Many Bridges, One River: Organizing for Justice in Vietnamese American Communities
thuan nguyen and Vy Nguyen, Editors Published March 2019
Publisher: UCLA Asian American Studies Center Paperback 9780934052504 170 pgs
MANY BRIDGES, ONE RIVER is the first published collection of interviews with organizers and activists who have been working in Vietnamese American communities throughout the United States, starting in the 1970s. These interviews document the strategies and lessons learned in the fight for social justice and progressive social change by Vietnamese Americans.
In reading these interviews, what shines through is the creativity, resilience, and heart of these organizers, and their love for community. As Viet organizers, they share openly about struggles with red-baiting, sexism, homophobia, intergenerational differences, language barriers, and burnout[...] Ultimately, we hope this collection of interviews sheds some light on the promise and the ongoing work of building a progressive/left Viet infrastructure in the United States, with an eye toward the broader project of social and economic transformation for all.
- thuan nguyen and Vy Nguyen
Interviews
- Ngo Thanh Nhan, Union of Vietnamese in the United States
- Tho Do, Vietnamese Youth Development Center, San Francisco and UNITE HERE Local 2
- James Bui, Boston, the Gulf Coast and Viet Nam
- Sissy Nga Trinh, Southeast Asian Community Alliance
- Gina Masequesmay, O-Moi
- Julie Vo, Little Saigon, Orange County
- Tony Nguyen, VietUnity
- Mimi-Cristien Nguyen, Gulf Coast Organizing
- Minh Nguyen, Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association - New Orleans
- Leo Esclamado, Trinh Le, and Mark Tran, Gulf Coast Organizing
- Daniel Nguyen, VEGGI Farmers' Cooperative
- Nancy Dung Nguyen, Journey Home
- Duyen Tran, California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
- TK Le, common ground oc
- Thuy Trang Nguyen, Hai Ba Trung School for Organizing
- Cat Bao Le, Southeast Asian Coalition
- Hieu Nguyen, Viet Rainbow of Orange County
- An Duong, Jennifer Ho, Vincent Huynh, Lisette Le, and Aaron Tanaka, Dorcester Organizing and Training Initiative