Rocking out in Saigon – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans
Have you ever been walking the streets of Saigon, looked around, and said to yourself, “this place is great but it’s needs more hillbilly soul bands.” Well wish no...
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Throwback – Helmets in Southeast Asia – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans
Kim’s in Mexico this week so we’re taking you back in time to one of our favorite episodes with Alison Ecker. Alison Ecker lives in Hanoi, and joins us...
VietNOLA – A Helping Hand after Haiyan – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans
NOLA-based acupuncturist and perennial volunteer Quang Huynh takes his blind method acupuncture to the Philippines to help Haiyan victims, one needle at a time. Learn how you can help...
VietNOLA – College Life, Vietnola Style – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans
Kenny Nguyen and Vincent Tong are officers of the Vietnamese American Student Association at UNO and enjoy the perks of going from small town Louisiana to urban UNO with...
VietNOLA – Parenthood – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans
In Part 2 of Kim’s conversation with Mai Do and Tom Lasher – the bi-racial couple who fell in love after meeting at a coffeehouse on Magazine Street –...
When Tom met Mai – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans
Husband and wife Tom Lasher and Dr. Mai Do met in a coffeehouse on Magazine Street when he was a consultant working on post-disaster Katrina and she took a...
VietNOLA – Viet Verse – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans
When nobody he knows is looking, aspiring optometrist Travis Tran is a secret spoken word artist. Normally performing only at closed NOLA Viet events, Travis outs himself with a...
Viet Men CAN Jump – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans
Viet baller Daniel H Nguyen breaks stereotypes by proving Asian men CAN jump. The Louisiana-based basketball team the Pandas have also spawned Asian-American soccer, softball, and football teams, taking...
VietNOLA – Revenge of the Viet Nerds – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans
Kathleen Carlin, pioneer English as a Second Language teacher in the NOLA Viet community, has decades of disproportionate Viet student success stories, in the classroom and beyond.
