Anna Challet: Birds of Paradise Lost is your first book of fiction - how did you come to publish a fiction collection after so many years of working as a journalist? Andrew Lam: I've been writing short stories for twenty years now, on and off ever since I was in the creative writing program at San Francisco State University. Though I later found a career as a journalist and … [Read more...] about ‘Birds of Paradise Lost’: A Conversation With Author Andrew Lam
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Day, Night, Week, Month – a memoir from Hoangmai Pham and diaCRITICS
Hoangmai Pham From diaCRITICS comes this memoir essay by Hoangmai Pham, who escaped from Saigon to the U.S. with her family in 1975, at age seven. Keeper of Stories is a work-in-progress that interweaves her family’s history in Vietnam and America, and her own psychological journey surviving and understanding that history. Only recently has Mai learned that her strategy for … [Read more...] about Day, Night, Week, Month – a memoir from Hoangmai Pham and diaCRITICS
Unexpected Destiny: Infamous Vietnamese Poem Meets Classic Western Choreography
“The Tale of Kieu” is an epic Vietnamese poem about the tragic life of Thuy Kieu, a talented, young woman who sacrificed herself to save her family by marrying a middle-aged man only to be sold into prostitution by him instead. Based on this sorrowful story, Vietnamese-French composer Nguyen Thien Dao and the Vietnam Opera Ballet Theatre have created an 80-minute contemporary … [Read more...] about Unexpected Destiny: Infamous Vietnamese Poem Meets Classic Western Choreography
Gathering of Literary Talents: Angie Chau, Andrew Lam and Isabelle Thuy Pelaud to Discuss Vietnamese American Literature and Identity Tomorrow in SF
Hey bookworms and literature lovers (and non-readers too, why not?), Vietnamese American authors Angie Chau, Andrew Lam and Isabelle Thuy Pelaud will be discussing Vietnamese American literature, identity and California tomorrow, July 14, in San Francisco. This is a free event at The Book Smith, 1644 Haight Street. It starts at 7:30, so mark your calendar and set your … [Read more...] about Gathering of Literary Talents: Angie Chau, Andrew Lam and Isabelle Thuy Pelaud to Discuss Vietnamese American Literature and Identity Tomorrow in SF
Some Profanity Follows
For the five people who’ve read “Consuming Whiteness,” you may have noticed an odd caveat at the beginning of the article. It ominously reads, “The following post contains mild profanity. Read and enjoy!” In its companion piece, “Consuming Asianness,” the word “mild” was dropped altogether and the warning became, “Some profanity follows. Read and enjoy!” Have I been getting so … [Read more...] about Some Profanity Follows