Leadership & Community

Echoes of Vietnamese History grew from my fascination with the stories behind Vietnam’s cultural heritage and my desire to share them through animation. By combining historical storytelling, visual art, and English learning, the initiative seeks to make Vietnamese history more engaging and accessible to young learners.

I lead the development of animated short films inspired by Vietnamese historical events and legends, exploring each story through scriptwriting, storyboarding, character design, voice direction, and visual development. Beyond filmmaking, I organized interactive English-learning workshops for more than 80 students, using animation and storytelling to encourage vocabulary development, listening comprehension, communication, and cultural awareness.

The initiative also extends into community outreach, with more than 100 gifts and learning materials distributed to support students’ educational experiences.

Through this project, I hope to show that history is more than a collection of dates and events. It is a living collection of stories that can connect generations, inspire curiosity, and help young people see their cultural heritage through a new lens.

Threads of Her Story is a cultural art project that explores Vietnamese heritage and women-centered narratives through observational sketching, watercolor, and visual storytelling. As project leader, I wanted to encourage young artists to look more closely at the cultural spaces around them and discover the stories held within traditional clothing, historical objects, and everyday details.

The project brought students to three cultural venues in Ho Chi Minh City: the Southern Women’s Museum, the Ao Dai Museum, and 22 Gallery Art Space. I coordinated three training sessions focused on observational sketching, watercolor techniques, composition, and lighting, helping participants translate their observations into original artworks.

Inspired by Vietnamese history, traditional costumes, and cultural identity, students developed a collection of approximately 15–20 artworks for exhibition. Each piece offered a different interpretation of the past, shaped by the artist’s own perspective and creative choices.

Through Threads of Her Story, I came to see sketching as more than recording what we see. It can also be a way of preserving what we remember, asking questions about the stories we inherit, and giving those stories new life through art.