Not too long ago, VTP shared with you a first person style interview with Minh Duc Nguyen, a Vietnamese American director who was making his feature directorial debut with the movie Touch. At that time, Touch, which tells the story of an interracial romance between a manicurist and a mechanic, was being screened at the Vietnamese International Film festival. We were worried … [Read more...] about Coming Now to a Theater Near You: Touch by Minh Duc Nguyen
Mr. Cao goes to Washington: Story of the First Vietnamese Congressman
Every community has a first: Kennedy is the first Catholic President, Ed Lee is the first Chinese Mayor in San Francisco, and Joseph Cao is the first Vietnamese congressman. These firsts signify social shifts of minorities into mainstream society. If there was ever a minority, Joseph Cao is it. Mr. Cao is a Catholic Vietnamese American that ran for Congress in New Orleans on … [Read more...] about Mr. Cao goes to Washington: Story of the First Vietnamese Congressman
CIVETS and E-Commerce in Vietnam
Last week, I had the good fortune of attending the first meeting of the Kauffman Global Partners Network, a new initiative by the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship. If you’re not familiar with the org, please take a look at their website, they’ve done some great work recently in both research and expansion of entrepreneurship programs. At the conference, fellow … [Read more...] about CIVETS and E-Commerce in Vietnam
Video Mondays: Tyga Raps
Did you know…? …that American rapper Tyga is part Vietnamese? Born Michael Nguyen Stevenson in Compton, CA, Tyga is of Vietnamese and Jamaican descent. His mother nicknamed him “Tiger” because she thought he looked like golfer Tiger Woods. He changed the spelling to “add a little swagger” and made it an acronym for “Thank You God Always.” A chance meeting with Gym Class … [Read more...] about Video Mondays: Tyga Raps
Human Trafficking a Growing Global Scourge
On the 900-mile trek of mostly desert that stretches between Eritrea and Egypt, hunting for humans has become routine. Eritrean refugees who have fled their homeland fall prey to Bedouin or Egyptian traffickers. The refugees are held for ransom. Those with relatives abroad who can pay for their release might survive. Those who do not are often killed. The United Nations … [Read more...] about Human Trafficking a Growing Global Scourge