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Posts by Steve Nguyen

Steve Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American director, film/web series producer, and writer. Since 2005, Nguyen has been involved with the production of over forty independent films, ranging from a wide variety of genres. Nguyen has made appearances on network television programs and films such as Las Vegas, Scrubs, Freaks and Geeks, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift, Jarhead, and The Man Show. Along with Kevin Hsieh, he manages ChannelAPA.com, a site devoted towards broadcasting Asian American entertainment. As part of channelAPA, Nguyen has produced numerous videos featuring several notable artists in the AA community.

Inside the Mind of Visual Artist/Animator Choz Belen

While in New York, I had the chance to sit down and catch up with Choz Belen, the visionary director behind Far East Movement’s “I Party” and Deep Foundation’s “Sleep”. Some of the key points that we touched on during the interview revolved around how he got his start in the industry, his advice for all aspiring artists, as well as his favorite project to date. For those of you that aren’t familiar with his [...] Continue »

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Remembering April 30th: The Fall of Saigon

Thirty-five years ago to this today marked the end of the Vietnam war, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese and American casualties and the insurrection of Communism in South Vietnam. During this chaotic war-torn period,  several families were torn asunder and were forced to evacuate their homes. I can only stress that this landmark event has impacted several Vietnamese and American lives, including my own.  That is why April 30 is commemorated as [...] Continue »

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A Look at “Dilated,” My Latest Short Film

I wanted to share this promotional trailer of a new short film that I produced with FPS Productions titled  “Dilated”.  (FYI: I also make a cameo in the film as  “Dr. Yang.”) Directed by Brian L. Tan, this intense action film shot for less than $10,000 features a high-octane car chase, military HMMWVs, and a cast and crew of more than 200 people. In conjunction with the release of this film, we will also be [...] Continue »

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ChannelAPA on the East Coast

What’s up everybody? This is Steve from channelAPA.com, and I just want to say that I’m very enthusiastic about the partnership that we’ve formed with our friends here at 8Asians! Along with the videos that you’ll be seeing on channelAPA’s end, I’ll be releasing exclusive content that you can only find through my channel. With that having been said, the video shown above is a compilation that I’ve been working on throughout our NYC promotional [...] Continue »

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