February 2012
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Watch1967: A People Kind of Place (Trailer) by Jacqueline Hoang Nguyen
In the multifaceted project 1967: A People Kind of Place, the artist investigates a forgotten monument built in the Canadian prairies. The small community of St. Paul, located north east of Edmonton in Canada, inaugurated the world’s first UFO Landing Pad on June 3, 1967 as part of Canada’s Centennial, with the aim to symbolically...
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WatchTechnologist and CEO of Emotiv Lifescience Tan Le on her immigration story:
“If there is a sinew in our family, it runs through the women. Given who we were and how life had shaped us, we can now see that the men that might have came into our lives would have thwarted us, defeat would have come too easily. Now I would like to have my own children and I wonder about the boat. Who could ever...
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“So while these novel’s characters are not my biological family, I still feel...”
– So is this about you? | Aimee Phan
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“They created two lives for themselves: the American one and the Vietnamese one -...”
– Stealing Buddha’s Dinner (via babotofu)
by Bich Minh Nguyen
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Komen breast cancer charity severs ties with... →
One Komen grant funded outreach to Vietnamese women in which Planned Parenthood workers would provide breast health education in hair and nail salons and other gathering places for Vietnamese women.
From Komen’s Facts for Life (Racial & Ethnic Differences):
When Asian women migrate to the U.S., their risk of developing breast cancer increases up to six-fold. Asian immigrant women...
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Picture Son: How to Love Yourself and Your Gay... →
knowthesaurus:
We don’t speak of it much but small actions have liberated me over the years. They no longer bother me about girlfriends. They invite my “friend” over for family celebrations. They leave out two plates for breakfast when my boyfriend stays for the night. In the process of letting go of fear and allowing myself to love without fear of losing my family, I have become an active member...