Monthly Archives: February, 2021
double edge soliloquy ~ a poem by Kaitlan Bui
they used to recount stories but
just when i became old enough
they stopped i don’t know why
and now i ask i ask i
just when i became old enough
they stopped i don’t know why
and now i ask i ask i
Art & Hip Hop: Táo’s Latest EP, “Y?”
With "Y?", Táo introduces his audience to a part of the Vietnamese contemporary independent art scene made up of diverse voices from many parts of society, while mainstream culture presents the status quo.
The Committed: Viet Thanh Nguyen on Betrayal and Belonging
The Bay Area Book Festival's year-round author conversation series, Bay Area Book Festival #UNBOUND, is hosting the live, virtual launch event for Viet Thanh...
ACCENTEDiRL: “A Night of Poetry”
The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) is excited to announce its collaboration with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American (APA) Center to host ACCENTEDiRL: Dialogues...
Beyond War Talk
It is almost instinct to reach for the war as a subject of reflection, not for lack of imagination, but because it has indelibly informed how we, as the diaspora, move in the world.
In the Diaspora: February 2021
Socio-cultural, literary, and political news and events relating to the Vietnamese diaspora and to Việt Nam.
ACCENTEDiRL: Dialogues in Diaspora
The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) is collaborating with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American (APA) Center to host ACCENTEDiRL: Dialogues in Diaspora.This Spring 2021,...
Poetics Across Genres
Prolific and multi-faceted writers and artists Vi Khi Nao and Dao Strom will be presenting a variety of work together together in conversation with...
A Joyous Experience: An Tôn Thất In Conversation with Abbigail N. Rosewood
"I do think that creating is indeed a way to escape the hardship of our lives. But escape doesn’t necessarily mean forgetfulness or oblivion."
Book Review: A Phở Love Story
The book is mostly light-hearted, quippy and delightfully cringey as it brings you back into awkward adolescence, the heart of the conflict is the mystery around Linh and Bảo’s family feud--a modern reception of Romeo and Juliet and Lan và Điệp.