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Posted at 05 Apr, 13:45h in Links by Stacy Nguyen 0 Comments

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What Does ‘Cultural Appropriation’ Actually Mean?

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When I was 23 years old, I was a young freelancing

When I was 23 years old, I was a young freelancing writer and had a conversation with a Seattle Times editor that still sticks with me. She told me, "One hundred percent of the time, I would rather work with someone who is less talented but who is dependable and turns things in on time, rather than work with someone who is really talented but a mess."
Plot-twist: I actually fell closer to the latter group. I was talented, but real shit at meeting deadlines early on in my career. I crashed and burned real embarrassingly hard and was so ashamed of how shitty I was to my editor — that I put in SO MUCH concerted effort toward being someone dependable, consistent, and can turn in shit (alas, not always right on time — that's still a daily struggle).
So it's with this personal context that I wrote these slides. These slides are not coming from haughty I-never-make-mistakes place. It's coming from a I-fucked-up-real-hard-and-now-am-a-little-better place. 😘

Hey friends! @ArtistReboot is raffling an 8x10 pri

Hey friends! @ArtistReboot is raffling an 8x10 print of “Space Charlie” to raise money for creatives and artists directly affected by Hurricane Ida. 100% of the proceeds will be donated directly to creatives that are displaced, lost their equipment, lost gigs, or anything they may need to reboot themselves mentally.
If you want to enter a raffle of this print, here’s how it works:
Go to the @ArtistReboot Venmo, donate a minimum of $5. ($5 = 1 Entry) VERY IMPORTANT: In Venmo add my 1. IG handle (@stacynguyencreative) in the comment box with your full name and email!
Winners will be selected and contacted on Sept. 25th Thank you and good luck!
If you cannot donate please share and help this amazing cause!

Check out the party times these little children ar

Check out the party times these little children are having in prep for Mid-Autumn Festival. I did this illo for @socolachocs, to showcase their special edition Mid-Autumn chocolates. Snatch your box up asap. Haha that sounds sexual. Ooh btw, this box has mango fish sauce flavor! I'm super excited for that one in particular. Mango with fish sauce is one of my fave things ever. Apple and shrimp paste also good! Maybe we can bug Wendy to attempt a mam ruoc chocolate flavor one day.
Buy these chocolate via link in @socolachocs's bio!

Man, I'm a little behind on all the self-promotion

Man, I'm a little behind on all the self-promotion and self-aggrandizing I wanna be doing cuz I've been so busy being important. But there's an essay I wrote about communication in creative work (just be direct with ppl, dammit!) for @thecreativeparty. I drew this little ditty to accompany it.
Read the essay and savor every word VIA LINK IN BIO.
Shoutout to @hannahers, my editor. ❤️😁❤️ She's the best. Except when we disagree.

"I hate astrology," an illustrated tale of the bur

"I hate astrology," an illustrated tale of the burden of low expectations. I hate astrology enough to take all the opportunities in public forums to talk shit about how much I think it SUCKS. This week in particular, you can hear me talking about it on @getraw_podcast. Please get acquainted with RAW (stands for Real Asian Women and that's no joke!), give it many listens, and follow them for more future goodness. (Link to my episode is in my bio.)
BTW, this illustrated video was something I did for @thesongcollective and for @asianculturalcouncil's amazing East West Fest from a few months ago. Hearts hearts hearts! (I'm typing on a computer keyboard and can't figure out emojis on this thing!)

Here's an illo I did for @schoolsoutwa. ❤️ The

Here's an illo I did for @schoolsoutwa. ❤️ They are holding their annual Bridge Conference next month, which will bring together school-age care providers, youth development professionals, community organizers, and more. The theme of this conference is "From Seedlings to Stardust," which I love so much. 🌱⭐

Today, I am stressed out and buried under work. I

Today, I am stressed out and buried under work. I tried to write a set of slides about self-care, but I realized I am currently pretty bad at it and it would be full of hypocrisy! So instead, I wrote a love note to all (ALL!) of my clients. Because they are all magnificent. Except for the one terrible one. You know who you are.
These slides refer to clients because that's how my line of work is set up, but easily, you can swap out clients for words like "boss" or "managers" or "customers." I think, at the end of the day, what it boils down to is there are some people that we work with in life who facilitate our growth --- often inadvertantly, often just because they are being themselves. These people are treasures, and we must protect them!
Also, I have cute enamel pins in my shop now! (LINK IN BIO!) They are a collab with @onpointpins! Buy these motherfuckers and then wear them about your town, okay? You won't regret swearing allegiance to pho, bun bo, or bun rieu. Dude my dog is choking because he's playing too hard. I need to end this caption to go see what's up with him. Talk to you later!

🔥These pins are now available in my store!🔥

🔥These pins are now available in my store!🔥 SHOP LINK IS IN BIO! There are three designs: Bún Riêu, Phở, and Bún Bò Huế. You can also tap on each image to get taken right to the item in the shop.
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I wanted to make something fun, funny, full of personality, and super duper Viet. We used a lot of different colors in these pins cuz I wanted to stay true to life to these soups, blood cake and pig feet and all!
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It was really lovely and amazing to partner with @onpointpins for this. Thank you, Abe! Abe is Vietnamese too, btw!

Hey, beautiful ppl. Here's another photo of a PINZ

Hey, beautiful ppl. Here's another photo of a PINZ-PINZ-PINZ. This is of pho all pinned to a backing card I designed and wrote. I made pho yellow cuz yellow reminds me of nước béo. You know that's what's up. These will be avail for buying via link in my bio (or just click on the photo!)
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This series is a collab with @onpointpins. ❤️❤️