Blog — Linh S. Nguyễn

It’s time diverse lived realities are treated as fact and alternatives designed to not only accommodate individuals but change as a system altogether.

AdvocacyLinh NguyenOctober 6, 2020colonialism, Education, social justice, racism, Work, systemic change Comment

Leap of Faith

The thing about decisions, as I learned recently, is that the right ones can be messy as hell.

Self-Love, WellbeingLinh NguyenOctober 4, 2020confidence, self-love, self-esteem, Self-care, Choice, Career

Always Too Young

A young woman’s deviation from accepted norms is not seen as a leader forging her own path; it’s someone who doesn’t know what they want.

AdvocacyLinh NguyenAugust 14, 2020Children, women, Feminism, Leadership, Education, wisdom, knowledge, Learning, confidence

Healing in Silence

Silence requires nothing of me. It meets me where I’m at, and it was in that honesty that I began to heal.

WellbeingLinh NguyenJune 28, 2020health, health and wellness, Mental Illness, Wellness, Meditation, CounsellingComment

Dear White People

So many of you are eager to celebrate the good. You’re eager to enjoy our food, admire our clothing, and watch our films (when they win Oscars). How many of you are willing to hold space for the ugliness of anger when it flares up at a dinner conversation?

AdvocacyLinh NguyenJune 15, 2020advocacy, BIPOC, activism, identityComment

Re-Evaluate Your Activism

We need to constantly be re-evaluating our capacity and engaging in the ways that are appropriate. This is going to require pushing our comfort levels and boundaries — and it’s not an equal responsibility either.

Asian Heritage Month: In The Mood for Art

May is Asian Heritage Month and what better way to celebrate in isolation than by enjoying books, shows, and movies by Asian creators?

Literature, Pop cultureLinh NguyenMay 19, 2020Books, Literature, Asian Canadian, Film, TV, TV show, Reel Asian, Movies, artComment

5 Things I Learned Being 24

5. Run towards, not away from.

Life LessonsLinh NguyenMay 13, 2020Life, Lessons, growing up, ReflectionComment

Letter to my 25 Year Old Self

The thing about growing older isn't necessarily learning you were wrong; it's learning all the other ways you can also be right.

Self-LoveLinh NguyenMay 10, 2020Letter, Self-care, self-love, self-esteem, Kindness, birthdayComment

We Don’t Have to Make Meaning of This

We have all lost so much so suddenly, and I have to believe that it's okay to put meaning-making aside, for as long as each of us needs.

Self-Love, WellbeingLinh NguyenMarch 23, 2020Corona Virus, Covid-19, health, health and wellness, Love, Mental Health, Self-care, self-love, WellnessComment

Little Women: The Feminist Film We Needed

This film was a beautiful, nuanced depiction of girlhood and womanhood that I had been craving for years.

Pop cultureLinh NguyenJanuary 21, 2020Feminism, Film, Literature, Little Women, Movies, Pop Culture, representation, womenComment

The Lie of "Live in the Moment"

This society is not built to support living in the present and choosing to do so is seen as rebellious act.

Career, Student Life, WellbeingLinh NguyenNovember 4, 2019anxiety, Depression, future, live in the present, Mental Health, societal pressure, WellnessComment

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: A Lead Like Me

This film gave me permission to feel worthy exactly as I am.

Under the Stars: Life of Pi

I made my way over to Regent Park last week for the 4th film in their (amazing) Under the Stars: Movies in the Park season lineup and was met with a giant inflatable screen on the lawn -- and so much more.

Toronto, Pop cultureLinh NguyenAugust 6, 2019city, Film, life of Pi, outdoor, Regent Park, summer, torontoComment

Little Girls' Dreams

Is it a bad thing that little girls grow up dreaming the dreams they're told to?

Sansa Stark: A True "Strong Female Character"

I will forever be grateful to Game of Thrones for giving us one of the strongest female characters in pop culture: Sansa Stark.

10 Successes in 10 Years

This birthday, given my terror in the face of all the items I thought I'd have accomplished by now and haven't, I thought it would be fitting to write a recognition of things I've done right, that 14-year-old Linh would've been proud of.

Self-LoveLinh NguyenMay 2, 2019birthday, confidence, growing up, Self-care, self-esteem, self-loveComment

Should I feel guilty for travelling?

When the rich go on vacation, it's considered well deserved while the rest are shamed for taking advantage of any indulgence.

WellbeingLinh NguyenFebruary 8, 2019health and wellness, Mental Health, Productivity, Travel, WellnessComment

I’m Done Being An Aspiring Writer

I am not aspiring to write. I have been writing stories since I was 7 years old.

CareerLinh NguyenAugust 16, 2018art, artist, Career, creativity, failure, Life, Literature, Reading, work, writer, writingComment

My CV of Failures

On March 2nd this year, I was rejected from the only graduate program I’d applied for: a Masters of Arts in English in the Field of Creative Writing at the University of Toronto.

Student Life, CareerLinh NguyenAugust 16, 2018Academics, advice, Career, jobs, Lessons, Life, school, Student Life, University, University of Toronto, work, writingComment