Monthly Archives: September, 2022

In Part Two of this two-part conversation, Rachel Min Park and Nguyễn An Lý continue their discussion of Nguyễn An Lý’s most recent translation, Thuận’s Chinatown. They talk about the way history figures within Chinatown and how literature might gesture towards more ethical renditions of history. They conclude with a broader conversation on the translation and publishing industry and how general readers might support translated literature as a whole.

DVAN is launching an Online Silent Auction to raise $10,000 towards DVAN’s "Championing Our Narratives" Campaign. 

On Trường Sa, time is frozen. The fight for sovereignty, like the struggle for many without a home, a land, a nation or a state, is burdensome and slow.

News from Vietnamese Abroad►Cambodia returns 92 Vietnamese tricked into working in scamming jobsNews from Việt Nam►Car accidents in Vietnam come from poor training►One in...

Translator and PhD Student Rachel Min Park speaks with Nguyễn An Lý about her most recent translation of Thuận’s Chinatown. In Part One of this two-part series, they discuss the general practice of translation, Chinatown’s formal elements, and the role of (translated) literature in interrogating notions of a homogeneous language, culture, and ethnic community.

Chinatown is humorous, critical, and surprisingly tender in its most powerful moments.

Announcing an opening position for the Communications Coordinator at DVAN! This is an exciting opportunity. Read the job description and apply!

Mothering, especially in multiple tongues, is a slow process requiring patience and flexibility; a realization that came to me only after years of raising children.

Vi Khi Nao’s Fish Carcass is a dynamic investigation of queerness, the body, and identity as told through bold and experimental poetic matter. I...

Deputy Editor Sydney Van To talks to Jane Pek about the detective story, the future of technology, and our social structures