Lil PSY from Gangnam Style has been getting hate messages from online bullies when it was revealed that his mother is Vietnamese. We decided to write Lil PSY a Lil Letter to let him know we're on his side. Hey Lil Psy - aka Hwang Min-woo - we know people have been saying a lot of nasty things about your Vietnamese heritage. They made you feel inferior and ashamed. We're here … [Read more...] about Lil PSY from Gangnam Style: Don’t be Ashamed to be Half Vietnamese
‘Birds of Paradise Lost’: A Conversation With Author Andrew Lam
Anna Challet: Birds of Paradise Lost is your first book of fiction - how did you come to publish a fiction collection after so many years of working as a journalist? Andrew Lam: I've been writing short stories for twenty years now, on and off ever since I was in the creative writing program at San Francisco State University. Though I later found a career as a journalist and … [Read more...] about ‘Birds of Paradise Lost’: A Conversation With Author Andrew Lam
If You Care About Equal Representation in the Arts, Fund This DVAN Project
DVAN (Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network) needs your support to publish an anthology of Southeast Asian Women in the Diaspora. DVAN needs to raise $1,500 in the next 25 days to match a grant from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. With this amount, DVAN will finish financing the high cost of publishing over 60 color images of artworks by Southeast Asian Women in the … [Read more...] about If You Care About Equal Representation in the Arts, Fund This DVAN Project
Volunteers Needed: Build 36 new homes for low-income families in California
Want to pick up a hammer and get dirty to help 36 Bay Area low-income families build their new homes? Sign up to volunteer at OneVietnam Network's Build Day on Saturday, February 16, in Daly City. Space is limited to 30 volunteers (no prior construction experience needed). Reserve your spot now. Imagine this: You're the mother of three and living in a cramped … [Read more...] about Volunteers Needed: Build 36 new homes for low-income families in California
Where a Bicycle Makes a World of Difference
Humanitarian Services for Children in Vietnam (HCSV) asks, "How did owning a bicycle impact your childhood?" In a guest post from HSCV this week, we're focusing on bicycles and how owning one can make the difference to a poor family in Vietnam. You'd be surprised at some of the chores that can be done with aid of a saddle and two wheels! A contribution of $70 will buy a bicycle … [Read more...] about Where a Bicycle Makes a World of Difference