Movember 2016 Struggles

Nguyen – As an Asian man, Movember was a struggle. There were no styles I can choose from, for instance, long hair with man bun, Santa Claus neck-beard and so forth because my facial hair cannot grow fast or thick enough -cries-.  My only option was a mustache and a goatee. By the way, Wing really hates it when I grow my facial hair. Read More

The Nguyen Dynasty in Canada: First-generation Canadian perspective on refugees

Nguyen –  Hello Everyone,
Mountain View
When reading Wing‘s fantastic blog post about her upbringing, I’ve decided to write about my childhood experiences. My family is an essential part of my upbringing and they help augmented my curiosity in learning new knowledge such as the importance of physical activity and academics. My parents escaped from Vietnam in 1986 as refugees during the Vietnam War. Read More

Love Actually …

Nguyen – Hello everyone,

This will be my first attempt in writing a relationship/religious piece. Here goes nothing …

First off, I am an atheist. When I told my friends that my girlfriend is Christian, my gang of misfit friends were not shocked or gasped, but rather they were happy for me. Read More