Three-Part Series Part One: Việt Thảo and the Art of Intimacy Hey, I Want to Tell You Something… Nè. Nói nghe nè… Việt Thảo beckons in his warm, Mekong Delta-accented voice, smiling at you. The audience is immediately pulled into a space of engagement. The phrase is a signal to attention; it’s a social […]
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Vietnamese Producers and Performers Struggle without a Stage: The Challenge of Creating Intimacy in the Age of Social Distance
Trang Cao – Nguoi Viet NW (Northwest Vietnamese News) Three-Part Series: Introduction The coronavirus is a disease that kills people as much as it kills human connection. The prolonged pandemic has led to a season of separation, social distance, and isolation. As COVID-19 took the world stage by storm since March 2020, it shut down […]
HopeCentral and VFAAB are Helping Families Navigate the Challenges of Autism
(Northwest Vietnamese News) When the Covid-19 pandemic started to obstruct our economy and public life in March, employees at HopeCentral Pediatrics and Behavioral Health were actively spending their time to provide services and urgent care for families with children on the autism spectrum. “We have to continue taking care of the children who need help […]
Mayor Jenny Durkan Vetoes Council’s Irresponsible Plan to Deplete Emergency and Rainy Day Funds
Seattle (August 1, 2020) – With upcoming Congressional action and revenue forecasts impacting 2020 and 2021, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan vetoed City Council’s plan to deplete the City’s emergency fund and rainy day fund. In the last two budgets, Mayor Durkan has worked to build our reserves for economic downturns and emergencies. The City entered […]
Vietnamese medical professionals serve Vietnamese patients during COVID-19
(Jeff Nguyen – Northwest Vietnamese News) In 2014, Dr. Thuy Do joined the coalition of international respondents to the Ebola crisis. She and other healthcare workers and community leaders braved fear, stigma and the unknown as they tackled the epidemic. She came back to serve her community, after being subject to a rigorous battery of […]
“Not a job, but a calling” How singer Melanie Nga My uses music to honor frontline workers…
Melanie NgaMy and “A Million Words of Gratitude” has received more than 109,000 views on Youtube. (Hong Luu Ta – Nguoi Viet-Northwest Vietnamese News) Countless essential workers have risked their lives to fight the pandemic. However, we do not spend enough time thanking them for their work and sacrifice. One way essential workers have been […]
