The Vietnamese Film Festival kicks off tomorrow. As a media partner, OneVietnam will be at the festival on certain occasions to help promote the event. Below is a special interview with Director Khoa Nguyen, whose film 14 Days ("14 Ngay Phep" in Vietnamese) will screen this Friday, April 8, at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. Get to know Khoa and check out what he has to say … [Read more...] about I am a Filmmaker: Behind the Lens of 14 Days with Director Khoa Nguyen
Letters to VTP: Can Social Networking Help Preserve Vietnamese Culture?
To the editors: Re: "Why OneVietnam?--Confessions of a Viet Kieu" (Op-ed piece) As a generation 1.5 Vietnamese living in America, I often ponder the continuation of our cultural values and mores as defined by first generation Vietnamese Americans. In seeking to know my cultural heritage and hoping to pass it on to my children, I worry about how I can re-claim my cultural … [Read more...] about Letters to VTP: Can Social Networking Help Preserve Vietnamese Culture?
What Do You Want to See from VTP in the Future?
Happy Friday to all the Vietnam Talking Points readers out there. We're pleased to announce that VTP turns two years old today. From a little site that got just two hits on its first day of going live to a site now celebrating its two-year anniversary--this day is something that even those of us present at the outset could hardly have imagined. As we carry this site into the … [Read more...] about What Do You Want to See from VTP in the Future?
Vietnam Places Further Restrictions on Online Gaming
Last August, the Vietnamese government began implementing an online gaming curfew in a purported effort to mitigate student distractions and discourage gaming addiction. Now, it looks as if the government has taken their campaign against online gaming a step further. As the Vietnam News Agency reports, the “Ministry of Information and Communications has asked internet service … [Read more...] about Vietnam Places Further Restrictions on Online Gaming
Influential Vietnamese: Khoi Vinh–blogger, former NYTimes.com Design Director
Here’s another Vietnamese American you may not be familiar with, even though you’ve probably come into contact with his work at some point in your life. If you’ve ever logged onto nytimes.com (which happens to be the most visited American online news site) anytime in the past few years, then you’ve definitely come across his work. Khoi Vinh is a well-regarded web designer, … [Read more...] about Influential Vietnamese: Khoi Vinh–blogger, former NYTimes.com Design Director