I’m really excited to share about Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau, a new personal, cultural, heritage project I’ve launched in Edmonton with my friend and co-founder Jessica Truong (@aspoonfordad).
Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau (which translates from Vietnamese to English to “We are Together,” and is pronounced “Joom th-ah, goom nyow”), is a Vietnamese-Canadian grassroots initiative dedicated to creating in-person and digital spaces where adult children of immigrants can reflect on, reclaim, and reconnect with their cultural heritage.
We are building a community that explores our generational identity as Canadian children of immigrants. Through storytelling, art, education, and community events (our inaugural events are coming up this November 2025!), we honour the journeys of our parents, explore our shared generational identity, and build bridges across the Vietnamese diaspora—preserving the past, celebrating the present, and shaping a shared future together.
About the Initiative
For Jessica and I, Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau is an opportunity to reclaim and reshape the Vietnamese-Canadian narrative—creating space for those of us who grew up between two cultures to better understand our past, connect more deeply with one another, and ensure our stories are remembered and celebrated. We found we had a lot of shared feelings and questions about our Vietnamese-Canadian identity and knew other children of immigrants must feel the same way.
This project is both personal and communal: a tribute to our elders’ sacrifices, a bridge between younger and older generations, and a vision for the future of Vietnamese-Canadian identity. It is about honouring where we come from while reimagining what it means to belong, to thrive, and to grow up carrying the legacies of two worlds.
Through Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau, we envision a future where adult children of Vietnamese immigrants across Canada feel deeply connected to their cultural heritage, to one another, and to their communities.
By organizing community events, storytelling, art, language initiatives, and intergenerational exchanges, we see a future where Vietnamese-Canadian voices are amplified, where our parents’ journeys are honoured, and where our children inherit a proud, living connection to their roots.
About the Logo
The boat has always been a huge symbol of how our parents left their country to find hope and life elsewhere. In our logo, the folded paper boat represents how easily those who fled could have met many different fates, but were fortunate to find land. The sun and moon reflect the passage of time and the shared horizon that connects us across generations. The same sun and moon that guided our families as they risked everything crossing the South China Sea, or flying across the sky to find their new home and build a new life, continue to shine over us today. They remind us that though our journeys are different, we are bound together by the same sky.
Together, the boat and the sun/moon capture the essence of Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau: remembering the courage of those who came before us, reflecting on the legacy we’ve inherited, and carrying their light forward into the generations to come, together.
Save the dates for our November 2025 launch events!
We have been busy behind-the-scenes getting Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau’s inaugural events ready and can’t wait to connect with you in-person there.
We’ll be sharing all the details for each event and putting low cost tickets on sale soon, but in the meantime—SAVE THE DATES!
- November 17 (evening) – Join us for a film screening of an incredibly moving and entertaining English-language Vietnamese-centered film.
- November 26 (evening) – Join us for a special evening to mark the 50th anniversary year of the Fall of Saigon. There will be speakers, interactive and immersive art experiences, pop-up portraits, Vietnamese food and many meaningful moments for reflection.
Thanks to our early Sponsors!
We are deeply grateful to our early sponsors for believing in the vision of Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau and throwing support behind us as we bring this movement to life.
Support from our communuty is a recognition of the importance of reclaiming and reshaping the Vietnamese-Canadian narrative. By connecting with our story, our sponsors reinforce the very heart of our mission: to honour our parents’ sacrifices, to bridge generations, and to create spaces where Vietnamese identity can be preserved, celebrated, and reimagined.
The early commitment from these sponsors reminds us that this work resonates beyond our own community, and that the values of belonging, resilience, and cultural preservation are ones we share together.
With their partnership, we are inspired and energized to continue building spaces where the Vietnamese diaspora can connect more deeply with heritage, reflect on shared experiences, and shape a collective future.
Thanks to Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau’s Early Sponsors:
Dawn Graves Photography
Dr. Chris Lê (Family Physician)
FascinAsian Film Festival – Edmonton
Janice Saxon Photography
Kim Fat Market
King Noodle House Pho Hoang
LAST Modern Event Venue
LL Financial Ltd.
Lucky Supermarket
Mai Mai Viet Street Kitchen
Mike Brown Royal LePage Noralta
Minh Tran Century 21 Masters
V5 Nails
Looking to the future…
We have some exciting, ambitious and meaningful goals for Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau.
We believe this initiative has the potential to become a national movement with local chapters across cities, creating accessible spaces—both in-person and digital—that foster belonging, preserve stories, and celebrate Vietnamese identity in all its evolving forms.
In five to ten years, we hope to:
- Establish Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau as a registered national non-profit with active chapters across Canada.
- Build a digital archive of Vietnamese-Canadian stories, oral histories, and cultural materials.
- Create recurring cultural programs—such as language learning, ao dài exchanges, intergenerational storytelling circles, and art installations—that strengthen heritage preservation and bring together the younger and older generation.
- Partner with schools, libraries, and cultural institutions to integrate Vietnamese-Canadian experiences into Canada’s broader heritage narrative.
- Be recognized as a trusted platform where Vietnamese diasporic communities reflect, heal, and thrive—together.
Stay tuned and I hope you’ll support Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau!
While our events and programs are designed for the Vietnamese diaspora—especially adult children of immigrants—because they speak directly to our shared cultural heritage, identity, and generational experiences—the themes we explore—family sacrifice, resilience, growing up between cultures, and the immigrant Canadian experience—resonate far beyond the Vietnamese community.
While it will feel most meaningful if you are Vietnamese or connected to the Vietnamese-Canadian experience, our spaces are ultimately open and welcoming to anyone who wishes to listen, learn, and reflect alongside us. We believe that by centering Vietnamese voices, we also create opportunities for broader understanding, empathy, and connection across communities.n-person and digital spaces where adult children of immigrants can reflect on, reclaim, and reconnect with their heritage.
You can be part of this initiative by:
- Becoming a volunteer
- Becoming a sponsor
- Attending an event
- Sharing about events
- Sharing your Vietnamese-Canadian experience
… and more!
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