Yearly Archives: 2010

This post is going to be of a more personal nature...I spend my mornings (usually) trying to write. Lately, and as usual, I am...

Cinema Symposium 5 (UCLA)I had the chance to take a peek into the world of Vietnamese Cinema this past weekend.The panel consisting of Danny...

diaCRITICIZE is the periodic editors' note or guest editorial. Here, Nguyen Qui Duc reflects on some legacies of war: "The war’s over. I am so glad. I can go back to sleep. I haven’t been able to for most of April…"

Asia Entertainment, for those who might be unfamiliar with Vietnamese disaporic pop culture, is the production company that has gone head to head with...

We can't let May 19th pass without a gesture toward the man the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam claims was born that day in...

I was immediately enchanted by Rich Streitmatter-Tran's creative use of the prefix Dia when he launched his blog diacritic.org in 2005.

I first stumbled upon Thao Nguyen three years ago.  I was immediately in awe of her smokey infectious voice, well crafted lyrics, and beaming stage presence. It was inspiring for me to see a Vietnamese singer songwriter make music on her own terms.

Speaking of arrivals and returns...PART IDuring one of my trips back to my dad’s hometown, I asked my uncle if there were photographs of...

Visit Ho Chi Minh City these days and eventually you will bump into Colonel Sanders. In January 2008, burning-out from the grind of four...

I just saw Bui Thac Chuyen's film Choi Voi (Adrift) at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Bui Thac Chuyen is the director...