From diaCRITICS comes this piece by diaCRITIC Jade Hidle , who gives us an Olympic take on Vietnamese identity using Marcel Nguyen, the Olympic silver medalist in gymnastics, as the launching point. At the same time, Hidle turns inward and and gives us a beautiful reflection on her own struggles as a mixed Vietnamese. diaCRITICS is the leading blog on Vietnamese diasporic arts … [Read more...] about Olympic Silver Medalist Marcel Nguyen, and Me
Rising Stars
Jenni Trang Le, Vietnam’s Most Sought After Film Producer
Every month, the good folks at Saigon Creative host monthly talks with creatives doing work in Vietnam. I play basketball with George Nguyen, so in between games where I pass him the rock to drain the game-winners (or is that the other way around), we’ll manage to talk shop about people we know in the city. Saigon Creative’s muse for this month is Jenni Trang Le, who I’ve … [Read more...] about Jenni Trang Le, Vietnam’s Most Sought After Film Producer
Model spotting: Magali An B, Winner of United Colors of Benetton Contest
I didn’t mean to make multiple posts highlighting half-Vietnamese belles, and I didn’t mean to momentarily turn VTP into a blog in which I gush over fashionable ladies I’ll never be like. It just kind of happened that way. Further internet prowling has led me to Magali An B. Like Melanie Huynh, Magali An B is a half-Vietnamese, half-French Parisian. Last year, she was one … [Read more...] about Model spotting: Magali An B, Winner of United Colors of Benetton Contest