Monthly Archives: April, 2021

The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) is collaborating with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American (APA) Center to host ÁCCENTEDiRL: Dialogues in Diaspora. This Spring...

"What I mean by this is: I have since found or created community wherever I can. What I mean is: when the language of abolition revealed itself to me in an accessible way this past summer, I was ready for it."

Before the pandemic, my mother and I took walks. A temporary truce to our bickering, physical activity and fresh air made us better.

Join Bao's conversations with guests from the creative and business world and the stories behind their work.

I’m helping my Dad write his memories of being a soldier in the Vietnam War. The project started years ago when I first interviewed him about his time with the Vietnamese Communists. Then he told me that he wanted to write down his memories himself.

News from the Diaspora►Vietnamese living in US say they are determined life will carry onNews from Việt Nam►Vietnam records surge in childhood obesity►Scar...

Seven of Infinities is set in the Xuya Universe, an alternate future universe where Asian empires, including Đại Việt, won the space race and spread across the galaxies. In a quiet corner of Đại Việt’s empire hides Vân, a scholar who elects to spend her days tutoring a student rather than aspiring to pass the imperial exams due to secrets she divulges to no one.

"I definitely had an aha moment when I dealt with the Asian-German diaspora. I had the feeling of finally being seen, in my existence. And to see others, in their existence! That was absolutely healing for me."

In this light filled letter to Asian women in the midst of dark times, Xoài Phạm offers a loving reminder of the resilience, beauty and wisdom that we are born from.

"Lúc đó, ông em nằm viện trong tình trạng nguy kịch, sát rìa vực, gần sang bờ bên kia. Hình ảnh thân xác lìa xa hành tinh, hay hành tinh lìa xa thân xác, đã liên tục xuất hiện trong đầu em."