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Who Was Ho Chi Minh? The Rise of Hồ Chí Minh - Part 1

Chopsticks Alley

Aug 16, 2017

Who Was Ho Chi Minh? The Rise of Hồ Chí Minh - Part 1

Chopsticks Alley Podcast Episode 5 Who Was Ho Chi Minh? Part I: The Rise of Ho Chi Minh Sponsor: Dr. Jerrold Hiura Guests: Dr. Peter...

True Translation of Poetry is Not Possible; There’s Only a Kind of Imitation - Lê Phạm Lê's From

Rachel Egoian

Aug 10, 2017

True Translation of Poetry is Not Possible; There’s Only a Kind of Imitation - Lê Phạm Lê's From

As someone who is coming from a mixed ethnic background, my aspiration for diversity through culture and community shapes my appreciation...

The Vietnamese Diet and Cultural Beliefs Are Not As Healthy As You Think - Heart Disease, Diabetes,

Jullianne Pham

Aug 7, 2017

The Vietnamese Diet and Cultural Beliefs Are Not As Healthy As You Think - Heart Disease, Diabetes,

Research studies on health disparities have been conducted on Vietnamese elders since their resettlement in the US the last 40 years....

Chopsticks Alley

Jul 15, 2017

Traveling to Vietnam - What Changed?

Episode: 4 Topic: Traveling to Vietnam, What Changed between 1997 and now from a Euro American perspective and Vietnamese American...

Anthony Nguyen

Jun 9, 2017

Vietnamese Pop, Is There Such a Thing?

It is undeniable Vietnamese American youths enjoy American pop culture. They also gravitate toward Japanese anime, Korean pop music, and...

History, Myths and Legends Podcast Series: Revenge, Human Rights, Justice & Freedom! Vietnam&#39

Chopsticks Alley

Jun 9, 2017

History, Myths and Legends Podcast Series: Revenge, Human Rights, Justice & Freedom! Vietnam&#39

Episode: 3 Topic: History, Myths and Legends Podcast Series: Revenge, Human Rights, Justice & Freedom! Việt Nam's Beloved Heroines, Hai...

Chopsticks Alley

May 20, 2017

Chopsticks Alley Podcast French Rats in Hanoi: The Effects of French Colonial Rule in Vietnam

Episode: 2 Topic: French Rats in Hà Nội: The Effects of French Colonial Rule in Việt Nam Sponsor: Thomas Vo, Real Estate Broker...

Chopsticks Alley

May 3, 2017

Chopsticks Alley's First Podcast - An Incomplete History: Inheriting the Generational Trauma o

Episode: 1 Topic: An Incomplete History: Inheriting the Generational Trauma of the Vietnam War Sponsored by: www.Work2future1.org Host: ...

Jason R. Nguyen

Mar 22, 2017

Framing A Vietnamese Identity

As a researcher of the cultural life of Vietnamese living overseas, one of the major lenses through which I analyze their world is...

Pretty Girls Get Married and Boys Need to Provide: Patriarchy in Vietnamese Culture

Carolyn Lê

Mar 15, 2017

Pretty Girls Get Married and Boys Need to Provide: Patriarchy in Vietnamese Culture

When I was a kid, I played outside every day. Often I came home with scrapes and bruises. "You are going to get a scar and nobody will...

DIY How to Setup Bàn Thờ, Shrine to Give Offerings During Tết Lunar New Year

Trami Nguyen Cron

Jan 25, 2017

DIY How to Setup Bàn Thờ, Shrine to Give Offerings During Tết Lunar New Year

Setting up a Bàn Thờ or Shrine for Tết Lunar New Year is an easy yet complex task. Watch our Chopsticks Alley Talk - Live Tet Edition -...

Confronting Vietnam's Wildlife Black Market

Carolyn Lê

Jan 6, 2017

Confronting Vietnam's Wildlife Black Market

On December 30, 2016 China announced it vows to ban all commerce in ivory by the end of 2017. China’s illegal poaching and wildlife trade...

New York Times Photographer Nguyễn Ngọc Lương Dies at 79

Viviane Nguyen

Jan 4, 2017

New York Times Photographer Nguyễn Ngọc Lương Dies at 79

For the second generation Vietnamese-Americans, the remnants of the Vietnam War can be seen through documented pictures, ones that were capt

Bloggers Censored and Arrested by Vietnam’s Police

Viviane Nguyen

Dec 29, 2016

Bloggers Censored and Arrested by Vietnam’s Police

Vietnam’s police force imposes tight media censorship and have a zero tolerance approach to criticisms directed at their government,...

Bamboo: The Unity of the Vietnamese Spirit

Jullianne Pham

Nov 8, 2016

Bamboo: The Unity of the Vietnamese Spirit

In Vietnam, the bamboo tree is a significant symbol of our culture and daily life. The solid, straight and high bamboo trees represent resil

A Song for Autumn: Lý Cây Đa by Phạm Duy (Ode to the Banyan Tree)

Vuong Vu

Oct 20, 2016

A Song for Autumn: Lý Cây Đa by Phạm Duy (Ode to the Banyan Tree)

Second generation Vietnamese Americans may not be familiar with a song called Lý Cây Đa, but if we ask our parents about it, not only will t

An Ocean of Darkness: A Review of Ocean Vuong’s Night Sky With Exit Wounds

Vuong Vu

Oct 9, 2016

An Ocean of Darkness: A Review of Ocean Vuong’s Night Sky With Exit Wounds

Ocean Vuong’s poetry collection, Night Sky With Exit Wounds (Copper Canyon Press 2016), is the most beautifully written book I have read...

A Tale of Three Translations in Vietnamese Poetry

Vuong Vu

Oct 3, 2016

A Tale of Three Translations in Vietnamese Poetry

How is a poem transformed through translation? What is lost, and what remains true to the original? Vietnamese is a strongly idiomatic...

Vuong Vu

Sep 23, 2016

Writing Poetry in Vietnamese

One of my great regrets in life is I never learned to write in Vietnamese. I’ve always thought that speaking it was enough—as in, it...

Learn to Speak Vietnamese; It’s Never Too Late

Jennifer Chung

Sep 16, 2016

Learn to Speak Vietnamese; It’s Never Too Late

“You’re not using the correct accent mark!” The young tutor scolded me as I tried to complete my class worksheet. I remember fighting...

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