Congratulations to our mother ship's co-founders James Bao and Uyen Nguyen for winning the Migration Policy Institute's Young Innovators Awards! At MPI's 10th anniversary, James and Uyen were honored alongside Alan K. Simpson, a former US senator, and Ron Mazzoli, a former member of the US house of representatives for their work in public policy; Aryeh Neier, president of the … [Read more...] about OneVietnam Co-Founders Honored With Young Innovator Awards by Migration Policy Institute
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iStory: The New Rules of Swimming
iStory is a pilot project that empowers people with disabilities in Vietnam to tell their own story using social media. Equipped with only an iPod, participants tell their story through updates, pictures, and videos. See more stories at: go.onevietnam.org/istory/ “But the most significant derivation from the meaning of as ‘water’ is the concept of people who have gathered … [Read more...] about iStory: The New Rules of Swimming
iStory: He Who Helps A Lost Generation Be Found
iStory is a pilot project that empowers people with disabilities in Vietnam to tell their own story using social media. Equipped with only an iPod, participants tell their story through updates, pictures, and videos. See more stories at: go.onevietnam.org/istory/ His name is Thay Chau. As you enter his home in Trang Bom, Dong Nai, there are the furniture essentials, … [Read more...] about iStory: He Who Helps A Lost Generation Be Found
OneVietnam Hosts New York Launch Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ONEVIETNAM NETWORK HOSTS NEW YORK LAUNCH EVENT Program Celebrated Successes of Vietnamese-Americans in New York New York, New York -- September 23, 2011 – OneVietnam Network, a Ford Foundation funded organization, celebrated the launch of its New York Chapter on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at an event in The Chrysler Building. Launched in 2010, … [Read more...] about OneVietnam Hosts New York Launch Event
OneVietnam Proudly Presents: iStory, Leveraging Social Media for Social Good
Social media can be a fun time filler, like when you scan your Twitter feed to see how everyone else reacted to Beyonce's pregnancy. Social media can also be a powerful political tool, like how Arab youth mobilized mass crowds on Facebook to protest authoritarian regimes. Or, social media can be a platform for philanthropic good, like what OneVietnam is doing with iStory -- our … [Read more...] about OneVietnam Proudly Presents: iStory, Leveraging Social Media for Social Good