Need for Visibility

We envision a world where the diversity, complexities, and nuances of the Vietnamese diaspora are understood and celebrated; and in which Vietnamese diasporic stories and artists can empower, heal, and connect individuals and communities. To implement our vision, we curate and create programs, collaborations, and publications for Vietnamese diasporic artists, their allies, and their audiences.

Our Programs

Public Events

Readings, panel discussions, and festivals

ÁCCENTED

Talk show and podcast hosted by Viet Thanh Nguyen & Philip Nguyen

diaCRITICS

The Online Publication of DVAN

Publishing

Books by DVAN

Residencies

Workshops

Latest from diaCRITICS, DVAN’s Online Magazine

Dodging Flying Bánh Mìs and Healing Intergenerational Wounds

Reading "The Family Recipe" by Carolyn Huynh is like sitting with a Vietnamese cousin in a cafe while she catches you up on the latest family drama

Quieter Afterlives

In Stories from the Edges of the Sea, Andrew Lam writes not from the center of trauma but from its quieter afterlives. These are not conventional Vietnamese refugee stories. They emerge from the margins, from the spaces between languages,...

The Things We Carry—And How We’re Healing

This is just the journey that my family went on, and I wouldn't be the person I am today without all of that having happened.

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