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A Deaf Vietnamese hairstylist | His Story.
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- čas přidán 18. 08. 2024
- People often doubt that Deaf people cannot succeed in many professions. And his story is one of the stories that have proven people wrong.
I had a pleasure to meet a Deaf hairstylist in Hanoi, Vietnam. Since it was a short visit, I didn't get a haircut here but certainly will try it if I visit Hanoi again!
His social media:
youtube: / vietnamtoc
facebook: / thanhnguyendeaf
Instagram: @thanhvn
on the Vietnamese news: special.vietnam...
VOLUNTEERS: If you can translate this to any other written language (for closed captions), please feel free! I'd love Spanish, Chinese (traditional or simplified), Hindi, etc.
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A BIG THANK YOU to Surdophone for translating subtitles from English to Russian! Russian Closed Captions available now!
[Transcript: A light-skinned Vietnamese male, named Thanh, with faded brunette black hair. Thanh is wearing floral grey collared sleeve shirt. Title is “A Deaf Vietnamese | His Story”]
I am a Deaf hairstylist
[cut to different clips of Thanh’s journey as a hairstylist. On the bottom left of the screen show “He was on the news, did presentations, and support Deaf Vietnamese”]
hello! My name is
Thanh, and my sign name is
(shown)
[Cut to Thanh sitting center on a chair at his salon. On the right top of the screen show “Thanh Nguyen | Deaf hairstlyist ” On the bottom left of the screen show “He was on the news, did presentations, a Facebook logo with “hairthanhnguyen” and a Instagram logo with “thanhvn.”]
I am from Vietnam
I live here in Hanoi
[On the right top of the screen show a yellow and red flag image inside the map of Vietnam. And a map pinpoint icon with “Hanoi, Vietnam.”]
I am the owner of this building,
I am a hairstylist / hairdresser,
and I am also a makeup artist
[cut to different clips of Thanh’s journey as a hairstylist and makeup artist]
[Cut to Thanh sitting center on a chair at his salon.]
Once upon a time,
hmm...
when I was 13 years old,
I visited a salon and
and it was my first time learning
how to cut hair
There were so many Hearing people who were
in beauty school where we can learn
and practice how to cut hair
I was the only Deaf person, and
[On the right top of the screen show white text: “I was the only Deaf person.” For the word, Deaf, the text is yellow.]
I had no interpreter with me
so I just learn by using my eyes, just watching it
but I still didn't completely understand it yet
so, I bought supplies, such as
haircut scissors, brushes and combs,
and every other supply that I need
I bought different supplies
and I took it with me at home to practice.
I visited my families,
and several different Hearing people,
and my friends too who helped me
and I just keep practicing on them for free.
[On the right top of the screen show white text: “I keep on practicing.” For the word, practicing, the text is yellow.]
They were okay if I make some mistakes.
so this helped my skills to grow better
and then, hmm...
when I was 18 years old,
I found a job and began working as a hairstylist
[On the right top of the screen show, three photos appeared of him working at a local salon and two professional photos of him with a different client.]
The Hearing owner accepted me and
and gave me a chance.
despite making some mistakes, I still work harder
I keep on trying and practicing
despite some challenges.
There were many Hearing people that actually told me,
"You're Deaf. You can't do it. You won't succeed."
[On the bottom center of the screen show white text: “They say I won’t make it.” For the word, won’t, the text is red. Then the sentence is cut across in half horizontally. On the right top of the screen show, a photo appeared. Thanh was holding a certificate in a sealed framed with haircut scissor inside and pink bow wrapped around the frame.]
"You're Deaf, you won't able to
open your own business in the future."
I refused to believe that.
I ignored them
I worked harder than ever despite the obstacles
and work toward my goals.
I had a dream of opening my own salon
and I want to be my own boss.
In order to achieve that dream, I thought about it
I began living on a budget and learn to save money
it took me a while to save until I was ready
and now I'm the owner of this salon!
[cut to different clips of Thanh’s journey, showing photos of him receiving reward, doing presentation and showing his client’s hair results. It also includes signing reviews from other Deaf visitors and two different clips from Vietnam news. In Vietnam news, one of the local Hearing female was speaking in Vietnamese with English subtitles, saying “I have been a frequent customer here for years. I admire Thanh a lot for his strong will.”]
During the year of 2011,
my salon business opened here
it's a really small salon.
it's not a big fancy salon
and I had another dream. I want to help
Deaf people, because they have
little to no job opportunities due to discrimiation
they are facing so many barriers
I look at it and I thought,
I must help them out of my heart.
[On the bottom center of the screen show white text: “I knew I must help” For the word, must, the text is red.]
[cut to 3 different Deaf Vietnamese males at Thanh’s salon]
3 Deaf Vietnamese workers: We are Deaf employees.
Thanh: They are the Deaf people that I'm currently training
I'm teaching and empowering them
[Cut to 3 different Deaf Vietnamese males at Thanh’s salon, signing “We are Deaf employees.” Different clips of Thanh’s experiences of teaching his Deaf staff, including a clip from Vietnam news. In Vietnam news, one of the Deaf employees was signing in Vietnamese Sign Language with English subtitles, saying “I have learnt a lot from Thanh. He taught me sign language and hair-cutting skills.”]
[Cut back to Thanh sitting center on a chair at his salon.]
Cutting the hair, fixing the hair,
styling the hair,
whew, you wouldn't believe it.
Do you think that this is easy to learn?
it is definitely not easy.
Many Deaf Vietnamese are surprised and happy
because I am Deaf just like them.
I understand them, and I want to help them.
I encourage and support them.
I am trying to teach different Deaf Vietnamese
so that they can spread out on their own
some of them have moved in different places
and eventually, own their own salon like me.
Spreading across Vietnam from North to South,
I want to see more of that and it makes me happy
To all of the Deaf people around the world,
if you are wishing that you can be successful
like Hearing people
who own businesses and have been succeeding,
BUT you look at yourself and
you are thinking negatively
and BELIEVE that you cannot do it
that you are "a failure and will be a failure anyway"
and become sad about it
and then you are thinking to give up.
I am telling you, noo. noo. nooo.
[On the right top of the screen show white text: “DO NOT GIVE UP.” For the word, “not,” the text is red and for the word “give up” is yellow.]
You are Deaf? That's NOT A PROBLEM.
I am also DEAF.
I've been working for so long
It took me NINE years to get here, and now I'm happy
You're Deaf, so what?
Don't dwell on that.
You see, now I have Hearing people coming in my salon
I cut Hearing people's hair!
It is possible to communicate with them,
it can be typing through the phone,
it can be written communication.
it is possible!!
I really hope that you Deaf people notice and
and realize that we have to change ourselves
keep on fighting
despite the obstacles, we keep on fighting
we keep on going!
we have to keep learning
that can help ourselves to learn different skills
we have to ask more questions to learn
by this, we will have a future. it will be a good one.
you got this.
Don't just keep thinking negatively of yourself
and become fearful of failures.
Don't keep on praising Hearing people
and believe that you cannot do anything.
no, no, no.
we can be equal like them.
We have to support Deaf people,
empower and push them that we can be equal.
[Stacey, who is the owner of Deafinitely Wanderlust and is behind the camera, thumbed up and gave a high five to Thanh.]
[cut to Thanh’s social media. Background image is more than 10 different photo collages with a bold white front saying “Thanh Nguyen.” And his social media platforms are listed. Facebook: hairthanhnguyen. Instagram: thanhvn. GooglePlus: thanhnguyenbt.jsc@gmail.com. CZcams: czcams.com/users/vietnamtoc. Followed by “Support Thanh Nguyen and local Deaf Vietnamese! Address: 55 ngo Van Chuong,Ton Duc Thang,Hanoi, Vietnam]
[cut to an image of stacey’s standing center, looking down smiling. Background scene is brightly blue sky and surrounded with white sands. On the left side of the image, a logo of Deafinitely Wanderlust is shown. In addition to different social media icons and mentioning the name of social media handles (Facebook, Instagram, CZcams accounts are all @deafinitelywanderlust. Twitter is @deafwanderlust). On the right side of the image, a typography logo spelled out “Deafinietly Wanderlust” and a smaller font stated “through the eyes of Deaf female traveler.”]
Great business .. I'm proud of you from New Zealand...👍👍👍
I absolutely love this video! Wow what an artwork. He should be proud of himself :D
Thanks! Really thankful that he was open to share his story! And yes! He is and he definitely should be! :)
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Love it!!! 😍🙌🙌
Great job continue your job successfully!!!
Good great keep up and I love it
Nice! Inspiring even to hearing folk🤟
Thank You...Info 💪👍
Я тоже хочу научить мне 👍
CC VOLUNTEERS: If you are interested to translate International Sign or ASL to any language, please feel free! You can create CC via my video yourself or you can send me .SRT file via email (deafinitelywanderlust@gmail.com). I’d love Spanish, Korean, Chinese (traditional or simplified), Hindi, etc. Thank you!
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