In this episode, we’ll be talking to Céline Hồng Hương Đỗ, a Vietnamese-Canadian figurative oil painter and filmmaker, who is currently pr

Episode: 10 Hosts: Jennifer Tran and Trami Cron Guests: Nguyen Pham & Duy Pham Produced by: Chopsticks Alley Sponsor: Thomas Vo Farmers Agency “Besides having to deal with self-identity issues, I struggled with my eating, my weight, finding a partner, seeking acceptance from my family, and looking for a place where I felt I belonged.” -- Nguyen Pham In this segment, we’ll be discussing how the Vietnamese American LGBTQA+ community take on identity as gay individuals and the s

"On March 6, 2019, two children and a Vietnamese woman was found dead in a murder-suicide inside San Jose apartment," reads the headline. This tragic event rocked the Vietnamese community at its core. We need to bring more awareness to issues surrounding mental illness and depression in our community. We need to provide resources for them so they realize they are not alone and seek help when they need it. I’d like to share with you my own story. A while back I, too, strug

Dear Mom and Dad, Tomorrow, October 11, 2018 is National Coming Out Day and I encourage the both of you to come out of the closet. Growing up in Vietnam, I knew I wasn’t comfortable playing soccer or being around “the boys.” I hung out with the girls a little too often and I acted a little too feminine; but you guys never scolded me for doing so. When things became a bit clear in my head, when I knew what I liked and disliked - or shall I say what I would rather prefer - I st

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