Nam Phong Dialogues

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Nam Phong Dialogues is a podcast where two Vietnamese American academics - Kevin Pham and Yen Vu - have casual chats on Vietnamese History. We discuss intellectual history, political thought, and social change, in addition to what it means to be Vietnamese American in the US. For inquiries or comments, reach us at namphongdialogues@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram @namphongdialogues. Support us on donorbox at https://donorbox.org/support-nam-phong-dialogues

  1. 12/25/2025

    37 - The "other" side of the Vietnamese diaspora

    Kevin and Yen demystify the Vietnamese diaspora by exploring the case of Vietnamese community in former countries of the Socialist Bloc, notably Eastern Europe and Germany.

  2. 11/26/2025

    36 - Geomancy

    Yen and Kevin discuss the significance of geomancy (known as feng shui in Chinese and phong thủy in Vietnamese) in Vietnam.

  3. 10/23/2025

    35 - Political Reeducation

    Kevin and Yen take on a long overdue discussion on Vietnamese reeducation camps by breaking them down to address the theory, the practice, and the aftermath of these camps.

  4. 10/07/2025

    34 - Queer Vietnam

    Kevin and Yen return for Season 5 of Nam Phong Dialogues with a book review on Richard Tran's Queer Vietnam (Stanford UP, 2025). Queerness, a complex term that exceeds the binaries of sexuality and gender, is a topic that deserves much attention in Vietnamese scholarship and contemporary Vietnamese society today.

  5. 06/03/2025

    33 - What is Identity?

    In this mini-episode, we reflect on two themes that emerged from season four: identity and reconciliation.

  6. 04/25/2025

    32 - Reconciliation (Part II)

    In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the end of the American War in Vietnam, Kevin and Yen continue reflections on reconciliation, this time across perspectives, generations, and past and present.

  7. 03/25/2025

    31 - Reconciliation (Part I)

    In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the end of the American War in Vietnam, Kevin & Yen discuss the efforts of reconciliation, both personal and political, in this two-part episode.

  8. 02/27/2025

    30 - What would it mean to choose a side?

    1954 was an important year, not only because of the end of French colonization in Vietnam. It also saw the division of the country and a subsequent migration of almost a million Vietnamese. In this episode, Kevin & Yen talk about the motivations behind this migration and its political implications. Works mentioned: Phi-Van Nguyen - A Displaced Nation (Cornell University Press, 2024) James Baldwin - Notes of a native son

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Nam Phong Dialogues is a podcast where two Vietnamese American academics - Kevin Pham and Yen Vu - have casual chats on Vietnamese History. We discuss intellectual history, political thought, and social change, in addition to what it means to be Vietnamese American in the US. For inquiries or comments, reach us at namphongdialogues@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram @namphongdialogues. Support us on donorbox at https://donorbox.org/support-nam-phong-dialogues

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  • Creator
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  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
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