486 - How Does Self Love and Patriarchy Work Together? Mia from Việt Boss Babe

486 - How Does Self Love and Patriarchy Work Together? Mia from Việt Boss Babe

From The Vietnamese with Kenneth Nguyen by thevietnamesepodcast

April 6, 2026 · 49 min

About this episode

Mia and Kenneth Nguyen discuss the intersection of self love and patriarchy in the context of modern Vietnamese men and women.

Mia is the founder and host of Viet Boss Babe — a media and community platform for Vietnamese women, everywhere. From the diaspora to the homeland, Viet Boss Babe exists for the women who are rewriting what it means to be Vietnamese, on their own terms. Bold, Vietlish, and unapologetic — this is the space for the stories that don't always make it to the main stage. The careers being built, the culture being carried, the conversations happening at the dinner table that never make it online. Viet Boss Babe is where Vietnamese women come to be seen, heard, and celebrated. Follow Viet Boss Babe: https://www.instagram.com/vietbossbabe https://www.youtube.com/@vietbossbabe Welcome to a special collaborative series between The Vietnamese Podcast and Viet Boss Babe. In this premiere episode of "Đàn ông phải thế" (Men Must Be This Way), host Mia and Kenneth Nguyen pull back the curtain on the silent struggle of the modern Vietnamese man. We explore the "Gia trưởng" (patriarchal) script that has governed Vietnamese households for centuries—the idea that a man is a provider, a protector, and above all, someone who never cries. But what happens when that script is torn up? In a world where…

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