By Jeff Nguyen There’s a small office situated in a plaza near Othello Station, surrounded by Vietnamese businesses and shops. Fitting, as this particular building houses Nguoi Viet Tay Bac, one of the oldest Vietnamese-language newspapers in the NW. Julie Pham, who works with her father and the paper’s founder Kim Pham as managing editor, sits comfortably […]
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Has COVID-19 Disrupted Higher Education For the Better?… Vietnamese Professors Share the Lessons of Teaching during a Pandemic
Virtual teaching and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic is changing the curve of higher education. Vietnamese professors share their experiences and reveal the potential future of adapting education to diverse needs. The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries and […]
How local and federal governments have supported small business owners
In 2018, a new report from Paychex, which surveys 350,000 small firms nationally, finds that Seattle ranked the first among metros in small-business employment strength. However, according to KOMO News, 4,500 businesses in Seattle have been forced to close down temporarily or permanently since March during the first stay-at-home order. Nationwide, the Washington Post reports […]
Seniors still want to enjoy meaningful time: Stays Connected to Support Their Members during Covid-19
Countries all over the world have been facing a global health crisis for over fivemonths. Studies show that the severity and fatality of Coronavirus has been directlyrelated to age and immune-compromised states; apparently, elderly are more at riskand most vulnerable to the virus.There are so many reasons that make the elderly more vulnerable to thisdangerous […]
Musician/Singer Quốc Sĩ Even Without a Stage Loves to Perform for Fans: The Challenge of Creating Intimacy in the Age of Social Distance
Perhaps there is no musician of any Vietnamese band that has performed more live shows, and is more widely travelled, than Quốc Sĩ.
Producer John Bach: “Asia Entertainment’s future is open….Vietnamese Producers struggle without a Stage in the Age of Social Distance
Three-Part Series 2/3: Hoàng Đăng Minh & John Bạch: Revisioning the Script of Asia Entertainment “Asia’s future…is open. The coronavirus has illuminated stark disconnections in the work of Vietnamese artists and their audiences—and spurred new efforts to bridge them. Insights from two creative producers from Asia Entertainment during the pandemic offer some vision for the […]
