Nguyin Thi 4eva

Nguyn is the most common last name in Vietnam, the 12th most common in
Australia, and the 38th most common in America. The mass displacement of
Vietnamese bodies as a result of the nations multiple bouts of colonial struggle
throughout history has led to Nguyns evolution as a word, becoming a cultural
signifier connoting a monolithic set of people of Vietnamese ethnicity. Then, once
added the common female middle name, Th, Nguyn Th" becomes a phrase that
denotes the subset of femme-bodied Vietnamese.
Our publication, NGUYN TH 4EVER , functions as a dress-up
game, a diary exchange between two best friends, an individual reflection on existing
as + Nguyn Ths + in a world where their experience is constantly being
questioned and diminished, and, at its core, a reframing of the Viet trans narrative as
something that is beautiful, frivolously fun, and unabashedly filled with shimmers and
sparkles!