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48 years after fall of Saigon, Vietnamese voices crucial to understanding Vietnam War’s impact

[USA TODAY] From escaping Vietnam and overcoming obstacles as refugees, to the second generation's navigation of cultural divides and family history, these stories are woven into the fabric of literature and art.

L’émergence des écrivains asiatiques-américains

[Le Monde] En un seul livre, Un bref instant de splendeur (On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous), l’Américain Ocean Vuong a fait sensation. Dès sa sortie aux Etats-Unis en juin 2019, ce roman, intime et cru, où se mêlent des réflexions sur l’immigration vietnamienne, l’homosexualité et une description de la solitude et la jeunesse contemporaine, s’est placé dans la liste des meilleures ventes du New York Times.

How DiaCritics Creates a Platform for Diverse Vietnamese Voices From Abroad

[Saigoneer] “Vietnamese communities can sometimes/often demand conformity and tradition of people in order to feel a part of things; I have always seen diaCRITICS as an opportunity to trouble the definitions, push the boundaries, to include the atypical voices and stories and viewpoints.”

Gathering the Vietnamese diaspora

[San Francisco Chronicle] As fog hovered over the coast and winds blew hard along the ridge in the hills of Woodside, novelists Anna Moï and Aimee Phan settled in for a conversation that spanned decades, continents and families.