Right now Vietnam is experiencing a surge in COVID Delta outbreaks. As western countries hoard vaccines and resources, Vietnamese people are struggling and the government faces their own challenges of resource distribution. Vietnamese people desperately need your assistance and support. Please donate to Vietnam, every dollar counts. ➡️ Official Covid-19 Vaccine Fund by the Vietnamese […]
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Cầu Kiều Collective would like to extend our sincerest support to those impacted the ongoing situation in Afghanistan. In recent weeks, we have seen an outpouring of support and analysis from the Vietnamese community all over the world, and understand that it has invoked strong emotions given our own history with war and displacement.
Cầu Kiều Collective Statement On Afghanistan Read More »
Gần đây, Cầu Kiều Collective có biết đến bài đăng từ @Vietsforchange về Cuba, trong đó có sử dụng những thông tin sai lệch và hiểu lầm dể nói về tình hình đang xảy ra nơi đây Những thông tin này được dùng để định hướng người đọc chống lại Cuba, và giảm nhẹ hậu
“Vietnam always remembers the solidarity and precious support Cuba gave to Vietnam in the past at our most difficult times. Vietnam will always be there to support and help the Cuban people in our capacity.” – Statement from the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam Le Thi Thu Hang
The protests in Cuba have been front and center of the western news cycle this week. Understanding what is happening in Cuba is important and runs parallel to Vietnam’s historical struggle against US Imperialism.
Cầu Kiều Collective Statement On Cuba Read More »
Did you know a lot of Vietnam’s beauty standards are a result from French colonialism and American imperialism?
Timeline of Vietnam Beauty Standards:
From Pre-Colonial Times to Present-Day Read More »
Anti-China sentiment amongst Vietnamese communities aids and abets Western propaganda and demonization of China.
Understanding and Combatting:
Anti-China Sentiment in Vietnamese Communities Read More »
New York Times recently published an article on a strain of COVID being detected in Vietnam, triggering a spike of cases and a potential new outbreak. This article, that states that “[Vietnam’s] luck may be running out,” is racist, condescending, and fails to mention the West’s role in needlessly spreading…
Our response to New York Times’ framing of the COVID outbreak in Vietnam Read More »
Cultural commodification is a capitalist process in which cultural forms and practices are given economic value so that they may be bought and sold in a market. For Asian cultures in the West, this process traces back to colonialism and imperialism which formed the basis for the “othering” of racialized subjects.
The Commodification of Asian Cultures in the West Read More »
It is imperative that we stand up for Palestine and keep standing up for Palestinians’ right to their homeland. The violent imperialist ideologies that destroyed our homeland and killed and displaced millions of Vietnamese people is the same violence that the Palestinian people have faced and continue to face.
Solidarity between Vietnam and Palestine Read More »
Boba liberalism is a phrase that has been increasingly gaining more traction in mainstream Asian diaspora discourse. However, a lot of the time this phrase has been misunderstood and misused.
What is Boba Liberalism? Read More »
