For generations, the unspoken rule in Vietnamese American households was simple: music is a hobby, not a career. But something is shifting. Across living rooms from Garden Grove to Houston, parents who once handed their kids MCAT prep books are now showing up to gigs, sharing Spotify links, and quietly becoming their children's loudest fans.
Jul 17, 2026
Long before anyone coined the term 'third place,' Vietnamese Americans had already built one — with a mic stand, a songbook, and a plate of fruit on the table. Karaoke rooms across the US are doing something no app can replicate: holding communities together, one song at a time.
Jul 16, 2026
Across Little Saigon neighborhoods in Southern California and beyond, a passionate community of Vietnamese American collectors is digging through dusty crates hunting for rare Vietnamese-language albums and K-pop pressings. It's more than a hobby — it's a way of holding onto something real in an age of endless streaming. We went inside the shops, the Facebook groups, and the living rooms to find out what's driving the obsession.
Jul 14, 2026
Across Little Saigon communities from Garden Grove to Houston, Vietnamese Americans are hunting down vinyl records and cassette tapes like never before. It's part nostalgia trip, part protest against the endless scroll of streaming — and it's reshaping how diaspora music lovers connect with their roots.
Jul 14, 2026
Karaoke has always been a cornerstone of Vietnamese social life, but something shifted — and now Gen Z and millennials across the US are flooding into private karaoke rooms like it's the hottest reservation in town. We dig into how Vietnamese karaoke entrepreneurs are leading this cultural takeover and which songs are absolutely dominating the playlist.
Jul 11, 2026