University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

I. General Information

• Year of birth: 1981
• Email: hoang.nguyen@vnu.edu.vn
• Affiliation: Department of Anthropology and Religious Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
• Academic rank: Year of appointment:
• Academic degree: PhD. Year received: 2017.
• Training process:

2004: Bachelor of Laws, Hanoi Law University
2007: Master of Anthropology, Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017: PhD in Anthropology, University of Toronto, Canada

• Main research areas: Urban anthropology, transnational anthropology, globalization, ethnic policy, heritage anthropology.

II. Scientific works
1. Books:

1. Nguyen Vu Hoang (2025) Race, Resilience, and Vietnamese Americans in New Orleans: The Unmaking of Home [Race, Resilience, and Vietnamese Americans in New Orleans: The Disintegration of Home], Springer Nature, Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-95-2465-5
2. Vietnam's islands and seas from an anthropological perspective., (co-authored), Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, Nguyen Duy Thieu (Editor-in-chief), 2022. ISBN: 978-604-364-115-8.
3. Southeast Asian CulturesCatalogue of the Southeast Asian Exhibition at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (responsible for the Southeast Asian Religions section), Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi, 2010.

2.Chapter

1. Nguyen Vu Hoang (2023) “Trapped within the White Frame: Vietnamese Americans in Post-Katrina New Orleans”, in Linda Ho Peche, Alex-Thai Vo and Tuong Vu (Eds.),Toward a Framework for Vietnamese American Studies: History, Community, and Memory, chapter 9, pp.178-198, Temple University Press, Philadelphia, PA, ISBN: 1439922896.
2. Nguyen Van Huy & Nguyen Vu Hoang (2023) “Soviet-style Apartment Blocks in Hanoi: Architecture and Intellectual Exchange” in Jacob Copeman, Lam Minh Chau, Joanna Cook, Nicholas J. Long, and Magnus Marsden (Eds.),An Anthropology of Intellectual Exchange: Interactions, Transactions and Ethics in Asia and Beyond, chapter 3, Berghahn Books, Oxford, ISBN: 978-1-80539-070-1, SCOPUS.
3. Nguyen Vu Hoang (2013) “Constructing Civil Society on a Demolition Site in Hanoi”, in Hue-Tam Ho Tai and Mark Sidel (Co-editors),State, Society and the Market in Contemporary Vietnam: Property, Power and Values, Routledge Publishing House, New York, pages 87-102, 2013, ISBN: 0415626250, SCOPUS.
4. Nguyen Vu Hoang & Nguyen Van Huy (2025) “New breath in old apartment complexes in Hanoi”, in Tran Hau Yen The & Dinh Hong Hai (co-editors)Apartment complexes: Rediscovering the dream of paradise, pp. 162-174, Vietnam Education Publishing House, ISBN: 978-604-0-45607-6.
5. "Anthropology of Globalization," published by Nguyen Van Suu (Editor).Anthropology: The science of human beings, 2020, pp. 169-179, Hanoi National University Publishing House, Hanoi.
6. “Transnational Anthropology: Theoretical Anthropological Approaches to Vietnamese People in the United States”, in Luong Van Hy, Ngo Van Le, Nguyen Van Tiep, Phan Thi Yen Tuyet (Co-editors).Modernity and the Dynamics of Tradition in Vietnam: Anthropological Approaches, Volume 3: Globalization, 2019, pp. 01-22, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi.
7. “Environmental Changes” in Luu Hung (Editor)Highway No. 9: Opportunities and Challenges, Hanoi: Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, 2009. pp. 161-195.

3. Magazine article

1. (2025)Sense of Community in Collective Living Quarters in Hanoi: Changes and Restructuring"[Community in Hanoi's Apartment Complexes: Change and Restructuring]"Journal of Mekong Societies(JMS), 21(2), pp.15-26, Online ISSN: 2967-6056, SCOPUS.
2. (2024)Sentiments across the Pacific: The Relationship between Vietnamese Catholics in New Orleans and the Homeland"[Trans-Pacific Affection: The Relationship Between Vietnamese Catholics in New Orleans and Their Homeland]"Journal of Population and Social Studies(JPSS), 33, pp. 279-300, Online ISSN: 2465-4418, SCOPUS.
3. (2025) “Education policy and the journey of preserving the cultural identity of the Tay ethnic group in Binh Gia, Lang Son”,Culture and Arts, No. 618, September 2025, pp. 48-51.
4. (2025) “Struggling against the Black Tide: Vietnamese Fishermen and the Politics of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico” [Struggling against the Black Tide: Vietnamese Fishermen and the Politics of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico]VNU Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities(JOSSH), 1(1), pp. 90-106, Online ISSN: 3093-3900.
5. (2025) “Changes in perceptions and lifestyles in collective housing in Hanoi: A study through press documents from 1960-2020”,Culture and Arts, No. 584, October 2024, pp. 60-64.
6. (2024) “The process of creating private space in old apartment complexes in Hanoi”,Ethnology, number 2 (242), pp. 74-87, principal author.
7. (2024) “The Heritage Process of Long Bien Bridge - An Anthropological Perspective”,Culture and Arts, No. 569, May 2024, pp. 21-25, principal author.
8. (2023) "The Vietnamese Catholic Parish in New Orleans and Vietnamese Identity in America"Religious Studies, number 3(231), pp. 46-60.
9. (2023) “ 'Rites de Passagein the cross-country experiences of Vietnamese international students,” co-author,Vietnamese Social Sciences, No. 3, pp. 112-120.
10. (2022) “Impulsions for the Invention of Tradition in Vietnam: The Case of Ném Thượng Village Festival, Bac Ninh Province”, co-authored with Nguyễn Văn Huy,Vietnam Social Sciences Review, No.3 (209), pp.75-92.
11. (2022) "Politics based on skin color? The Case of US Congressman Joseph Anh Cao (2009-2011)"Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities(JOSSH), 8(2), pp.176-191.
12. (2021) "Community spirit in old apartment complexes in Hanoi"Culture and ArtsNo. 482, pp. 42-45.
13. (2020) "Old apartment complexes: A cultural heritage of Hanoi”,Culture and Arts, No. 435, pp. 23-26, co-authored with Nguyen Van Huy.
14. (2019) "Racial prejudice in America: A case study of Vietnamese Americans in New Orleans”,Vietnamese Social Sciences, No. 11, pp. 92-102.
15. (2019) "From fishing to maritime trade: The development of the traditional boat in Central Vietnam"Museum and Anthropology, No. 3&4(27&28), pp. 53-60.
16. (2019) "The relationship between Javanese shadow puppetry and Indonesian gamelan orchestras.”,Southeast Asian Studies, 10(235), pp. 56-62.
17. (2018) "Remittances from the United States: The submerged part of the iceberg in transnational relations.”,Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 4(4), pp. 471-484.
18. (2018) “Ball puppets in Java and Bali, Indonesia”,Southeast Asian Studies, 3(216), pp. 45-52.
19. (2017) "The process of rebuilding a new image after a natural disaster: A comparison of the cases of African Americans and Vietnamese Americans in New Orleans.”,Ethnology, 5(203), pp. 12-23.
20. (2017) “Native or Imported: An Exchange on the Origins of Javanese Shadow Puppets, Indonesia”,Museum & Anthropology, (3-4), pp. 123-132.
21. (2015) Introduction to the doctoral dissertationMuseums, Ethnology and the Politics of Culture in Contemporary Vietnamby Margaret Barnhill Bodemer (2010),Museum and Anthropology, 1(9), pp. 78-85.
22. (2013) “Eric Hobsbawm: Modern and Contemporary World History and Traditional Creativity”,Folklore, 5(149), pp. 76-78.
23. (2013) "Life stories of artifacts: Javanese shadow puppets and Gamelan orchestras at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.”,Museum and Anthropology, 1(4), pp. 19-29, written jointly with Luu Hung.
24. (2013) “Disaster Research: An Anthropological Approach in the 21st Century”,Museum and Anthropology, 1(1), pp. 59-71.
25. (2011) “Transnational Anthropology: Theoretical Anthropological Approaches to Vietnamese People in the United States”,Ethnology, 4(172), pp. 60-72.
26. (2009) “Social Capital in the City: An Anthropological Study of Collective Action in Urban Improvement Project in Hanoi”,Vietnamese Anthropology Review, (2), 2009, pp. 51-65.
27. (2008) “Social capital in urban areas: An anthropological study of collective action at an urban development project in Hanoi",Ethnology, 5(155), pp. 11-26.
28. (2008) “Urban Anthropology: Some Approaches in Western and Southeast Asian Studies”,Ethnology, 1(151), pp. 60-70.

III. Science and Technology Projects at all levels

1. Key science, technology, and innovation tasks:Religious and spiritual resources in ethnic minority communities in the northern midland and mountainous regions: Current situation, changes, and policy recommendations., University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, implementation period 2025-2027, principal member.
2. Ministry-level scientific research project:Upholding the nation's fine traditions: Contributing to breakthroughs in education and training development in the context of digital transformation.Institute of Ethnology and Religious Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, implementation period 2025-2027, principal member.
3. Education policies for ethnic minority areas in Northeast Vietnam during the Doi Moi (Renovation) period from 1986;Basic-level science, technology, and innovation projects. University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, implementation year 2025, Project Leader.
4. Analysis of press materials on old collective housing in Hanoi (1960-2023);Basic-level scientific research project, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, implemented in 2024, Project Leader.
5. Culture, livelihoods, and community compromises in Hanoi's apartment complexes., key research member, scientific secretary, Project funded by the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), 2020-2023.
6. Vietnamese Maritime and Island Culture – A Museological Approach, Ministry-level research project at the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, key research member, 2018-2019.
7. Research and proposals for shadow puppetry performances in Indonesian culture., Basic-level scientific research project at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Project leader, 2017.

IV. Awards and Scholarships

1. 2022: Third Prize A of the Vietnam Folk Arts Association, monograph book.Vietnam's islands and seas from an anthropological perspective., Nguyen Duy Thieu (Editor), Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, co-author.
2. 2014: Research paper award for graduate students from the Vietnam Studies Group, Association for Asian Studies.
3. 2012: Award for Best Research Paper of the Year from the Journal of Ethnology, Institute of Ethnology.
4. 2009-2013: Graduate scholarship for the Harvard-Yenching Institute, USA.
5. 2008: Award for Best Research Paper of the Year from the Journal of Ethnology, Institute of Ethnology.
6. 2005-2007: Vrije University Fellowship for postgraduate students, Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands.