One of the privileges of being able to write about a talent like Phi Nhung is the opportunity to introduce her music to those who aren’t familiar with her work. That includes younger Vietnamese people both within Vietnam and overseas who have yet to discover her powerful voice and loving character. It also includes non-Vietnamese […]
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The great changes of the modern world have seen so many families shifting countries to seek fresh opportunities. This has resulted in many, many children growing up as Third Culture Individuals (TCIs)—raised in places where they’re visibly different from most other kids around them. A lot of these TCIs experience disquieting feelings of alienation or
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Our book for Phi Nhung is finally complete and has been submitted for layout and publication. There is so much that we have to thank her for, and sometimes it felt like her invisible hand was directing us, making the right introductions to the right people at the right time. Many of those we interviewed
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Phi Nhung had a way of bringing light everywhere she showed her smile. Presenting my work writing books for Vietnamese people on Vietnamese Startup Day this week, I felt blessed to have her behind me, as if somehow I had met with her approval. The Startup Wheel event was created to showcase young Vietnamese talent
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All those who lived through the Saigon lockdown, the outbreak that took Phi Nhung’s life, will never forget those terrible days. In late April 2021, after a year’s false sense of security while the rest of the world wrestled with Covid-19, Vietnam finally succumbed to the virus. Saigon’s relentless energies faded as its people started
Having a book written about you or your professional pursuits puts you into the stratosphere with internationally recognized leaders such as Bill Gates or Warren Buffet.
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by Daniel Spero The way I see it, writing is more than a profession; it’s a calling. It’s an exploration for the exact nouns to define a subject and a journey for adjectives might best describe them. It’s a mission for the most precise verb for an action and the best adverb to specify it.
Welcoming Daniel Spero as lead writer and creative director at Metro Writers has been a singular stroke of good luck for my book authoring business. A humble and underappreciated wordsmith, Daniel is one of the few long-term expat residents of Saigon who lives and breathes writing books as a genuine creative junkie. An American national
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For those of us born before the digital age, it can be tough to live in a GenZ world. In a country like Vietnam, however, it’s easy to see that the future is already being shaped by the enthusiasm of those young leaders who grew up with the whole planet at their fingertips. When they
by Daniel Spero There’s nothing more prestigious for an elite in any industry or professional field than to have a book written about them. 1. All of the biggest and most influential people have their own book written about themselves, their product or service, or both! This is something you can easily distribute at events
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