Kieu-Nga Trang
Writer · Editor · Publisher
Working between different cultural and social contexts in Vietnam, I am drawn to stories that reveal how individual lives intersect with broader historical and contemporary forces. Through profiles, interviews, and biographical writing, I seek to document Vietnamese experiences, bringing local narratives into dialogue with global perspectives.
Contact:
• Email: trangvukieunga@gmail.com
• LinkedIn: Trang Vu Kieu Nga
Biography
Trang Vũ Kiều Nga, also known by her pen name Kiều-Nga Trang, is an art and culture journalist based between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. She was a Senior Editor at Vietcetera International, a digital media platform dedicated to sharing stories of Vietnam with global audiences. Her work has appeared in publications including Bloomberg Businessweek, Marie Claire, Robb Report.
A graduate of RMIT’s Professional Communication program, Nga began her career at global agencies such as Ogilvy, where she managed international and regional PR projects for global brands including Google, Spotify, Mastercard, and L’Oreal. She later transitioned into journalism, focusing on Vietnam’s evolving cultural landscape.
Publications and credentials
Editor/Contributor
Profile articles (selected)
Media and publication credits
- Trần Mai Anh – Yêu là yêu – Marie Claire Vietnam – 2025
- Trần Khánh Duy – Tiếng nói thời trang Việt trên bản đồ thế giới – Đẹp Magazine – 2025
- Bún Đậu, Plastic Stools And Love: Mắm, A New York Love Letter to Vietnam – Vietcetera International – 2025
Writing sample
Beyond beauty lies what is human.
In essence and in being, Diem Phung Thi’s life and work are permeated by this principle.
“For the first time, a sculptor—from among the many who journeyed from the Far East to Paris—secured a place for Asian art within the very heart of Parisian sculpture,” wrote Mady Ménier. Diem Phung Thi (born Phung Thi Cuc, 1920–2002) is a significant figure in twentieth-century sculpture, whose legacy was recognized in Larousse Dictionary: Twentieth-Century Art. She was an Associate Member of the European Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters.
Trained initially in dentistry in France, Diem’s path toward sculpture began as a means of respite through ceramics. A turn of fate led her to Volti—an artist who, after spending seven years in war, returned to find his studio bombed, his entire body of work destroyed. Diem began her artistic career alongside someone rebuilding from absolute ruin. A rigorous simplification of form, intertwined with a refined sensitivity to bodily presence, would become the sculptural language she pursued throughout her life.
— Kieu-Nga Trang, “Absolute Grace Amid Total Destruction: 1960s–70s Sculptures Of Diem Phung Thi”
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