University of Washington Tacoma

Faculty Member, Social Work

Doctoral Candidate

Ph.D. Program - Social Sciences

About

I am currently interested in examining the post-war memory of Vietnamese communities and its relationship with community formation and development in the US. My teaching/research focuses on critical consciousness in Social (Theater) Work that intersects Action Research, Performance Studies, Social Pedagogy, Critical Race Theory, postcoloniality, diaspora, critical practice, and community work. Previously I was involved in an inter-university project (UW-Harvard-Brandeis) to investigate the role of spiritual capital for influencing Vietnamese and Mexican integration into a small-scaled city.  I had recently engaged in several community-based collaborative projects between UW Bothell/Interdisciplinary Arts & Science and Difficult Dialogues Program of Southeast Asia Center of UW/Seattle to examine identity, memory, and history through theatrical traditions of Southeast Asia.  Last but not least, I am an artivist (an arts- & practice-based community engager/co-founder @ http://vietsoul21.net)

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