Lei Nguyen, Author at IVolunteer International

What Are You Doing At 3 am? A Conversation About Mental Health

As the world struggles to adapt to the new normal that is quarantines, social distancing, uncertainty, dread, and dismay, people have found different ways to cope with their own minds.

Lei Nguyen June 21, 2021

The Colorful Exuberance of The LGBT Rights Movement in Asia, Celebrating Love in Every Form

If you were hanging around Lower Manhattan last weekend, you would have noticed crowds of revelers dressed in lavish costumes or rainbow-themed attire on their way to the city’s annual Pride event. New York City Pride is where it all started with the Stonewall Riots and has evolved into Gay prides all over the world. The pride march is the centerpiece of NYC pride with its colorful floats, music, and community groups.

Lei Nguyen June 14, 2021

The Ugly Politics Behinds Regional Minorities Discrimination

Our world has become increasingly globalized, diverse, and rich in ideologies and practices. Countries around the world encompass a wide range of communities within national borders. But when so many different groups of people are embedded in one society together, beliefs of superiorities and minorities come into place. While each group is different, one thing…

Lei Nguyen June 12, 2021

How does White Supremacy work in Vietnam? The Colonial History that affects the Nation’s Ubiquitous Foreign Fetishization

“I don’t need to learn Vietnamese because I don’t have to.”, said Brian with his complacent attitude. Brian has been in Vietnam for more than 10 years, with a wife who is Vietnamese and a beautiful, cheeky daughter who will turn 3 years of age this summer.

Lei Nguyen May 29, 2021

The Idiosyncrasy Of Creative Therapy: When Visual Projections Combine with Contemporary Dance and Live Music

Despite the uncertainties and upheavals of 2020, artists have continued to produce excellent art performance that defies genres, merges past influences, and exceeds expectations.

Lei Nguyen May 17, 2021

Transformation comes from the process, and the process has to come from the people

On Tuesday, April 6th, 2021, a side event at the ECOSOC Youth Forum has taken place virtually with the help of the main sponsor, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) under the theme “Recalibrating & Rethinking Sustainable Future: The Importance of Health, Wellbeing & Empathy”.

Lei Nguyen April 24, 2021

Is That A Silver Lining Or A Piece Of Tin Foil: How Human Encroachment Haunt The World Natural Conservation

What would the earth be without all of its natural environment?

Lei Nguyen April 22, 2021

How artists have empowered the world to come together and defeat COVID-19

Countries from all over the world are far from free from the worst impacts of the pandemic. That is why during this unprecedented time, artists and their art craft have played a meaningful though intangible role in the global fight against the virus.

Lei Nguyen April 15, 2021

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