#11: The Lunchbox Experience (ft. Mimi Nguyen)

Visible Minorities

Today we have another sociology friend, Mimi Nguyen who’s doing amazing work with her video projects. Her video projects focus on Vietnamese diaspora. Also, Mimi and her friends recently made a short documentary called Flagged, which was nominated as Best Canadian Short in the 2017 Vancouver Asian Film Festival. On this episode, Mimi shares her childhood memories growing up in a predominantly white town. We discuss the differences between first generation and second generation immigrants and her projects to empower second generations. She also takes us through the history of “Vietnam War” and discusses the Vancouver Vietnamese community’s relationship with the heritage flag. Last but not least, we talk about how problematic the Broadway musical Miss Saigon is. Yes, there are major plot spoilers. This is Visible Minorities with Cecilia Federizon.