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Chen Dien

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Vietnamese immigrants who opened a Vietnamese coffee shop (Coffeeholic) in Columbia City right before the pandemic hit

Diane Le

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Family are Cambodian Americans, own Phnom Penh Noodle House. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the interviewee’s everyday life routine, economic and financial status, restaurant business management, conditions of sheltering in place, mental…

Hieu Pham

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An interview with Dr. Hieu Pham, a family doctor at International Community Health Services (ICHS) and Swedish Hospital. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Dr. Pham and his family immigrated to the United States where he then pursued and began his career as a…

Ming-Ming Edelman

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Refugee Artists Initiative -- mask-making (Ming-Ming describes here experience as a business going from selling potholders to one that sold masks nearly overnight as the pandemic quickly ensued.

Chad Driesbach

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Mixed race Vietnamese American, talks about working from home and personal life during pandemic, participating in rollerskating, current revival and its mulit-cultural gender inclusive focus

Prenz Sa-Ngoun

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Cambodian American, talks about Food Life Line org that provides food to food banks, supply issues in early days of pandemic, harships of food bank clients and Cambodian community, how his faith and experience as a Buddhist priest have shaped his…

Tony Ngo

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College senior who grew up in Chinatown and came back during pandemic. Talks about love of neighborhood, effect of early pandemic on local businesses and social life, racial justice issues within APA community

Dao Mai

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Vietnamese American who traveled to visit her dying father in Vietnam just as quarantine was imposed on foreign travelers. 2 week quarantine meant she missed seeing her dad before he died, missed his funeral.