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Spoken Word
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Spoken Word Performances at various community event, conferences and college campuses: 05/09-Present
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University of Central Florida, Headlining Performer| 2017
UC Riverside Welcome Week Headlining Performer| 2017
California Council of Cultural Centers in Higher Education (CACCCHE), Opening Ceremony Performer| 2015, 2017
University of Chicago, Vietnamese Student Association Night Vision Concert| 2015, 2017
Luna’s Café Poetry Series, Opening Ceremony Performer| 2015
Black Family Week Soul Speaks Performance| 2013, 2014, 2015
Sonoma State University, Night of Empowerment and Poetry co-featured with Mike “Mighty” McGee| 2014
Boys and Men of Color Resource Faire at Sacramento City College | 2014
35th Annual Women Take Back the Night Performance | 2014
Mahogany Open Mic Series, Headlining Feature | 2014
C.K. McClatchy High School Asian Assembly, Performer | 2014
UC Davis Sickspits Open Mic, Headlining featured performer | 2014
Restorative Schools Vision Project (RSVP) Hot Buttons Spoken Word for Social Justice, Headlining feature | 2013
Stand Up, Speak out hate crime rally at the State capitol steps, Speaker | 2013
MEChA de UC Davis Youth Conference, Speaker |2012
NationalVietnamese Poetry Festival, Co-featuring with Bao Phi, Andrew Lam, Andrew Pham, Aimee Phan and more, Poet reader | 2012
Justice Brilliance Poetry Night featuring Mark Gonzales and Remi Kanazi, Opening performer | 2012
Performance during Open Ceremony for APA Heritage Month in the California State Assembly, featured performer | 2011
Annual International Vietnamese Youth Conference, Manila Philippines | 2011
This is definitely not a comprehensive list of performances that I've done but just a summary. If you want to know about other works that I've done, please feel free to shoot me an email at fongtranpoetry@gmail.com
Keynote Speeches
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California Community Colleges Extended Opportunity Programs and Services Associations (CCCEOPS)
State-Wide Conference Keynote Speaker | 2017
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TEDx UC Davis “Love letter to Those Saving the World” | 2016
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Asian Pacific Islanders in Higher Education (APAHE) Plenary Speaker | 2016-17
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Neighborhood Works America, Keynote performer| 2016
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ACUI Advancing Campus Community Union Institute | 2016
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Fred Korematsu Commemoration co-featured with George Takei | 2015
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UC Davis Southeast Asian Graduation, Graduate Speech | 2015
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Keynote Speaker, UC Davis “Key to College” Conference by Circle K | 2012-14
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UC Davis Transfer Collective Keynote Speaker | 2013-15
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Speaker at the Slow Food Conference, Sacramento Food Bank | 2014
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Speaker at the LGBTIQ “No time to wait” Conference by Sacramento Unified School District | 2014
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UC Davis Southeast Asian Youth Conference, Keynote Speaker | 2013
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UC Irvin Southeast Asian Graduation, Keynote Speaker |2013
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UC San Diego Asian Pacific Student Association(APSA) High School Conference, Keynote Speaker | 2012
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Keynote Speaker, Gaby Grant Foundation Youth Convening “The Change Generation in Action”| 2012
Workshops/Trainings
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“Spoken Word, Method of Sharing Stories” Workshop presented to over 50 different conferences
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UVSA, WRRC, CACCCHE, HWHA, UCSD, VIA-1, Luther Burbank, University of Denver and more | 2009-Current
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Cross Cultural Center, Leadership Development Curriculum | 2012-15
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Program and Event Development (Logistics, Marketing, Timelines, etc.)
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Leadership Styles
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Collaboration
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Ally Leadership
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Group and Community Facilitation
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Team Building and Leadership
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Goal Setting and Visioning
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Privilege Line: Intersectionality, Privilege, Oppression, Equality vs Equity, Social Justice, Identity and Community
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Human Career Development Course “College Success, Hip-hop Emphasis”| Fall 2015
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​Narrative Project
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Time Management and Goal
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Professional Networking
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“Leadership Styles and Community Empowerment” at the Southeast Asian Retreat | 2013, 2015
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“Toxic Masculinity” Workshop for the Sacramento State University Gender Equity Center | 2015
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“Ally Workshop” at University of Oregon Women of Color Conference | 2015
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Diversity and Social Justice Workshop for Community Development Graduate Program Orientation | 2015
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“Poetry and Activism” Workshop at the Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS) Summit | 2014
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Identity, Leadership, Youth Empowerment, Catalyst Foundation, Vietnamese Adoptees Retreat, Minnesota & Albany, New York | 2013-14
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“Cycles of Oppression” Workshop, Southeast Asian Youth Conference | 2013
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“Leadership versus Management” Presentation at UC Davis API Summit | 2012
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“Collaboration” Workshop for Cross Cultural Center Training Series & Black Leadership Retreat | 2012
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“Building Job Employment Skills Among Youth” present at SCUSD After-school Summit | 2012
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“Personal is Political/Political is Personal” Workshop, APYLP Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project | 2011-14
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“Southeast Asian Youth in Sacramento” Research Presentation for the Building Healthy Coalition | 2010
Check out workshop descriptions for some of my seminary offerings
Presentations
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Class lecture “Poetry Techniques” for English 102, College of Alameda | 2017
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Class lecture “Identity & Intersectionality” for Psychology of Minorities, College of Alameda | 2017
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Master’s Thesis Presentation “Listening to Digital Wisdom: Youth of Color Perspectives on Their Needs in Navigating New Media | 2016
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Social Justice 101 Training for UC Davis Intervarsity Multi-faith organization | 2015
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Guest Lecture for UC Davis Sociology 1: Introduction to Sociology by Professor Laila Kiburi | 2014
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Health Care to Underserved Populations Series, Lecture “Healthy Youth = Healthy Communities”| 2013
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“Journey to Success” AAPI College Summit by Sacramento State, Mentor Training | 2013
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Lao Education Conference at UC Davis, Mentor Trainer, Director | 2013
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UC Davis Cross Cultural Center REACH retreat, facilitator | 2013
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Track Facilitator, Southeast Asian Intercollegiate Summit | 2007,2009
Panel Speaker
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Student Activism Impact Conference Los Medanos College “Activist Panel” | 2017
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“Advocacy for victims/survivors of sexual violence in the API community” Panelist by Empower Yolo | 2016
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SEA Legacies: Commemorating 40 years of Southeast Asian Diasporas “SEA Writers Panel”| 2015
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DECA Young Entrepreneurs and leaders Conference, Judge | 2015
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“Employment and Youth” State Assembly Committee Hearing: State of Men of Color, Panelist | 2012
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United Vietnamese Student Association (UVSA) 30th Black April Commemoration, Panelist | 2011
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Consumnes River College Creative Writing Artist Panel, Panelist | 2011
Master of Ceremonies
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EmCee and Headling performer "Open Mic Night", CSU Dominguez Hills | 2017
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25th Anniversary Ceremony UC Davis Cross Cultural Center featuring Dr. Cornell West, EmCee | 2016
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Mentor Trainer, Conference Host & EmCee for the Sacramento “Boys and Men of Color: Men of Change” Conference. Conference dedicated to empower young men of color to advocate against inequitable discipline, employment and incarceration policies | 2011-17
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An Evening with the Arts “Artists Panel, Sacramento Young Professional of Color| 2016
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Sacramento Poetry Center “Asian American History Month” Special MC and Performance feature | 2015
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UC Santa Barbara, A Night of Poetry with Fong Tran, EmCee and Performer | 2015
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Mentor Trainer, Conference Host & EmCee, Curriculum Developer of the “Power of Know” Fostering healthy relationships and mental health among youth conference | 2012-14
