The Vietnamese-American matriarch supported her son’s musical aspirations from his earliest performances, with Tyga frequently crediting her encouragement as instrumental to his perseverance in ...

Pasionaye Nguyen, born in 1971, was the mother of rapper Tyga. Of Vietnamese descent, she raised Tyga as a single mother in Compton, California, after separating from his father, Michael Stevenson ...

cooking traditional Vietnamese dishes, gardening, and community activities. VIBE sends our condolences to Tyga and the additional family and friends of Pasionaye Nicole Nguyen. More from VIBE.com ...