Growing Up Nguyen

Growing Up Nguyễn
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Growing Up Nguyen

A story of 4 siblings holding onto our identity while fulfilling our parents' dreams: the blessings and challenges of being Nguyễn in America.

  1. Bonus Episode: Ngày Về Của Bố

    OCT 10 · BONUS

    Bonus Episode: Ngày Về Của Bố

    Bonus Episode, Vietnamese Boat People Podcast: Episode #51 Ngày Về Của Bố Siblings Hương, Karin Hạnh, Hedda Hiếu, and Benjamin Hoàng Nguyễn grew up together in the San Francisco Bay Area in a boisterous Vietnamese American family. In 2019, their father, Nguyễn Khánh Hưng, a first-generation immigrant from Việt Nam, passed away. To pay tribute to their father, the siblings participated in our 3rd Annual Mỹ Việt Story Slam in 2022 with their spoken word piece, “Ngày Về Của Bố” (roughly, “The Day of Dad’s Return”), a reflection on grief and Vietnamese mourning rituals. In this special episode of Vietnamese Boat People, the Nguyễn siblings are at the helm as our first-ever guest hosts. They’ve brought their group dynamic and conversational style to Vietnamese Boat People’s format, in order to delve into their father’s life, legacy, who he was, and his unique and multifaceted experiences. Vietnamese Boat People is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to preserving and continuing the narratives of the Vietnamese diaspora community. Their mission is to empower individuals within this community to share the stories of our community from intergenerational voices. In addition to their award-winning podcast, they have public programs available that empower individuals to preserve their family histories through storytelling workshops, story slams, community blogs, conversation kits, and the journeys map. To learn more, visit www.vietnameseboatpeople.org.

    33 min

  2. 12/31/2021

    Book 2, Chapter 4: Nguyen It Comes To Speaking Vietnamese

    Do you speak another language? Tune into Huong, Karin Hanh, Hedda Hieu, and Benjamin Hoang as they discuss the blessings and challenges of a heritage language and whether it's worthwhile.

    32 min

  3. 12/31/2021

    Book 2, Chapter 3: Nguyen It Comes To Race

    Dissecting a term like racialization isn't easy but we get into it this episode! Huong, Karin Hanh, Hedda Hieu, and Benjamin Hoang share how our Vietnamese-American identity affects what people believe about us and what it means for the stories we tell ourselves.

    26 min

  4. 12/31/2021

    Book 2, Chapter 2: Nguyen It Comes To Love

    How do you know you're loved? Huong, Karin Hanh, Hedda Hieu, and Benjamin Hoang talk about what expressions and feelings of love mean and why this quiz can help you better connect with others.

    22 min

  5. 12/31/2021

    Book 2, Chapter 1: Nguyen It Continues

    While honoring the two year anniversary of their Bo's (father) passing, Huong, Hanh, Hieu, and Hoang have a discussion on grief and their different processes of moving forward.

    25 min

  6. 10/10/2020

    Chapter 8: Nguyen it Ends

    We’ve talked about what it’s meant for us to be Vietnamese-American throughout several chapters. For this final chapter, we talk about customs and traditions and how we blended several to create and carry out a uniquely Vietnamese-American ceremony--the funeral for Bo, our dad.

    44 min

  7. 10/03/2020

    Chapter 7: Nguyen in Vietnam Pt 2

    12 years later… Hieu and Hoang visited Vietnam! They traveled from North to South Vietnam while riding a moped, dabbling in snorkeling, and even meeting unknown family members. This chapter, they share what it was like for them, years later after Huong and Hanh’s trip, to come face to face with being Vietnamese-American in Vietnam.

    29 min

  8. 09/26/2020

    Chapter 6: Nguyen in Vietnam

    Our first trip to Vietnam! And the first time meeting our paternal cousins... Well, for three of the crew, at least. From a wedding to the sand dunes, it was quite the journey. Listen in on today’s chapter to hear more about Huong and Hanh’s experiences on the other side of the Pacific Ocean and what it felt like to come face to face with being Vietnamese-American in Vietnam.

    24 min
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A story of 4 siblings holding onto our identity while fulfilling our parents' dreams: the blessings and challenges of being Nguyễn in America.

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  • Creator
    Growing Up Nguyễn
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Growing Up Nguyễn

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