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EP #08 Thuc Doan Nguyen on rediscovering heritage through art, community and activism

Welcome to Vietverse Thuc! Thuc Nguyen is a US and Irish citizen. She was born in Vietnam and has lived in London, England, New York City and Los Angeles. She's a screenwriter with a feature that was in Round 2 of Sundance Film Institute Labs 2020 about generations of Vietnamese-American women called Scent of the Delta. Her feature about The Anarchists of Chicago #1 is here: https://www.indiewire.com/2014/07/not-all-stories-are-about-straight-white-men-heres-12-films-that-could-make-money-and-bring-diversity-to-the-big-screen-213865/ [https://www.indiewire.com/2014/07/not-all-stories-are-about-straight-white-men-heres-12-films-that-could-make-money-and-bring-diversity-to-the-big-screen-213865/] She's worked for Warner Brothers and Jerry Bruckheimer Television. She's currently a contributing writer for The Daily Beast and has written for PBS, Flaunt Magazine, Nylon.com, BPM and other outlets. Thuc is the founder of The Bitch List and of #StartWith8Hollywood, both promoting creative work that centers Women of Color. In this episode, Thuc shares her experience as a club bartender turned screenwriter and activist. She maps our the journey of creative exploration as a minority woman in the US as well as a Vietnamese artist in LA. Thuc is incredibly supportive and hopes to incite change for more diversity and inclusion in hollywood for our BIPOC communities. Learn more about Thuc: http://consideratecontent.com/screenwriting.html [http://consideratecontent.com/screenwriting.html] https://www.linkedin.com/in/thucdoannguyen/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thucdoannguyen/] Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/vietverse/ [https://www.instagram.com/vietverse/]

EP #07 Eduardo Giorgana on coming out of the creative closet, honesty and self-awareness

Welcome to Vietverse Eduardo( Lalo)! This episode is particularly special to our hosts and Nhi, whose dear friend will be joining us in solidarity and support among our BIPOC community. Lalo is a designer by profession, marketeer by experience and further studies, but he’s an artist at heart. Eduardo has worked in big companies like Unilever and Bayer and studied a masters in Marketing in Switzerland which helped him land a couple of jobs in Geneva. Now, Lalo is finally "coming out" as an artist; this year he’s decided life’s too short to do something(s) that he doesn't love. So he’s decided to ditch the freelance work and focus on art with a purpose! Lalo finally rediscovered his passion for the arts, his inspiration and his purpose by moving away from the city to go live close to nature in the mountains. Lalo’s new project’s purpose is to create awareness and to inspire people through art to take real action against wildlife loss. By creating beautiful, unique art pieces that generate positive emotions and sharing crucial information about endangered species, he hopes to transmit the sense of urgency that the world desperately needs and frame it around a pleasing image and an optimistic feeling. In this episode, Lalo shares his re-ignited passion for the arts and how a trip to Mexico reminded him of his inner creativity and creator. He speaks to being a better friend to yourself and taking the space and time you need to find fulfilment as the best version of yourself to yourself, so you may be that to others. A very special thanks to my friend, Simon Bernhard for helping with the editing of this episode - Nhiyc. Learn more about Lalo: https://www.instagram.com/lalo_giorgana/?hl=fr [https://www.instagram.com/lalo_giorgana/?hl=fr] https://www.instagram.com/the_wildlines/?hl=fr [https://www.instagram.com/the_wildlines/?hl=fr] Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/vietverse/ [https://www.instagram.com/vietverse/] https://www.vietverse.com [https://www.vietverse.com/] https://www.facebook.com/vietversemedia [https://www.facebook.com/vietversemedia] Connect with our hosts: https://www.nhiyc.com/ [https://www.nhiyc.com/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhiyc/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhiyc/] https://www.thuminhdo.com/ [https://www.thuminhdo.com/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/thudo/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thudo/]

EP # 6 Loc Nguyen on creative pursuits, finding your community and racial advocacy for BIPOC

Today we have a very special guest, Loc (Leo) Nguyen! Welcome, Loc to Vietverse!  He is a multi-facet communicator, a digital communicator by day and a comedian by night. Loc’s upcoming project to debunk the "Model Minority Myth" is coming soon to a youtube screen near you. And we couldn’t be more excited to have him splashing a breath of fresh air into our podcast! In this episode, Leo shares with us his journey in embracing the artistry of comedy and standup in contrast with his day job. He expresses gratitude towards his parents who were immensely supportive and his experience as a comedian in a white-dominated field. Stay tuned to hear us laugh and make audio jazz hands! Learn more about Loc (Leo): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkU-I-OTgWIBnmRjWoZIPzQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkU-I-OTgWIBnmRjWoZIPzQ] https://www.instagram.com/leonguyencomedy/?hl=fr [https://www.instagram.com/leonguyencomedy/?hl=fr] Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/vietverse/ [https://www.instagram.com/vietverse/] https://www.vietverse.com [https://www.vietverse.com/] https://www.facebook.com/vietversemedia [https://www.facebook.com/vietversemedia] Support us and keep updated: https://www.patreon.com/dropyourverse [https://www.patreon.com/dropyourverse] Connect with our hosts: https://www.nhiyc.com/ [https://www.nhiyc.com/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhiyc/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhiyc/] https://www.thuminhdo.com/ [https://www.thuminhdo.com/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/thudo/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thudo/]

EP #5 Mya Nguyen on self actualization, entrepreneurship and mindfulness

Welcome to Vietverse Mya! Mya Nguyen is a creative director, multidisciplinary designer & entrepreneur. She moved to New York when she was 19 to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Since then, she has had a very diverse career background, from being a merchandiser, a jewelry designer, a fashion designer, a graphic designer to launching her fashion brand & creative agency. She co-founded & launched the athleisure brand Centric Wear which empowered women and encouraged self-love. She's currently focusing on leading her creative agency Rare Eye (www.rare-eye.com [http://www.rare-eye.com/]) and growing a sustainable clothing line, WIP ( Work in Progress). Mya enjoys working on meaningful visual storytelling & creating purposeful products. In this episode, Mya talks about mindfulness and self-development whilst balancing a competitive career field. She walks us through her creative design journey and expresses how talented Vietnamese creators are and what they contribute to our society. Mya charms us with her storytelling and determination to make a positive impact in our communities globally. Learn more about Mya: https://www.rare-eye.com/ [https://www.rare-eye.com/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/myanguyens/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/myanguyens/] Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/vietverse/ [https://www.instagram.com/vietverse/] https://www.vietverse.com [https://www.vietverse.com/] https://www.facebook.com/vietversemedia [https://www.facebook.com/vietversemedia] Support us and keep updated: https://www.patreon.com/dropyourverse [https://www.patreon.com/dropyourverse] Connect with our hosts: https://www.nhiyc.com/ [https://www.nhiyc.com/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhiyc/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhiyc/] https://www.thuminhdo.com/ [https://www.thuminhdo.com/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/thudo/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thudo/]

EP #4 Chuong Nguyen on ikigai, shifting career paths and cultural assimilation

Welcome to Vietverse Chuong! Chuong is a multi-disciplinary designer with an engineering background. He was raised in Vietnam and moved to France for his studies. Graduated from Ensta Bretagne with a Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, he worked in France and UK as a Radar Engineer before venturing into the dynamic world of Product Design. Currently based in Philadelphia - Pennsylvania, he works for Comcast as Voice Product Designer. He is also Chair 2020 of PhillyCHI - Philadelphia area chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery’s special interest group on human-computer interaction. In this episode, Chuong highlights his challenging journey in becoming a designer whilst being the middle child of his Vietnamese family. He speaks to ikigai and the importance of finding the right mentor for yourself both personally and professionally. Chuong gushes about his brother, Loc (Leo) and the assimilation to American culture from Vietnam to Europe to the US where he now resides. Learn more about Chuong: https://www.vietnameta.co [https://www.vietnameta.co/] https://www.instagram.com/vietmeta [https://www.instagram.com/vietmeta] Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/vietverse/ [https://www.instagram.com/vietverse/] https://www.vietverse.com [https://www.vietverse.com/] https://www.facebook.com/vietversemedia [https://www.facebook.com/vietversemedia] Support us and keep updated: https://www.patreon.com/dropyourverse [https://www.patreon.com/dropyourverse] Connect with our hosts: https://www.nhiyc.com/ [https://www.nhiyc.com/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhiyc/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhiyc/] https://www.thuminhdo.com/ [https://www.thuminhdo.com/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/thudo/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thudo/]