Episode 116: Transforming the World through Vietnamese Coffee with Sahra Nguyen, Founder of Nguyen Coffee Supply

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Emily, Madelyn, Jen

Relationships, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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On AsianBossGirl, we love to use our platform to share the life stories and work of amazing Asian women. Today, we have the pleasure of talking with serial entrepreneur and award-winning writer, filmmaker, director, journalist, and creative storyteller, Sahra Nguyen. In 2018, she founded Nguyen Coffee Supply, the first specialty Vietnamese coffee company in the United States importing via direct-trade & roasting in Brooklyn, New York. Their commitment to producing and offering premium Vietnamese coffee creates opportunities for economic advancement with Vietnamese farmers. Its mission is to change the future of specialty coffee through diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. Nguyen Coffee Supply has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, VICE, Forbes, New York Times, Saveur, Imbibe Magazine, Vietcetera, CNN. Sahra’s family history and culture as the daughter of Vietnamese refugees who fled Vietnam by boat after the war has been at the heart of her professional and life’s work. Tune in now & listen to Sahra’s incredible journey! This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___ P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - Modern Fertility: Get $20 off your fertility test at ModernFertility.com/ABG - Warby Parker: Try 5 pairs of glasses at home for free at warbyparker.com/abg - BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/ABG10 - Billie: Get your starter kit for $9 plus free shipping at mybillie.com/ABG - HVMN: Get 10% off your first order at HVMN.com/ABG - Coor: Go to CoorsPure.com to see where you can find Coors Pure! - Nguyen Coffee Supply: Get 10% off [until the end of June] with code ABGVIP10 S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone! Before we get started, I wanted to share that today's episode is sponsored by
0:04.1	Comcast Rise, which stands for Representation, Investment, Strength, and Empowerment.
0:09.4	Comcast Rise is an initiative to support small businesses owned by people of color,
0:13.4	which includes Asian Americans that have been hit hardest by the pandemic,
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0:35.2	sure to share this opportunity with your favorite Asian American business owners too,
0:38.5	and I am super excited for you all to hear today's episode with one of our favorite people
0:43.2	who's built a powerhouse of a small business herself. Welcome to ABG, Asian Boss Girl,
0:48.4	a podcast for the modern day Asian American woman. I'm Janet, I'm Mel, I'm Helen,
0:53.6	and I'm Sarah.
1:06.4	On Asian Boss Girl, we love to use our platform to share the life stories and work of amazing
1:11.2	Asian women. Today, we have the pleasure of talking with serial entrepreneur and award-winning
1:16.0	writer, filmmaker, director, journalist, and creative storyteller Sarah Nguyen. Sarah began her
1:21.8	career in the film and media industry as digital correspondent and video producer at NBC News,
1:26.5	host Advice Media, and contributor at The Huffington Post. Her documentary deported,
1:30.8	which follows the grassroots fight to end deportation of Compodian Americans from the U.S.
1:34.6	and Cambodia won the 2018 NAMIC Vision Award for Best Digital Media Long Form,
1:40.0	which is a national association for multi-ethnicity communications,
1:43.3	beating out CNN's Lisa Ling. She also created a documentary series that celebrates Asian American
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