese Families
Her face was puffy and pale; she was shivering and weak. An East San Jose flood victim, she was in desperate need of a quiet place where...
Trami Nguyen Cron
Mar 4, 2017


Immigration Fees Increase, More Financial Burden for Vietnamese Immigrants Seeking U.S. Citizenship
The 21 percent increase in a range of administrative fees for citizenship applications is adding to the challenges Vietnamese immigrants fac
Viviane Nguyen
Jan 11, 2017
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