Dan Q. Dao, Author at Texas Monthly

December 31, 2020

In ‘House of Ho,’ a Vietnamese Immigrant Story Gets the Reality Show Treatment

The HBO Max docuseries, which centers on a wealthy Vietnamese American family in Houston, balances new-money sensibility with the unglamorous truths of being stuck between two cultures.

By Dan Q. Dao

News & Politics |

September 3, 2020

Why ‘Black Lives Matter’ Is So Divisive for Houston’s Vietnamese American Community

I’ve watched some of my elders espouse anti-Black hatred. Instead of blaming them, we should acknowledge the traumas that have shaped their views, and recognize the systems that failed us.

By Dan Q. Dao