Mekong Cultural Hub

Bio: Xuan Tung is a Ha Noi-based writer and dance advocate in Hanoi. Focusing on investigative journalism and cultural criticism practices, his writing strives to make sense of social-cultural shifts and queerness in contemporary Vietnam. His pieces have appeared on Tuoi Tre Newspaper, Matca and C4 Journal. He is also an advocate for dance and its social functions in Hanoi – a scene leader fostering the swing dance scene and social dance culture at Swing Dancing Hanoi, while also an avid practitioner aiming to educate the public on vernacular African-American dance styles, be it house dance, tap dance or voguing.