Humanitarian Services for Children in Vietnam (HCSV) asks, "How did owning a bicycle impact your childhood?" In a guest post from HSCV this week, we're focusing on bicycles and how owning one can make the difference to a poor family in Vietnam. You'd be surprised at some of the chores that can be done with aid of a saddle and two wheels! A contribution of $70 will buy a bicycle … [Read more...] about Where a Bicycle Makes a World of Difference
What It Takes to Get Through University in Vietnam
Matching grants are an excellent way to make a difference and double your impact. Humanitarian Services for Children in Vietnam has a live matching grant challenge on OneVietnam right now. Check out how they're putting their funds to use in scholarship programs below and then head on to their fundraising page to pitch in. Want to hear an inspiring … [Read more...] about What It Takes to Get Through University in Vietnam
Bay Area-based Chef Khai Duong Is On Mission To Elevate Vietnamese Cooking
NHA TRANG, Vietnam -- The street-side seafood restaurant -- long metal tables, plastic chairs, beer girls in short skirts -- is the last place one would expect a classically trained French chef to give a cooking lesson. But there was the unassuming Bay Area-based Khai Duong, one of America's most acclaimed Asian chefs, giving intricate instructions. For one dish, … [Read more...] about Bay Area-based Chef Khai Duong Is On Mission To Elevate Vietnamese Cooking
Putting An End To Human Trafficking: Why We Do What We Do
Caroline Nguyen Ticarro-Parker is the Founder and Executive Director of the Catalyst Foundation, an nongovernmental organization that aims to eliminate human trafficking in Vietnam. Caroline and the Catalyst Foundation were both featured on CNN's Freedom Project earlier this year. The Catalyst Foundation has a living matching grant challenge on OneVietnam that ends in 2 days. … [Read more...] about Putting An End To Human Trafficking: Why We Do What We Do
Decades after fleeing, Vietnamese American filmmakers return to a changed country
One recent morning in a French-style cafe, former San Jose resident Thien Do worked his mobile phone and iPad as he prepared for another day of casting actors for a dark comedy he's directing. Not far away, Dustin Nguyen, the co-star of the late 1980s TV crime drama "21 Jump Street," was getting ready to roll the cameras for his next film, "Once Upon a Time in … [Read more...] about Decades after fleeing, Vietnamese American filmmakers return to a changed country