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Vietnamese Horror Film ‘The Housemaid’ Getting Hollywood Remake
The Vietnamese gothic horror film “The Housemaid” is up for an English remake, with the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind “Precious,” Geoffrey Fletcher, attached to write. Directed by Vietnamese American filmmaker Derek […]
Musician Thao Nguyen Tells Mother’s Migration Story In ‘Nobody Dies’
In the summer of 2015, indie folk band Thao & The Get Down Stay Down took a trip to Vietnam during one of their tour dates to commemorate the […]
Trump Discusses Trade Deficit With Vietnamese PM
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed Vietnam’s prime minister to the White House Wednesday for talks focusing on the American trade deficit, while the Southeast Asian country is still […]
Sriracha Finally Arrives In Vietnam, Its Creator’s Home
In 1975, David Tran started to hone his chili-making skills in Vietnam. During this time, he would store his chili in recycled-glass baby food jars, which were then sold […]
How Suboi Became Vietnam’s Biggest Female Rapper
Though she’s Vietnam’s Queen of Hip-Hop, HaÌ€ng LaÌ‚m Trang Anh (better known as Suboi) still remembers being a shy teenager writing sad poetry. “I’d show it to my […]
Andrew Lam On How A New Vietnam Is Emerging 40 Years After The War
Looking back on the American history classes I grew up with, there always seemed to be a biased viewpoint in order to protect the well-being of Uncle Sam. It was […]
Vietnamese American Kathy Uyen in “How to Fight in Six Inch Heels”
Growing up in San Jose, Calif., Kathy Uyen worked as an actress in Los Angeles for several years before she got the opportunity in 2008 to work on […]
Coca Cola Invents Creative Caps That Give “2nd Lives” to Bottles
Coca Cola is responsible for tons and tons of plastic bottles discarded every day after people are done consuming their beverage. As you can imagine, this can be quite […]
McDonald’s Opens First Restaurant in Vietnam
Fast food corporate king McDonald’s, which has locations in over 100 countries so far, opened its first Vietnam restaurant in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday. Hundreds of locals […]
Five of Asia’s Most Breathtaking Locations
Yesterday, BuzzFeed released a list called “27 Surreal Places To Visit Before You Die.” The list has already gained over 180,000 likes on facebook and for good reason. All of […]
‘Boat People’: The Horror Stories of The Vietnam Exodus
Story by Ethel Navales When I began reading Boat People: Personal Stories from the Vietnamese Exodus, I had no idea what was in store for me. I didn’t expect […]
Vietnam Talks Marriage Equality
Over the years, Vietnam has gained a rather poor track record when it comes to human rights issues. USA Today notes, “Vietnamese bloggers, folk singers and journalists are behind bars for […]
Post 9/11, Is Coming to America Still Worth the Journey?
by Andrew Lam of New America Media EDITOR’S NOTE: Shortly after September 11, 2001, New America Media editor and author Andrew Lam received a letter from his cousin in […]
