Nghi Doan

English as a second language: A story made from fried chicken

While the other kids were still baffled about whether or not they should leave their bed early on the weekend, my mother, my younger sister and I were waiting at the bus stop. We woke up at six in the morning and left home 30 minutes after to catch the

By Nghi Doan

— Oct 21, 2023

Vietnamese think animistically about Viet Nam

“The land knows you, even when you are lost”. Nine simple words as a phrase that unintentionally struck me when I read Braiding Sweetgrass. The author, an Indigenous woman, has been brought up and influenced in a way that her family wanted her to inherit the very best of this

By Nghi Doan

— Oct 1, 2023