Yearly Archives: 2012

What Happened in October 2012: Some News and Events

What happened in October 2012: news and events relating to Vietnamese in Vietnam and around the world.I know. October was crazy. You're wondering if...

Nguyen Chi Thien, Dissident Poet, Dies

The passing of a major Vietnamese dissident writer--silenced in Vietnam, acclaimed in the free world--is mourned by a friend and champion.  Nguyen Chi Thien's...

transformART: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reimagine—Exhibit Opens

In the transformART: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reimagine exhibit, running from November 2 to 17, 2012, at the Vietnamese Arts & Letters Association in Santa...

Anvi Hoàng: From Russia With Love | Nghệ sĩ Công Huân Nga lần đầu thăm Mỹ

It is through an outsider’s eyes that we have an extra chance to see how fortunate we are. Bilingual blogger and writer, Anvi Hoàng,...

Poetic Politic: A Sàn Art Exhibition

Poetic Politic is a group exhibition of contemporary photography, videos, and documentaries curated by Zoe Butt; co-organized by Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco and...

Khanh Ho: Confessions of a Vietnamese Mormon

Khanh Ho is a featured columnist interested in documenting all things forgotten:  the mental dust bunnies underneath the bookshelf of the mind.  This essay...

Pedi on the Page—A Debut Book Launch

Same same, but different! diaCRITICS announces the debut of Ly Nguyen's novella Same Same and a book launch on October 28, 2012, at the...

Thanks to all who donated during our fundraising campaign!

diaCRITICS had a successful first round fundraising campaign with OneVietnam. Here we thank all our contributors and profile our most generous donor, Audrey Chin.Late...

French Perspectives on Contemporary Vietnamese Film, Art, and Writing

Two main centers of Vietnamese studies in France, the Insitut de Langues et Cultures Orientales (INALCO), and Paris 7 – Jussieu, came together to...

Jiny Ung

Jiny Ung creates illustrations for diaCRITICS. She specializes in illustration and animation. Current animation projects focus on themes of guilt, loss, and queerness. She...