Second Wave

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My family fled Vietnam, now I might go back Nov 28, 2017

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What would it take to pack up your life and move to a new country? It’s a question Thanh Tan’s parents didn’t have the luxury of asking when they fled...

My family escaped Vietnam. Others in their boat were not so lucky Nov 14, 2017

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I was 6 or 7 years old. And I didn’t want to go to swimming lessons at the YMCA. Like, I really didn’t want to go.

Why you'll see the South Vietnamese flag flying in Seattle Oct 31, 2017

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I grew up in the United States. Like any all-American kid, I said the Pledge of Allegiance, celebrated the Fourth of July and saluted the American flag....

Pho Oct 17, 2017

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When Thanh Tan was growing up, pho wasn’t cool. Now, it’s an “it” dish and taking on a life of its own as more Americans eat and serve it.

The Beauty Pageant Oct 03, 2017

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What makes the “ideal” Vietnamese-American woman? In the latest episode of our new podcast Second Wave, Thanh Tan finds herself confronting that question after she is invited to judge a local Vietnamese beauty pageant.

Good guys, bad guys Sep 19, 2017

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Ken Burns and Lynn Novick join Thanh Tan, host of our new podcast Second Wave , to discuss the new documentary, "The Vietnam War."

Viet kieu Sep 05, 2017

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Ever realize there is more to your family's past than you've been told? Welcome to Second Wave, an American story that begins in Vietnam.

Preview: Second Wave Sep 01, 2017

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Hear what's in store for season one of Second Wave, an American story that begins in Vietnam. The new podcast from KUOW and PRX debuts September 5, 2017.

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