President Barack Obama once again offers warm wishes for everyone celebrating the Lunar New Year this year. See the video and transcript below. Just three more days till the Year of the Dragon commences, are you excited? Michelle and I want to send our best wishes to everyone celebrating the Lunar New Year, including Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Growing up in … [Read more...] about A Lunar Message from the POTUS
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When FarmVille Met Philanthropy
At OneVietnam and VTP, we love social media, philanthropy, and having fun. When any two of the three interersect (as in our iStory initiative), we’re ecstatic. When all three combine, we’re over the moon. That’s why we’re so excited to see what Nick Kristof and Games for Change have in store with what’s being touted as the humanitarian Farmville. In an interview with … [Read more...] about When FarmVille Met Philanthropy
And the Most Beautiful Vietnamese Face Belongs to….
At the end of each year, TCCandler.com, a movie review website, releases a list of the world’s “100 Most Beautiful Faces.” Though not as reputed as Variety or RogerEbert.com (TC Candler is basically a guy from Minnesota writing in front of his computer), the site’s 100 Most Beautiful Faces list gets a fair amount of netizens’ attention each year—“over 25 million unique … [Read more...] about And the Most Beautiful Vietnamese Face Belongs to….
Can an LGBT Film Help Change Attitudes About Homosexuality in Vietnam?
When Director Ngoc Dang Vu released his movie "Lost in Paradise" late last year, he knew he was not only depicting an on-screen forbidden romance, but challenging ossified Vietnamese views on homosexuality as well. Though the country has gradually grown more accepting over the years, the LGBT community in Vietnam still faces widespread discrimination. Same-sex marriage is … [Read more...] about Can an LGBT Film Help Change Attitudes About Homosexuality in Vietnam?
Justin Bieber Reppin’ the Vietnamese at CES
Fandoms collide at CES, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that opened yesterday and runs until January 13th this year. While CES is usually known for being tech mecca and made a name for itself for being the choice debut stage for gadgets like the Microsoft Xbox and the plasma TV, this year's show will also feature the polarizing pop star/teenage heart throb Justin … [Read more...] about Justin Bieber Reppin’ the Vietnamese at CES