What do you know about Vietnamese Sign Language? How many sign languages are there in Vietnam? And how does sign language education work? Find out in this episode of Language Stories.

Why Vietnamese Sign Language?

When I came across Jeff and Nancy’s website, Hands for Vietnam, I knew we’d have to stop in Danang. I was struck by their hard work and dedication to what they do and really wanted to learn more from them.

Like most trips to Vietnam, ours involved going from one end of the country to the other. We started in Ho Chi Minh City and finished in Hanoi, filming interviews for two other Language Stories episodes too (Learning Vietnamese and Discovering Hmong).

And if you’re interested in learning more about sign languages around the world, be sure to take a listen to our season one episode about Nicaraguan Sign Language.

The Video

The Podcast

Featuring

Hands for Vietnam – Jeff and Nancy run Central Deaf Services in Danang, Vietnam.

Happy Heart Cafe – we also spoke with Binh from Happy Heart Cafe.

Further Reading + Resources

Hands for Vietnam FAQ – One of the best sources I found for explaining Vietnamese Sign Languages.

The Alphabet of Vietnamese Sign Language (North), Seek The World – learn the alphabet of one of the sign languages of Vietnam from this Deaf travel YouTube channel.

Helping Deaf Children in Vietnam Communicate and Access Education through Sign Language, The World Bank – an article covering Deaf education in a different part of Vietnam.

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