Today we sit down with Linh Nguyen – owner of Pearly Nails and Spa in the Comox Valley.Linh was born and raised in Vietnam and immigrated to Canada 7 years ago. Within the short amount of time, she worked hard to open her own salon at the age of 23! We explore her newcomer entrepreneur journey, experiences,…
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Happy Lunar New Year! | 新年快樂! | Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! In today’s episode, I’ll be going over some of the many common New Year greetings and wishes in both Cantonese and Vietnamese to help wish you, your family and loved ones all the best for the year of the tiger…
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In this episode I chat with 2 friends – Michael and Chon about growing up speaking an obscure dialect of Chinese referred to as Ngai! We dive into what it was like for them, and how they’ve both navigated growing up in Canada and England. Be sure to visit holdingheritage.com for show notes and more information. Music…
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Today’s episode is an exciting one because I get to introduce one of my best friends, Annie – and her incredible mom! We share with you today a really remarkable and poignant moment in Annie’s Mom’s refugee story – which was when she was almost left behind in China while being 7-8 months pregnant with…
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In today’s episode, I’m really happy to be able to introduce you to Raymond Liens, he shares pieces of his wonderful family story – like growing up in South Vietnam, their journey to Canada being government sponsored, opening the first South-East Asian grocery store in Winnipeg – being the first to bring Sriracha to Canada,…
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Trong Nguyen is one of my uncles! In this episode, you hear about his personal experiences fleeing Vietnam in the 1980’s from South Vietnam. He was one of the captains of his boat at the age of 19, and he lets us into several of his incredible memories including escaping from the army, planning and…
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Meet the amazing Nina Le! Nina is currently the communication coordinator for Montreal’s Concordia University’s TESL Resource Centre and a Master’s student in Applied Linguistics at the University. She’s focusing on heritage language maintenance and critical pedagogy. Nina was born and raised in Saigon, Vietnam until she was 15, when she received a scholarship to study A-level in Cambridge…
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In Part 3 of this 3 part series with Sinh Ha, you’ll hear about my dad’s memories of the day his family left down to the beach to board their refugee boat to Hong Kong. Be sure to visit holdingheritage.com for show notes and more information. Music by Blue Wednesday – be sure to check him out!
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This episode is Part 2 of a 3 part series with Sinh Ha – My Dad. In this episode you’ll hear about how and why my grandfather and eldest uncle were put in jail, and my dad’s memories and experiences around these events leading up to their boat journey to Hong Kong. Be sure to…
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In this coming 3 part series with my dad, I’ll guide you through a more detailed account of his early past and experiences. In Part 1 – you’ll see into what it was like for my dad growing up in North Vietnam as a young boy, and a few of his major childhood memories and…
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