cara việt chi nguyễn

Preserving local histories, digging into ancestral memories, and writing towards a new world.

📍Little Saigon Creative SpaceA very sweet project that reminds me of the kind of work that fills my heart – film portraits taken, developed, scanned, and edited by me, of ten nonbinary + trans* + chuyển giới Vietnamese folks in the Seattle area. The whole process was an act of honoring, remembering, holding, and celebrating us, while we are still here.Special thanks to Viet Q Seattle. ♥️

Cara Việt Chi Nguyễn (they/them/chanh/quýt) is a San Jose born, Seattle educated, and Oakland based multidisciplinary artist. Everyday, they are learning to love and live in a body that is both queer and Vietnamese, which somedays feels like grief and other days feels like celebration.In past lives, they were a Content + Community Manager at Fly By Jing and a Graphic Design and Media Associate at the Northwest Film Forum. These days, they are performing taiko with Jiten Daiko, serving up kokuto lattes as a barista at The Hidden Cafe, and occasionally on the air via Lower Grand Radio.Currently listening: Some Things by Oliver Qiu
Currently sipping: iced barley tea
Currently reading: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

PERFORMANCES

Jiten Daiko
Performing member 2022 - present.
Buddhist Church of San Francisco Bon Odori 2024, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival 2023, Jtown Music Fest 2023

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RESEARCH

Publications
The Relationship Between White Supremacy and Capitalism: A Socioeconomic Study on Embeddedness in the Market and Society
Economic history and theory, critical race theory, published in Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal, Volume 4, 2020.
( Article )Conferences
On Being Boundless: Understanding Queer Existence in a World of Borders
Queer theory and migration studies, presented at the 2019 Seattle University Philosophy Conference.
( Paper )Understanding the Claiming of Asian American Identity With Du Bois' Conception of Double-Consciousness
Asian American critical race philosophy, presented at the 2018 Seattle University Philosophy Conference.
( Digital Presentation )Academic Papers
Lessons on Love, Care, and Reciprocity: Native Environmentalist Legacies and Futures
Written for Philosophy of Oppression and Resistance class with Dr. Natalie Cisneros at Seattle University, 2020.
( Paper )The Case of the Bagong Bayani: A History of Overseas Filipino Workers and an Analysis of the Philippines’ Labor Migration Policy
Written for Economics of Gender and Family class with Dr. Bridget Hiedemann at Seattle University, 2019.
( Paper )Love Letters to Chinatown: A Study of the Resilience of a Great American Neighborhood
Written for Ethics of International and Urban Development class with Dr. Paul Kidder at Seattle University, 2019.
( Paper )Economic Research
Impacts of the 2008 Financial Crisis on Permanent Residency Rates in the United States
Economic research group project conducted under the guidance of Dr. Soohyung Lee at Sogang University for Development Economics class, 2018.
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HẾT SẨY BRAND CONCEPT

Snippets of a pitch deck for Hết Sẩy born from many farmers market conversations and a facilitated brand exercise to solidify and focus their brand philosophy. The focus of this project was to capture their hopes, dreams, and visions and translate them into an inspiring pitch deck to show potential investors and community stakeholders. (Deck available by request!)