Xin chào! Hello, this is
Ed.D. Candidate · Spring 2026
Teachers College, Columbia University
Executive Director
Manhattan Academy of Music & Language
How Anh-Thư Thinks
Humans share 99.9% of their DNA. Same ingredients, endless recipes. She studies the universal building blocks that combine into infinite human expression.
Humans share 99.9% of their DNA. Same ingredients, endless recipes. She studies the universal building blocks that combine into infinite human expression.
Sound
Frequency — Hz, cents
Duration — ms, beats
Amplitude — dB, dynamics
Timbre — harmonics, formants
Language
Consonants — place, manner
Vowels — height, backness
Tones — contour, register
Prosody — stress, intonation
Apps
Logic — conditions, loops
Structure — components, hierarchy
Data — inputs, outputs
Iteration — prototype, refine
Life
Presence — this moment, awareness
Attachment — craving, aversion
Release — letting go, acceptance
Practice — intention, action
Anh-Thư grew up between two musical worlds—the fixed keys of the piano and the bending strings of the đàn tranh. That in-between space became her home. Now she builds tools that live there too. She can't bridge everything—but she tries. 13 apps, 2 books, 5 courses, each narrowing one small gap: Vietnamese tuning for Western ears, sound made visible, pathways welcoming beginners into deep traditions.
Anh-Thư grew up between two musical worlds—the fixed keys of the piano and the bending strings of the đàn tranh. That in-between space became her home. Now she builds tools that live there too. She can't bridge everything—but she tries. 13 apps, 2 books, 5 courses, each narrowing one small gap: Vietnamese tuning for Western ears, sound made visible, pathways welcoming beginners into deep traditions.
The bridges she builds meet the bridges you build—
together we find new horizons.