The Vietkieu.com podcast was created to serve Vietnamese living abroad who often exist between cultures, languages, and identities. For many members of the Vietnamese diaspora, there is a gap between their lived experiences overseas and how those experiences are understood by audiences in Vietnam. This podcast exists to close that gap through real, personal conversations.

 

By featuring Vietnamese and Vietkieu guests from different backgrounds, the podcast offers representation, relatability, and validation. Listeners hear stories that reflect their own challenges with belonging, language barriers, cultural expectations, and career or life choices abroad. This creates a sense of connection and reassurance that they are not navigating these experiences alone.

 

The long form interview format allows for nuance and honesty rather than surface level storytelling. Guests are given space to explain not just what they do, but how they think, feel, and adapt while living between cultures. For Vietnamese audiences in Vietnam, the podcast provides insight into overseas realities beyond stereotypes. For Vietnamese living abroad, it becomes a mirror, a learning space, and often a source of quiet encouragement.

 

Ultimately, this project contributes to a stronger, more empathetic Vietnamese global community by turning individual journeys into shared understanding.