about us

We are a community that opens conversations about family, mental health, identity and life between cultures.

We create space where we can understand each other better – ourselves, the people close to us, and what happens between generations.

We are a group of volunteers for whom TAMly is a labour of love. We build it with enthusiasm, because we want to do something meaningful for the community – and for ourselves.

Why we started

Life between two cultures brings experiences that are sometimes hard to talk about – pressure to perform, relationships with parents, the search for identity and the feeling of belonging neither here nor there.

We create a safer space so that nobody has to face those conversations alone.

A participant working on a laptop during a workshop.

Fun fact:TAMly did not begin as a “mental health project”. We started mainly with a question: “Why is it sometimes so hard to tell our own parents what we really feel?”

Fun fact:“Tâm lý” means psychology in Vietnamese. And the Czech “tam” symbolises a place for us – a safer space where we can speak openly about what happens inside us and between us.

Two presenters at a laptop during a discussion.

What we do

community events and gatherings
workshops and learning events for the public and institutions
podcasts and content connecting professionals with Vietnamese experience
conversation cards and projects about relationships, identity and wellbeing.

Who we are here for

For people living between two cultures – not only young Czech-Vietnamese people, but also for parents and children who want to understand each other better, and for anyone who wants to listen without prejudice.

A hall full of participants at a community gathering.

Fun fact:An emphasis on education, work, financial stability or a “good future” can come from the experience of migration and uncertainty. The next generation, however, may live through it very differently.