What do you do when your friend or family sends an untrustworthy Facebook post? With the rise of problematic information, algorithms, and deepfakes we invite you to join lunch/dinner & workshops for the Vietnamese community. Come co-create safe spaces where generational differences can join together and practice information sharing at the dinner table and on social media spaces. Together, we will engage in storytelling, intergenerational memory sharing, identify problematic information, and learn how to use interactive tiplines and tools.
Lunch & dinner provided!
About
These workshops were made by and for the Vietnamese American community to hold an intentional space to share and trust information through storytelling, translations, and critical social media engagement. This is more than a media or information literacy learning session, but a continuous space for cultural and generational differences to join together and practice information sharing towards collective understanding instead of polarization.
This is a part of Sarah Nguyễn’s doctoral dissertation research at the University of Washington’s Information School. Approved by University of Washington’s IRB (#STUDY00017218). All data will be anonymized.
Goals
- Cultivate connections with intergenerational communication skills
- Learn how to mitigate mis- and disinformation with a healthy information diet (i.e., information & media literacy skills)
- Learn the nuances of navigating social media & the internet
- Learn & share practices towards collective sensemaking, instead of anger and polarization
Please contact info@vietfactcheck.org or send a message on FB messenger if you have any questions and/or feedback to share.
Upcoming Workshops
To Be Announced
* If you are interested in co-designing and hosting a workshop with your community please feel free to reach out to info@vietfactcheck.org
Past Workshops
Mar 28, 2024 (6 – 8pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
Apr 13, 2024 (12 – 2pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
Apr 20, 2024 (10 -1pm) Vietnamese Community Development Inc. | Oakland, CA
Apr 25, 2024 (6 – 8pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
May 11, 2024 (12 – 2pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
May 19, 2024 (12 – 2pm) Phin little saigon cafe | Seattle, WA
May 23, 2024 (6 – 8pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
June 8, 2024 (10am – 1pm) Vietnamese Community Development Inc. | Oakland, CA
June 9, 2024 (12:30 – 2:30pm) | Milpitas, CA
June 11, 2024 (4 – 6pm) LA Public Library Chinatown | Los Angeles, CA
June 12, 2024 (4 – 6pm) UCI OC & SEAA | Irvine, CA
June 13, 2024 (4 – 6pm) LA Public Library Chinatown | Los Angeles, CA
June 20 2024 (6 – 8pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
June 21, 2024 (9:30am – 2pm) Vietnamese Sr. Assoc. Garfield Community Center | Seattle, WA
July 13, 2024 (12 – 2pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
July 18, 2024 (6 – 8pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
Aug 10, 2024 (12 – 2pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
Aug 27, 2024 (5:15 – 7:15pm) Renton Highlands Library | Renton, WA
Aug 29, 2024 (6 – 8pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
Sept 14, 2024 (12 – 2pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
Sept 24, 2024 (5:15 – 7:15pm) Renton Highlands Library | Renton, WA
Sept 26, 2024 (6 – 8pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
Oct 5, 2024 (10:30am – 12pm) Vietnamese American Service Center | San Jose, CA
Oct 12, 2024 (12 – 2pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
Oct 20, 2024 (2 – 4pm) Asian American Resource Workshop | Boston, MA
Oct 22, 2024 (5:15 – 7:15pm) Renton Highlands Library | Renton, WA
Oct 24, 2024 (11am – 1pm) UCI OC & SEAA | Irvine, CA
Oct 25, 2024 (6 – 8pm) Viet Rainbow of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA
Oct 29, 2024 (11am – 1pm) UCI OC & SEAA | Irvine, CA
Nov 9, 2024 (12 – 2pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
Nov 19, 2024 (5:15 – 7:15pm) Renton Highlands Library | Renton, WA
Nov 21, 2024 (6 – 8pm) Little Saigon Creative | Seattle, WA
Dec 10, 2024 (10am – 12pm) Eastbank senior group| New Orleans, LA
Dec 11, 2024 (10am – 12pm) Westbank senior group | New Orleans, LA
Dec 12, 2024 (10am – 12pm) Westbank senior group | New Orleans, LA
Dec 16, 2024 (10am – 12pm) Coastal Communities | New Orleans, LA
Jan 28, 2025 (5:15 – 7:15pm) Renton Highlands Library | Renton, WA
Feb 8, 2025 (10:30am – 12pm) SJPL Tully Community Branch Library | San Jose, CA
Feb 19, 2025 (10:30 AM – 12:30pm) Woori Juntos (한국인) | Houston, TX
Feb 19, 2025 (6 – 8pm) Woori Juntos (Español/a) | Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2025 (6 – 8pm) Woori Juntos | Houston, TX
Feb 25, 2025 (5:15 – 7:15pm) Renton Highlands Library | Renton, WA
March 1, 2025 (10:30am – 12pm) SJPL Tully Community Branch Library | San Jose, CA
April 5, 2025 (10:30am – 12pm) SJPL Tully Community Branch Library | San Jose, CA
May 1, 2025 (1 – 4pm) Greenwich Vietnamese Women’s Group | London, UK
May 3, 2025 (12 – 3pm) Vietnamese Family Partnership | London, UK
May 3, 2025 (5 – 8pm) An Việt Archives | London, UK
Fact-Check Tools
These tools are created to combat problematic information, provide verified sources, and information to users who come across untrustworthy news and information.
Offered in both Vietnamese and English, users can submit links, videos, questions, or pictures to be checked, providing quick and informative responses. The Helpline will provide checked information, and the Tipline is made for you to report rumors and misleading content to help us research and provide fact-checked information.
Read: Changing Tides
In each of our workshops, we will read the illustrated book Changing Tides by Celestine Le, Rachel Moran, Anh Nguyen, and Sarah Nguyễn
When a young activist hands Mai Phung a leaflet about saving the local community building from closure, Mai & her young nephew are divided whether the building should be saved. With the circulation of information, Mai must ask whom she can rely on for the truth, rediscovering a truth about herself she’s long forgotten.
FAQs
- How do I use the Facebook Helpline?
- Open Facebook Messenger (direct message) and send a message to the Viet Fact Check – Việt Kiểm Tin page.
- How do I use the WhatsApp Tipline?
- You will need a WhatsApp account. Then add, +1 833-658-5418 to your contacts. Start sending reports to that phone number.
- Who can I contact for more information about these projects?
- Please email VietFactCheck@gmail.com or message the Facebook Helpline if you have any questions, thoughts, and or feedback.
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