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Exploring Viet Kieu’s Identity with Fred “The Empathizer” Le
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Meet Fred Le, a talented Vietnamese American stand-up comedian, and filmmaker. He has an exciting documentary on the horizon called "The Empathizer," where he's exploring the stories of "young" Viet Kieus who have chosen to “come back” to live in Vietnam despite their parents' disapproval at times. Fred himself lived in Vietnam from 2017 to 2020 and is passionate about uncovering what it truly means to be Vietnamese.
Through his interviews with other Vietnamese individuals born outside of Vietnam, who are now living there, Fred hopes to find common ground and gain valuable insights into his own identity, and maybe a way to convince his mother that Vietnam is not what it used to be.
In this conversation, we explore some deep, introspective thoughts about the meaning of being Viet Kieu and the role we play in shaping new cultures!
This conversation truly holds a special place for me and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did recording it.
Note: This was actually a long conversation so we had to cut it into 2 episodes. Episode 2 will come out next week! and will talk about the place of Stand Up Comedy here in Vietnam!
Follow The Guest:
Website: https://linktr.ee/fredle
Check out Fred Le's document sizzle here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfoJ2fwnPTc&ab_channel=TheEmpathizer
Support the podcast by buying us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/creators.vietnam
Follow Creators in Vietnam:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creatorsinvietnam
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creatorsinvietnam
Connect and Work with the Hosts:
Tue Si: https://tuesi.carrd.co/
79 episodes
Manage episode 355928025 series 2698060
Meet Fred Le, a talented Vietnamese American stand-up comedian, and filmmaker. He has an exciting documentary on the horizon called "The Empathizer," where he's exploring the stories of "young" Viet Kieus who have chosen to “come back” to live in Vietnam despite their parents' disapproval at times. Fred himself lived in Vietnam from 2017 to 2020 and is passionate about uncovering what it truly means to be Vietnamese.
Through his interviews with other Vietnamese individuals born outside of Vietnam, who are now living there, Fred hopes to find common ground and gain valuable insights into his own identity, and maybe a way to convince his mother that Vietnam is not what it used to be.
In this conversation, we explore some deep, introspective thoughts about the meaning of being Viet Kieu and the role we play in shaping new cultures!
This conversation truly holds a special place for me and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did recording it.
Note: This was actually a long conversation so we had to cut it into 2 episodes. Episode 2 will come out next week! and will talk about the place of Stand Up Comedy here in Vietnam!
Follow The Guest:
Website: https://linktr.ee/fredle
Check out Fred Le's document sizzle here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfoJ2fwnPTc&ab_channel=TheEmpathizer
Support the podcast by buying us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/creators.vietnam
Follow Creators in Vietnam:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creatorsinvietnam
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creatorsinvietnam
Connect and Work with the Hosts:
Tue Si: https://tuesi.carrd.co/
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