Second Wave

Second Wave episodes:

• 11.28.2017

  My family fled Vietnam, now I might go back

  What would it take to pack up your life and move to a new country? It’s a question Thanh Tan’s parents didn’t have the luxury of asking when they fled...

  
• 11.28.2017

  What If

  What would it take to pack up your life and move to a new country? It’s a question Thanh’s parents didn’t have the luxury of asking when they fled Vietnam to America 40 years ago. But Thanh has always wondered...

  
• 11.14.2017

  My family escaped Vietnam. Others in their boat were not so lucky

  I was 6 or 7 years old. And I didn’t want to go to swimming lessons at the YMCA. Like, I really didn’t want to go.

  
• 11.14.2017

  Escape

  When Thanh’s godsister Kristie invites her to revisit their families’ escape from Vietnam, Thanh is not sure what to expect. Thanh agrees to go with Kristie and they visit the small fishing village where her family’s journey to America began....

  
• 10.31.2017

  Why you'll see the South Vietnamese flag flying in Seattle

  I grew up in the United States. Like any all-American kid, I said the Pledge of Allegiance, celebrated the Fourth of July and saluted the American flag....

  
• 10.31.2017

  The Flag

  Growing up, Thanh had an affinity for two flags: The American flag and the Vietnamese flag. The problem is, the flag she grew up believing was the Vietnamese flag is not the same as the official flag of Vietnam. The...

  
• 10.17.2017

  Pho

  When Thanh Tan was growing up, pho wasn’t cool. Now, it’s an “it” dish and taking on a life of its own as more Americans eat and serve it.

  
• 10.03.2017

  Beauty Pageant

  When Thanh is invited to judge a local beauty pageant, she confronts a difficult question: What makes an “ideal” Vietnamese-American woman? This episode explores how old Vietnamese traditions are kept alive through the ritual of a modern day beauty pageant.

  
• 10.03.2017

  The Beauty Pageant

  What makes the “ideal” Vietnamese-American woman? In the latest episode of our new podcast Second Wave, Thanh Tan finds herself confronting that question after she is invited to judge a local Vietnamese beauty pageant.

  
• 09.19.2017

  Good guys, bad guys

  Ken Burns and Lynn Novick join Thanh Tan, host of our new podcast Second Wave , to discuss the new documentary, "The Vietnam War."

  
• 09.05.2017

  Viet kieu

  Ever realize there is more to your family's past than you've been told? Welcome to Second Wave, an American story that begins in Vietnam.

  
• 09.01.2017

  Preview: Second Wave

  Hear what's in store for season one of Second Wave, an American story that begins in Vietnam. The new podcast from KUOW and PRX debuts September 5, 2017.

  
• 08.14.2017

  Preview

  Second Wave, a new podcast from KUOW in Seattle that explores the Vietnamese-American refugee experience. Host Thanh Tan will share stories from this community, stories of heartbreak and triumph, born from a war in Vietnam that still lingers in all...