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Artist and Designer Tuan Tran - "Mẹ Earth: Past, Present, Future" Recycled Art Exhibition

Linh Bui

Mar 2, 2023

Artist and Designer Tuan Tran - "Mẹ Earth: Past, Present, Future" Recycled Art Exhibition

Tuan Tran is an artist and fashion designer born in Nha Trang, Vietnam. He immigrated to the United States in 1975 at 13 and resided in San

Vietnamese American Service Center Now Open: Meet Architect Thang Do

Harleen Kaur

Nov 30, 2021

Vietnamese American Service Center Now Open: Meet Architect Thang Do

On October 23, 2021, Santa Clara County opened the first facility of its kind in the United States, the Vietnamese American Service...

Asian-owned company LOUPN launches Asian-designed jewelry line

Dina Klarisse

Jul 29, 2021

Asian-owned company LOUPN launches Asian-designed jewelry line

In a Los Angeles studio in late June, jewelry designer Benjamin Holtrop, launched and celebrated the release of his “Be Water Summer...

National Youth Poet Laureate: Alexandra Huynh

Harleen Kaur

Jul 16, 2021

National Youth Poet Laureate: Alexandra Huynh

Chopsticks Alley got to sit down with our nation’s New National Youth Poet Laureate (NYPL) over Zoom to hear her journey of winning the...

Harleen Kaur

May 26, 2021

Queer, Dyslexic, Legend: Ocean Vuong

Ocean Vuong is an award winning poet and writer who will be leaving a legacy in the poetry and writing community. Vuong was born on a...

Zachary Anderson

May 6, 2021

A Conversation With Poet Alex Dang

According to his “About Me” page on his website, poet Alex Dang has performed his work in 30 cities in seven countries. For four years...

Ashley Hin

Mar 10, 2021

The Blind Chef: Christine Ha

Image source: Julie Soefer In season three of MasterChef—the dramatic and intense American cooking show hosted by Gordon Ramsay, Joe...

Harleen Kaur

Feb 17, 2021

Eric Bui: Art Across Mediums

Eric Bui, a constant explorer of different art methods, is a local artist here in San Jose originally from Alhambra—a suburb of Los...

Meet The Artist: Interview With Cynthia Cao

Asela Lee Kemper

Feb 5, 2021

Meet The Artist: Interview With Cynthia Cao

From taking portrait photos to painting with watercolor to printmaking, Cynthia Cao brings life through her work. Cao uses her work in...

Ashley Hin

Feb 3, 2021

Representation in Makeup and Beauty

Michelle Phan, a Vietnamese-American make-up artist, is known as the “mother of the beauty community.” With 8.85 million subscribers on...

Harleen Kaur

Jan 26, 2021

Katarina Nguyen-Mai: DTP Logo Design Contest Winner and Vietnamese Lasallian Youth Troop Leader

San Jose State University student Katarina Nguyen-Mai won first place in the DTP (Downtown Transportation Project) Logo Design Project....

Remembering Late Vietnamese Comedian Chi Tai

Harleen Kaur

Jan 16, 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...

Art Tongue Lecture Series: How to Build a Thriving Creative Career in Tech with Designer Emma Linh

Admin

Jul 21, 2020

Art Tongue Lecture Series: How to Build a Thriving Creative Career in Tech with Designer Emma Linh

Learn how Artist & Designer Emma Linh turned her love for art into a career. This lecture will help both parents and students. Join...

Women's March Bay Area 2018: The Many Faces of Feminism

Keana A. Labra

Jan 21, 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...

Interview: Author Andrew Lam Talks About Journalism and Which of His Characters He’d Have a Drink Wi

By Carolyn Lê

Apr 27, 2017

Interview: Author Andrew Lam Talks About Journalism and Which of His Characters He’d Have a Drink Wi

As a Vietnamese American writer, Andrew Lam’s works have helped many Vietnamese Americans investigate the void within...

Broadcast Journalist Rosie Nguyen Talks About Finding Her Career

Anthony Nguyen

Mar 20, 2017

Broadcast Journalist Rosie Nguyen Talks About Finding Her Career

The stereotypes are often accurate: most Vietnamese parents want their children to grow up to be professionals or to work in the computer...

First Vietnamese American Woman Elected to Congress

Viviane Nguyen

Dec 15, 2016

First Vietnamese American Woman Elected to Congress

The first Vietnamese American woman elected to Congress is 37-year-old Stephanie Murphy from the 7th Congressional District in Florida....

Rei Pham

Nov 9, 2016

Let’s Talk Networking

We hear it all the time. But what is “networking” exactly? In my experiences, networking just really means interacting and connecting to...

Three Vietnamese Fashion Designers Making Their Way Into Mainstream Fashion

Theresa Ngo

Nov 8, 2016

Three Vietnamese Fashion Designers Making Their Way Into Mainstream Fashion

With Fashion Month behind us, world-renowned designers including Dolce & Gabbana and Versace presented their latest collections to the...

Bánh Mì, The Three-Dollar Vietnamese Sandwich

Tu David Phu

Jul 22, 2016

Bánh Mì, The Three-Dollar Vietnamese Sandwich

This edited article is from Chef Tu, an independent website and is republished on Chopsticks Alley as part of a content-sharing...

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