Kim Nguyen

Kim Hong Nguyen (she/her, they/them) is a scholar of Vietnamese descent appointed as Assistant Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Waterloo, located on the Haldimand Tract, which promised land to the Six Nations, and is the traditional lands of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Born and raised on the traditional lands of the Algonquin/Powhatan peoples, Tsenacommacah (later known as Hampton Roads area), Nguyen is the daughter of two South Vietnamese refugees who were sponsored by families in Virginia Beach.

Her research examines controversies over the political correctness or civility of a word, a trope, an expression, an analogy, or a cultural practice. Her current book project examines white liberal feminism from a postcolonial and intersectional lens, exploring more specifically white liberal feminists' concerns over terms, like 'bitch' and 'feminism.' Her teaching further explores these ideas, providing general background to the relationship between communication, agency, and power.

Nguyen serves on a number of committees in the department, faculty, and university. Most notably, she serves as the Faculty representative for W3: Waterloo Women's Wednesdays, a support group for women-identified and non-binary faculty, graduate students, staff, and postdocs on campus that meets on the last Wednesday of each month. For further information, W3 is listed as a regular event sponsored by the Faculty Association.

Off-campus, Nguyen cautiously bikes on streets with her daughter, gardens and plants trees with her partner, and likes to eat with others. She also plays analog and digital games, watches documentaries and stand-up comedy, enjoys exercise usually post-factum.