Nguyen Chieu Anh
Current Status: At risk
Other Names: Nguyễn Chiêu Anh Phượng
Date of Birth: 1978
Gender: F
Religion: Not specified
Ethnicity: Kinh
Occupation: Author
Areas of Activism:
- Freedom of expression
- Human rights
Our latest video interview with Vietnamese female activists is with social activist and poet Chieu Anh Nguyen, who, through different channels, hopes to plant seeds for social change. One of these channels is the foundation the "Green Kernel," which provides support for high-achieving students from poor regions of Vietnam. With education and kindness, she hopes to expand their viewpoints. Watch the full interview here! Chieu Anh also recently wrote a story about former political prisoner Nguyen Dang Minh Man's background and inspirations for her activism, which you can read here.
Details - Background, History of Activism, Contact Information.
Chieu Anh Nguyen is the pen name of Ms. Nguyễn Chiêu Anh Phượng, a young poet currently living and working in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Her poems appear consistently in Vietnamese literary magazines and websites. She is the author of two collections of poetry: C.A.N. (Writers’ Association Press, 2010) and Gió (forthcoming).
Chieu Anh also established a scholarship foundation called Green Kernel to help poor children.
In July 2012, she joined several protests against China’s territorial claims to the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands.
Thuan Le Facebook, July 18, 2012
VNQĐ giới thiệu thơ Chiêu Anh Nguyễn, VNQĐ, July 22, 2015
Bốn bài thơ của Chiêu Anh Nguyễn :: Four poems by Chieu Anh Nguyen, diacritics, August 29, 2016
Interview with Chieu Anh Nguyen, The 88 Project, August 30, 2019
Profile last updated: 2019-09-02 03:33:25