vietnamese

When I think about the gấc fruit, two things stand out: its bright, fiery, reddish-orange, spiky rind, and how Ba used to grow them in our backyard.

Coming back feels different, and I can’t help but feel like I’m a visitor in a town that’s supposed to be home. The foods I used to eat now recall the past, and I revel in those memories. 

VSA’s culture shows are also using their performances to address heavier issues like LGBTQ+ rights, the BLM movement, and mental health. Their goal with this production is to lead cultural change within the Bay Area.

As the fastest growing minority group in the United States, the AAPI category compresses the economic realities of each group — it misleads with a monolithic image of Asian success.

I have some catching up to do, but I’d rather be teased for my ignorance of what I missed out on than be teased for the things that I had to secretly enjoy.

A study done by the Othering and Belonging Institute, or OBI, and VietRISE revealed prevailing beliefs among nonpartisan Vietnamese residents in Orange County on topics related to generational cohesion, economic inequality and the role of the United States government.

My parents raised me to prefer Vietnamese men, but I grew up in an upper-middle-class suburban environment, which was predominantly white.

Jennifer. This is your white name. Little Thảo didn’t understand the feelings that would come out of accepting this small change.

About 130 people from various organizations came together during the campus Filipinx Summit Nov. 17 to discuss the future of the community and advocacy efforts for a Filipinx Studies program.

Being Vietnamese escapes my identity often, in an Americanized world where cultures blend and communities grow increasingly apart. I don’t speak Vietnamese; I was too stubborn to learn. All I know is the food