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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...
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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...
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...
Chopsticks Alley
Jun 9, 2017
History, Myths and Legends Podcast Series: Revenge, Human Rights, Justice & Freedom! Vietnam'
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...
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...
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 -...
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...
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
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,...
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
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
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...
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...
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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