
Exploring Multiple Truths Through Family History and Curiosity | Julie Pham
03/13/24 • 28 min
Julie Pham, a Vietnamese boat person, shares her family's journey as refugees fleeing communism and establishing a new life in the United States. Through Julie's experiences and insights as a historian, listeners will explore the power of multiple truths, the push and pull factors of immigration, and the dynamics of being an insider and an outsider in different communities. We delve into the significance of understanding family history and its impact on shaping individual perspectives and resilience. Join us as we uncover the importance of curiosity in fostering human connection, empathy, and inner peace while embracing the diverse stories that make up our shared history.
About Julie:
Dr. Julie Pham is the founder and CEO of CuriosityBased, an organizational development firm based in Seattle. She is the author of the Amazon best-seller, 7 Forms of Respect: A Guide to Transforming Your Communication and Relationships at Work and a TEDx speaker. Dr. Pham has applied her award-winning community building approach to building strong, collaborative, and curious teams. Dr. Pham earned her Ph.D. in history at Cambridge University as a Gates Cambridge Scholar and she graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley as a Haas Scholar. She earned her real life MBA by running her family’s Vietnamese language newspaper during the Great Recession. She has worked as a journalist, historian, university lecturer, marketer, nonprofit executive, and management consultant.
Connect with Julie:
Website: www.curiositybased.com
Facebook@curiositybased
Instagram@juliephamphd
LinkedIn Julie Pham
TEDxTalk on "curiosity as a practice"
Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy
Julie Pham, a Vietnamese boat person, shares her family's journey as refugees fleeing communism and establishing a new life in the United States. Through Julie's experiences and insights as a historian, listeners will explore the power of multiple truths, the push and pull factors of immigration, and the dynamics of being an insider and an outsider in different communities. We delve into the significance of understanding family history and its impact on shaping individual perspectives and resilience. Join us as we uncover the importance of curiosity in fostering human connection, empathy, and inner peace while embracing the diverse stories that make up our shared history.
About Julie:
Dr. Julie Pham is the founder and CEO of CuriosityBased, an organizational development firm based in Seattle. She is the author of the Amazon best-seller, 7 Forms of Respect: A Guide to Transforming Your Communication and Relationships at Work and a TEDx speaker. Dr. Pham has applied her award-winning community building approach to building strong, collaborative, and curious teams. Dr. Pham earned her Ph.D. in history at Cambridge University as a Gates Cambridge Scholar and she graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley as a Haas Scholar. She earned her real life MBA by running her family’s Vietnamese language newspaper during the Great Recession. She has worked as a journalist, historian, university lecturer, marketer, nonprofit executive, and management consultant.
Connect with Julie:
Website: www.curiositybased.com
Facebook@curiositybased
Instagram@juliephamphd
LinkedIn Julie Pham
TEDxTalk on "curiosity as a practice"
Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy
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Stories in Our Roots - Exploring Multiple Truths Through Family History and Curiosity | Julie Pham
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Exploring Multiple Truths Through Family History and Curiosity | Julie Pham
Stories in Our Roots, Episode 77
Heather Murphy: Hi Julie, thanks for joining me today on my podcast.
Julie Pham: Heather, thank you so much for inviting me.
Heather Murphy: Well, could you start off by just telling us a little bit about who you are and where you come from in the world?
Julie Pham: Yeah, so I'll start off p
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