I AM AZN AMERICAN | Tom Ngo | TEDxUCIrvine

[@HandyNammm]

Just came across this and man glad someone from the SGV shared their story. This resonated with me deeply. I am one of those who strayed towards the gang life early in life before finding my way. Never did feel like I fit in anywhere. Too hood for the Corporate world and too good for the gangster life. Thanks for inspiring me to share my story brother!

[@henryhoang3392]

This was powerful! Thanks for sharing authentically and representing the 626 Tom!

[@barbarashi9898]

i am now addicted to TED talks, such great platform for all subjects especially Asian topics which is being long ignored by main stream media, still is today.

[@QuanTV]

Amazing story and insight on being AZN AMERICAN. Thanks for the TEDx Talk, Tom!

[@woosukyang8007]

So amazing to listen to your story.

[@victorynowall]

Thanks for sharing your story Ngo. It's so humorous ! What impresses me was when you realized that Asians in Asia are not the same as the Asians who grew up in America..

[@tommyhuynh242]

Very good talk! Thanks for sharing your family story. I’m Chinese Vietnamese too from SGV and a fellow boat people. Rarely do I have the attention span to listen to a Ted talk in it’s entirety.

[@davidthompson9674]

I enjoyed this!!! Super great TEDx talk!!! Thank you Tom!!!

[@robinashaheen1713]

You are an amazing story teller. Thanks for sharing your heartfelt experiences. Stay blessed.

[@TheTinminator]

1998-1999, that’s was my gangster years. It’s was mad crazy. I’m lucky to be living today to talk about it

[@dawentsien3985]

Thanks for sharing, resonated a lot with this speaker. Great message, cheers to another one, AzN-Dragon

[@basedviet]

That was awesome!

[@YappieKitchen]

Great talk, I also am Chinese Vietnamese but my family immigrated to Canada.

[@MedalionDS9]

This is an excellent talk and story, major props

[@SeeHang]

What I find interesting is that all Asians have great heritage tied to their family names surrounded by great legends and urban myths. It’s kind of very interesting that in the western world you don’t have the same tone in family names.

[@wanglee21]

Very nicely done!

[@kaleidojess]

That was a good speech 🎤✨

[@livkea1390]

Great talk, i'm really adorable of your story. Maybe i am a Chinese-Vietnamese but i live in Cambodia. I saw you said one thing of "Chinese people started immigrating over to the French Indochina which right now it's called Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam". I am not really into History, but for the Cambodia country or called "Khmer" is flat out of the History. KHMER IS AN ANCIENT KINGDOM. I am not lean to which country as where the family came from or live, but it is the true. And if talking about the History of these countries, it has another two countries involved in (Thai and another country no more today is Champa (Cham's kingdom)).

[@xiaocaoz]

Hey, I'm a Hainanese listening and not over the age of 65! :D Yes, our language of course is still in used by the whole island. :)

[@AllenHanPR]

Great stuff!

[@Hon_cb1kr]

Similar story with me. But i am ethnically Vietnamese and Chinese. My father was a son of a wealthy Chinese business owner, my mother was a daughter of a Vietnamese Army officer.

[@RaymondHng]

11:30 Misplaced B-roll cutaway.

[@xiaocaoz]

"My grandma's a gangster". - LOL. Of course, she lived the era of "The Red Detachment of Women". Hainan women are brave, hard working people and endure so much!

[@brandonsmith666]

azn represent!

[@mljk8924]

Not all North or South Americans are immigrants. As BIPOC we must never forget the many and diverse First Nations.

[@anthonyyamashiro]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@imakesushinotsushit]

AZn pride

[@Gtom64]

Great TED talk. However, Asian gang units existed in San Francisco and New York City long before gangster rap, Tupac, and the SGV in 1998 and 1999.

[@lehoanghaile7490]

I need subtitle this video please

[@RaymondHng]

Click on the CC button for subtitles.

[@TheHumbleSigma]

why no one claps for his accomplishments lol

[@lilapham9827]

4:12 Me toooo

[@lostinasia7280]

There are so many cliches in this chat .

[@deesnutts2070]

I need to aww see ah! Lol

[@pvantran82]

My brother and sister is trying so hard to be accepted. SMH sad to see.

[@henryjiang9990]

Damn what a cute baby

[@henryjiang9990]

Being Asian is so hard bro.

[@coleenmatonic1620]

I'M NON-ASIAN AMERICAN