# Nguyễn Linh Thảo (@viet.shy.cat)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/viet.shy.cat
Headline: Vietnamese-Czech writer

## About

Vietnamese-Czech, raised between languages and small places.

I collect notes, stories, and overlooked resources around diaspora life, online communities, and the tiny unpaid work that helps people feel less lost.

## Experience

- **Community Space Assistant at Cà Phê** (2019 – 2025)
  Worked part-time in a small Prague café, helping with daily service, preparing drinks, and welcoming guests. Assisted with occasional community events and learned how to create a warm, comfortable space where people felt at home.
- **Community contributor at Trung Tâm Thương Mại Sapa** (2017 – present)
  Ongoing part-time work around Vietnamese-Czech community spaces since secondary school: helping with everyday communication, small translations, notices, resource collecting, and quiet documentation work that keeps people from getting lost between languages.

## Education

- **Charles University** — BA, Information Studies and Librarianship (2019 – 2022)
- **Charles University** — MA, New Media Studies (2022 – 2026)

## Skills

- Translation
- Hospitality
- Community Engagement
- Communication
- Resource mapping
- Customer Service
- Teamwork

## Certifications

- Storytelling for Social Change (https://www.edx.org/learn/social-justice/the-university-of-michigan-storytelling-for-social-change)
- Intercultural Communication (https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/intercultural-communication)
- Cultural Heritage and the City (https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/cultural-heritage-cities)

## Publications

- Levná země neexistuje — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mozk3kgbc22d)
- Věci, které ještě drží — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3moworn2gx22b)
- Jinakost pod dohledem — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mou2kkquos27)
- Ulice se nejdřív učí nohama — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mos2y4ccms24)
- Tělo si řeklo — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3moqtqsitjs2e)
- Aklimatizace není estetika — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3moijt3csck2x)
- Za sklem — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnyegeoomk2j)
- Na prahu — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnwjscz2ak23)
- Ticho není moodboard. Je to zkušenost. — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnu5fhyizc2t)
- Ne každý tichý člověk je záhada. Někteří jen nejdou rozkliknout — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnrgawfkrk2r)
- Svatý text, špinavá práce — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnog7ae62k22)
- Když jazyk nežere příborem
 — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnmtofv4p22y)
- Klid je trochu podezřelý — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnjcpi2i4c2l)
- Nejsem lakomá. Jen vím, co věci stojí. — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mniccub62c2e)
- Sapa nezačíná u Phở — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnfsjwdmvk25)
- Kabelka jako černá skříňka — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnejofh5mc2s)
- Sociální síť jako hospoda, kam jsi vešla sama — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnde3cwuxc2z)
- Ráno nemá způsoby — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mnbn7i2snk2t)
- Věci, které odkládám na později — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mn77u7udgk2i)
- Dobrý talíř není finanční diagnóza — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mn5gkaw4rc2w)
- Než to pustím ven — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mn3ld3mpjc2g)
- Země, kam jsme neměli zůstat — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mn2harw7j22k)
- Dost autentické na to, aby to bylo naše — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmxzqsjly22o)
- Pátek bez výčitek — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmxsfgfz622v)
- Deníček nikdy nezmizel. Jen dostal synchronizaci do cloudu. — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmvhbuq2vs2x)
- Děkuju za místo. Teď si sednu rovně. — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmsygbi7ss2f)
- Nechci být obsah. Chci být čitelná. — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmrgnmpow22t)
- Ukázat se neznamená rozdat se — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmqb4nlyys2g)
- Večerka jako archiv — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmnmfnmdvc2x)
- Moje máma se neobětovala pro českou pohádku o integraci — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmmh3st5ls2b)
- Ne všechno s nudlemi je čína — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mml57u4ips2m)
- Kolik významů se vejde do věty „dej si ještě“ — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmk4ljoo4c2f)
- Jak mě čeština přejmenovala a ještě se tvářila, že mi dělá laskavost — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmirpfvlsc2p)
- I Was Not Raised Between Two Worlds. I Was Raised Translating Them. — linh.offprint.app (https://linh.offprint.app/a/3mmgmudcblp23-i-was-not-raised-between-two-worlds-i-was-raised-translating-them)
- Nejsem návštěva — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmgeci2tok2d)
- I Like Understanding Strangers — linh.offprint.app (https://linh.offprint.app/a/3mmdwugsgc623-i-like-understanding-strangers)
- Miluju Česko, ale váš talíř mě někdy děsí — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmdvuiyvvs23)
- Češka podle občanky, Vietnamka podle obličeje, doma podle všeho — linh.leaflet.pub (https://linh.leaflet.pub/3mmbqz3sh2k2r)
- A Small Place to Speak From — linh.offprint.app (https://linh.offprint.app/a/3mmbfloyeju23-a-small-place-to-speak-from)
- Vietnamese diaspora links & community notes — Independent resource index

## Volunteering

- Event Volunteer at SAPA Trip / Vietnamese Community in Prague

## Languages

- Vietnamese (native)
- Czech (native)
- English (full_professional)
- German (professional_working)

## Other profiles

- website: https://cz.vietidc.net