Writers’ Spotlight: Filmmaker Masahiro Sugano
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network and the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center are...
View ArticleInterview with Lan Cao: Diving into the Wreckage And Into the World
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org 1997 marked an important year in Vietnamese American literature when Viking published Lan Cao’s...
View ArticleIsabelle Thuy Pelaud: How I Found Myself At UC Berkeley
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org The founder and co-director of an organization called the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network...
View ArticleInterview with P.Q. Phan Part I: Expression and Works
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org Born in 1962, Phan Quang Phục graduated with a degree from the School of Architecture in Hồ Chí...
View ArticleInterview with P.Q. Phan, Part II: Cultural Representation and Authenticity
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org In the first part of my interview with composer P.Q. Phan, we discussed his latest work, the...
View ArticleThe Lotus and The Storm – A Delicate Balance
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org During the 17-year gap between her novels Monkey Bridge (Viking, 1997) and The Lotus and the...
View Article(Im)moveable Feasts—An Interview with Natalia Duong—Part One
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org Recently diaCRITIC Julie Thi Underhill met up with Natalia Duong, a performance artist,...
View Article(Im)moveable Feasts—An Interview with Natalia Duong—Part Two
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org Recently diaCRITIC Julie Thi Underhill met up with Natalia Duong, a performance artist,...
View ArticleEric Nguyen Reviews ‘The Lotus and the Storm’ by Lan Cao
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org Lan Cao In her debut novel, Monkey Bridge, Lan Cao explored a mother-daughter relationship in...
View ArticleEvyn Lê Espiritu Reflects on VietAID in Fields Corner, Boston
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org Evyn Lê Espiritu shares with us her unique experiences spending time with the students in...
View ArticlePhỏng vấn nhà văn Lan Cao: Lao mình ngụp lặn trong ₫iêu tàn và trong thế gian
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org Eric Nguyen thực hiện Năm 1997 đánh dấu một năm quan trọng trong nền văn học Mỹ gốc Việt khi...
View ArticleRapper Nah Nguyen’s “Địt Mẹ Cộng Sản” (DMCS) or “Fuck Communism,” Part 1
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org A couple of years ago, diacritics interviewed and reviewed Saigonese rapper Nah. The following...
View ArticleRapper Nah Nguyen’s “Địt Mẹ Cộng Sản” (DMCS) or “Fuck Communism,” Part 3
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we saw Vietnamese rapper Nah’s viral video for his new song,...
View ArticleA Vietnamese Requiem: What and Why | Là gì và tại sao
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diacritics.org Death means different things to different people. What is a requiem and how could it change the...
View ArticleThe Curation of a Space :: Dao Strom Speaks to Stacey Tran
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diaCRITICS Stacey Tran is a poet, artist, and event-organizer based in Portland, OR. She is the curator for...
View ArticleStarting a Queer Revolution
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diaCRITICS Vănguard, Issue 1 In 2014, Aiden Nguyễn arrived in Saigon. Coming from New York, he was surprised...
View ArticleThe Odyssey – From Vietnam to America: An Interview with Vân-Ánh Võ
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diaCRITICS New America Media editor and diaCRITIC Andrew Lam interviews composer Vân-Ánh Võ. The following...
View ArticleSỰ GIẬN DỮ TRONG TIỂU THUYẾT CỦA NGƯỜI MỸ GỐC Á: CUỘC PHỎNG VẤN VỚI TÁC GIẢ...
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diaCRITICS Paul Tran ngồi lại cùng Nguyễn Thanh Việt, tổng biên tập trang Diacritics và tác giả của cuốn tiểu...
View ArticleA Conversation with Authors Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Lam, and Aimee Phan
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diaCRITICS Viet Thanh Nguyen became the first Vietnamese American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for his...
View ArticleNhững tiếng nói mới trong văn chương người Mỹ gốc Việt: Trò chuyện cùng Viet...
from diaCRITICS, the leading blog on Vietnamese and diasporic arts, culture, and politics. diaCRITICS Viet Thanh Nguyen là nhà văn người Mỹ gốc Việt đầu tiên đoạt giải Pulitzer cho cuốn tiểu thuyết đầu...
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