Vietnamese New Wave (Vwave) is a cultural scene that developed in California during the early 1980s with a sound that’s a mix of pop, synthwave, italo disco, and more. The Vwave spirit — from the music, aesthetics, to fashion — continues to influence Vietnamese communities everywhere, a testament to Vietnamese creativity and resilience. Dan Nguyễn, better known as Demon Slayer (@demonslayer__), is a Vietnamese-American visual artist, music producer, and DJ who grew up right in the golden era of