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Viet Thanh Nguyen l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 v\u0103n ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111o\u1ea1t gi\u1ea3i Pulitzer cho cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7u tay c\u1ee7a anh,\u00a0<\/em>The Sympathizer, n\u0103m nay. Th\u00e0nh t\u1ef1u c\u1ee7a anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m h\u00e2n hoan v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng cho c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t v\u00ec t\u1eeb h\u01a1n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m nay anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c h\u0103ng h\u00e1i v\u00e0 t\u00edch c\u1ef1c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 v\u0103n v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y v\u0103n h\u1ecdc, ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt t\u1ea1o h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a Vi\u1ec7t Nam.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u1ede \u0111\u00e2y, Nguyen tham gia c\u00f9ng Andrew Lam (t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 cu\u1ed1n <\/em>East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Birds of Paradise Lost) v\u00e0 Aimee Phan (t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 cu\u1ed1n <\/em>We Should Never Meet v\u00e0\u00a0<\/em>The Reeducation of Cherry Truong) \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c vi\u1ebft v\u0103n, c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, v\u1ec1 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t. Cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ea1i trang <\/em>World Literature Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Viet Thanh Nguyen (photo by Bebe Jacobs), Andrew Lam, and Aimee Phan (photo by Julie Thi Underhill), respectively.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aimee Phan<\/strong>: M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a Viet v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi vi\u1ebft ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, c\u1ea3 ba ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft v\u00e0 tham gia ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m nay. C\u00e1c anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chia s\u1ebb v\u1ec1 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u00e1c anh nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c? N\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c vi\u1ebft truy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c anh l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 g\u00ec? C\u00e1c anh c\u00f3 cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea7u tay n\u00e0o th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng? Vi\u1ec7c vi\u1ebft v\u0103n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c anh \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?<\/p>\n

Andrew Lam<\/strong>: T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vi\u1ebft sau \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0o c\u00f9ng kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian m\u00e1y t\u00ednh Apple Mac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ebf t\u1ea1o. T\u00f4i mua m\u00e1y t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o n\u0103m cu\u1ed1i \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc California. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u00e0 t\u00f4i, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111ang h\u1ecdc khoa d\u1ef1 b\u1ecb y khoa v\u00e0 h\u00f3a sinh, m\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u00e0 v\u0103n. N\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c vi\u1ebft v\u0103n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n t\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh, d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean cu\u1ed9c t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i. Khi \u0111ang l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf ph\u00f2ng th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u ung th\u01b0, t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vi\u1ebft\u2014T\u00f4i c\u1ea7n hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. Ban ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng chu\u1ed9t th\u00ed nghi\u1ec7m v\u1edbi ch\u1ea5t g\u00e2y ung th\u01b0 v\u00e0 theo d\u00f5i s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a ung th\u01b0, v\u00e0 ban \u0111\u00eam t\u00f4i th\u1ea3 m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n. T\u00f4i vi\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i s\u1edbm nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu tr\u00e1i tim m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn \u0111ang \u0111au kh\u1ed5, anh ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ea1o d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t c\u1ed1t truy\u1ec7n tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n cho c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c t\u00ecnh tan v\u1ee1. N\u00ean t\u00f4i d\u1eebng truy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 tu\u1ed5i th\u01a1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn tranh, v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 k\u00fd \u1ee9c l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. V\u1ec1 sau t\u00f4i vi\u1ebft kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n v\u00e0 ch\u00e1n khoa h\u1ecdc, n\u00ean t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh theo h\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh th\u1ea1c s\u0129 m\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt MFA. T\u00f4i vi\u1ebft truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn, ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00fang ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi t\u00ednh kh\u00ed c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. V\u00e0, v\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i \u0111ang n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 trong m\u1ed9t \u0111\u0129a m\u1ec1m m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 h\u01a1n hai th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u00f3 ng\u00e0ng t\u1edbi (t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft gi\u1edd c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a m\u1ec1m \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ed5 \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng?), nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang vi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n

L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o, ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i dao \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb c\u00e1c m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m v\u1ec1 m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi di c\u01b0, t\u1eeb c\u00e1c kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 khoa h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng thay \u0111\u1ed5i trong h\u00e0nh vi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ra \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 th\u00f4ng tin li\u00ean l\u1ea1c, t\u1eeb cu\u1ed9c kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i \u1edf Hoa K\u1ef3\u2014t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 t\u00f4i vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. Tuy v\u1eady, vi\u1ec7c vi\u1ebft v\u0103n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 trong cu\u1ed1n\u00a0Birds of Paradise Lost<\/em>, t\u1eadp trung ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu v\u00e0o c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi di c\u01b0, ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1ecdi th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi\u2014c\u1ea3 bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t, c\u00e1t hay bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed h\u1ecd\u2014v\u00e0 n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a anh hay ch\u1ecb ta trong vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m m\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u s\u00e2u s\u1eafc h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i trong m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7i \u0111au kh\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi t\u00f4i vi\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/strong>: T\u00f4i th\u00ec l\u00fac vi\u1ebft l\u00fac kh\u00f4ng, ph\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng, t\u1eeb khi t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp hai. T\u00f4i vi\u1ebft truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean khi \u0111ang h\u1ecdc trung h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 truy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 l\u1eddi b\u00ecnh lu\u1eadn c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean v\u1ec1 \u201cl\u1eddi v\u0103n m\u00e0u t\u00edm\u201d c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i tr\u1edf n\u00ean nghi\u00eam t\u00fac h\u01a1n \u1edf b\u1eadc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc khi t\u00f4i theo h\u1ecdc s\u00eamina v\u1ec1 phi h\u01b0 c\u1ea5u s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a Maxine Hong Kingston \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Berkeley. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u00f4i t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0m nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 vi\u1ebft v\u0103n s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o, do \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft truy\u1ec7n h\u01b0 c\u1ea5u trong th\u1eddi gian r\u1ea3nh. T\u00f4i vi\u1ebft truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn v\u00ec t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang d\u1ec5 vi\u1ebft h\u01a1n v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh ch\u00fang trong nh\u1eefng kho\u1ea3ng th\u1eddi gian t\u00f4i c\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00f3a ra truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn kh\u00e1 kh\u00f3 vi\u1ebft, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i d\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t hai th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft ch\u00fang, v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa t\u00e2m th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 sau khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m l\u00e0m gi\u00e1o s\u01b0. Th\u1eddi gian sau khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m \u0111\u00f3, khi t\u00f4i t\u1eadp trung vi\u1ebft truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn (trong khi v\u1eabn l\u00e0m nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u khoa h\u1ecdc), r\u1ea5t l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 r\u00e8n luy\u1ec7n c\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft, t\u00ednh ki\u00ean tr\u00ec v\u00e0 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi cho vi\u1ec7c vi\u1ebft ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

C\u00e1c truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 n\u1ed9i dung v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n Vi\u1ec7t Nam, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau hay t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1. Khi vi\u1ebft ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00e0 v\u0103n \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n s\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 h\u1ecd, nh\u01b0 Andrew v\u00e0 Aimee. N\u00ean trong cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft t\u00f4i t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o ch\u00ednh cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn v\u00e0 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. L\u1ed1i vi\u1ebft cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn, v\u1ed1n ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu theo m\u1ea1ch ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c chu\u1ea9n m\u1ef1c. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t v\u00ec th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i n\u00e0y bao qu\u00e1t h\u01a1n v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft theo ki\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi n\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Aimee Phan<\/strong>: C\u00e1ch suy ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c anh v\u1edbi v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? C\u00e1c anh nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn ra sao v\u1ec1 v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam ng\u00e0y nay so v\u1edbi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 v\u00e0i nh\u00e0 v\u0103n c\u00f3 t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n? V\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh th\u1ea5y v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o trong n\u1ec1n v\u0103n h\u1ecdc th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea1i?<\/p>\n

Andrew Lam<\/strong>: Khi t\u00f4i m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vi\u1ebft, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i gi\u1ed1ng t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t x\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i trong ng\u00e0nh. Th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t hay hai nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t\u2014ch\u1ec9 v\u1eady th\u00f4i.\u00a0 Khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n, t\u00f4i nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn c\u1ea3 n\u1ed7i vui m\u1eebng l\u1eabn s\u1ef1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i: t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec1u mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i th\u1ed1ng kh\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i n\u1eefa. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00f4i khi kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c: \u201cSao con kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y . . .\u201d m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00f4i. \u201cSao con l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i th\u1ebf; \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang,\u201d b\u00e1c t\u00f4i s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t th\u1ebf. Khi \u0111\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00e1 l\u00e0 \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c, v\u00e0 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng, v\u1ed1n t\u1eeb r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u1ecb g\u1ea1t b\u00ean l\u1ec1, \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1t ng\u00f4n cho h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i l\u1eafm. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t d\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed3ng ca c\u1ee7a nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1eefng g\u00f3c nh\u00ecn v\u00e0 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y mang l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 phong ph\u00fa v\u00e0 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 vi\u1ec7c vi\u1ebft v\u0103n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n so v\u1edbi th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Khi t\u00f4i m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u vi\u1ebft, t\u00f4i vi\u1ebft v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a k\u00fd \u1ee9c, v\u1edbi l\u00f2ng mong m\u1ecfi s\u00e2u s\u1eafc v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c chia s\u1ebb s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 nh\u1ecdc v\u00e0 n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam sau cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn, c\u1ea3 \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i. Theo m\u1ed9t ngh\u0129a n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u0111\u00f3ng vai m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ed5 v\u0169 v\u1eeba \u0111\u00f3ng vai m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 v\u0103n. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y trong cu\u1ed1n Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora<\/em>. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i tr\u00ean ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n vi\u1ec7c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c, v\u1edbi v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a Anh ng\u1eef. Theo m\u1ed9t ngh\u0129a n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, nh\u00e0 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ed7 cho m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i mang t\u00ednh v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n, b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n h\u01a1n, s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. \u0110\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, trong s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c h\u01b0 c\u1ea5u, t\u00f4i th\u00edch s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o c\u00e1c nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt v\u1edbi \u00fd ch\u00ed t\u1ef1 do\u2014c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0, t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u01b0\u1edbng, v\u00e0 l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i kinh ho\u00e0ng hay vui m\u1eebng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 h\u1ecd s\u1ed1ng th\u1ef1c v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n h\u1ecd ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i theo \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh ngh\u1ecb s\u1ef1 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi vi\u1ebft v\u0103n. Vi\u1ec7t Nam, c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i, kinh nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1eabn \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng nhi\u1ec1u l\u00ean ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ed1i vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1990.<\/p>\n

Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/strong>: Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi vi\u1ebft cu\u1ed1n \u00a0The Sympathizer<\/em>, t\u00f4i ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u c\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 t\u00f4i quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb, v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc thuy\u1ebft, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t d\u1ef1 \u00e1n vi\u1ebft c\u00e1c truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn v\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh n\u00f3, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn. V\u00ec v\u1eady l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc thuy\u1ebft tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh th\u1ee9 y\u1ebfu cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch vi\u1ebft th\u1ee9 truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t \u1ea5y. Khi vi\u1ebft ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft, b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 v\u1edbi h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1eafc ph\u1ee5c. Vi\u1ebft ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u1eed th\u00e1ch, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ea5t m\u00e3n s\u00e2u s\u1eafc nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn, v\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i lo v\u1ec1 h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c, t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i vi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb, v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc thuy\u1ebft.<\/p>\n

V\u0103n h\u1ecdc Vi\u1ec7t Nam h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n trong c\u00f9ng giai \u0111o\u1ea1n ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n nay ch\u00fang ta th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00e0 v\u0103n tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 v\u0103n thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed9 tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta ho\u1eb7c x\u1ea5p x\u1ec9, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn tranh. Bich Minh Nguyen, Vi Khi Nao, Phong Nguyen, Dao Strom. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn tranh v\u00e0 di s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c m\u1edbi nh\u01b0 ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed3 h\u1ecda\u2014GB Tran, Thi Bui\u2014ho\u1eb7c th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i m\u1edbi, nh\u01b0 Vu Tran v\u00e0 ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft trinh th\u00e1m, ho\u1eb7c Dao v\u00e0 c\u00e1c th\u1ec3 lo\u1ea1i h\u1ed7n h\u1ee3p th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m. Ho\u1eb7c c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 \u0111ang r\u1ea5t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ca ng\u1ee3i, nh\u01b0 Ocean Vuong trong thi ca. \u0110\u00e2y th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n, v\u1eeba g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng d\u1ef1 \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t. C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i tr\u00ean ph\u1ea1m vi to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u di\u1ec5n ra v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 v\u0103n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1t m\u1ed9t m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 danh ti\u1ebfng qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf, nh\u01b0 Monique Truong. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 v\u0103n Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u1edbi t\u1ea7m v\u00f3c qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf hay ch\u01b0a, trong khi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 v\u0103n \u1ea4n \u0111\u1ed9 h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i n\u1ed5i danh to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u, ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n

Aimee Phan<\/strong>: T\u00f4i \u0111ang suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn th\u0103m Vi\u1ec7t Nam c\u1ee7a Barack Obama g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y. Trong khi m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7\u00a0gi\u1eefa Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 M\u1ef9 \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00ean b\u00e1o ch\u00ed qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf, c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 v\u0103n ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau c\u1ea7u chia s\u1ebb suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 mang t\u00ednh l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai anh \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh. Hai anh ngh\u0129 sao v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 v\u0103n ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 gi\u1eefa hai n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/strong>: T\u00f4i mang chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ra th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn tr\u00ean trang t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i tr\u00ean Facebook, n\u01a1i \u0111a s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo d\u00f5i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam s\u1ed1ng t\u1ea1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam. T\u00f4i vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh; c\u00e1c th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn\/tranh lu\u1eadn di\u1ec5n ra b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y theo d\u00f5i trang c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00ec tin t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng Pulitzer, v\u00e0 \u0111a s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ecdc cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u1edf t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i nh\u01b0 30 th\u00e1ng T\u01b0, h\u00f2a gi\u1ea3i, chuy\u1ebfn th\u0103m c\u1ee7a Obama, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c tranh c\u00e3i quanh vi\u1ec7c b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m Bob Kerrey v\u00e0o v\u1ecb tr\u00ed ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch ban qu\u1ea3n tr\u1ecb \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Fullbright Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t bi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng v\u00e0 g\u00e3y g\u1ecdn v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i hi v\u1ecdng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng quan \u0111i\u1ec3m ph\u00ea ph\u00e1n ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c. C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn th\u0103m c\u1ee7a Obama, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 ra t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm s\u1ef1 h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, \u0111\u1ed1i l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 h\u00f3c b\u00faa v\u1ec1 b\u00e3i b\u1ecf l\u1ec7nh c\u1ea5m b\u00e1n v\u0169 kh\u00ed v\u00e0 v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t li\u00ean minh v\u1edbi Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n v\u00e0 ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf Trung Qu\u1ed1c. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd; m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c t\u1ecf ra s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng theo \u0111u\u1ed5i m\u00f4 h\u00ecnh t\u01b0 b\u1ea3n v\u00e0 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a M\u1ef9.<\/p>\n

Nh\u01b0ng nh\u01b0 Andrew \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 ra, c\u00e1c n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c tr\u00ean m\u1ea1ng x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i ho\u1eb7c trong c\u00e1c b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbch ra ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3 nh\u1ecf. Ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n d\u1ecbch to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00e1c cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec3 mang ch\u00fang t\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam. Cu\u1ed1n\u00a0The Sympathizer<\/em>\u00a0hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang trong qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh d\u1ecbch, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ea3n d\u1ecbch s\u1ebd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, ho\u1eb7c li\u1ec7u b\u1ea3n d\u1ecbch c\u00f3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00f2ng ki\u1ec3m duy\u1ec7t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh an v\u00f4 s\u1ef1 hay kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft n\u00e0y xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n v\u1edbi n\u1ed9i dung b\u1ecb c\u1eaft x\u00e9n \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, n\u00ean n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 b\u1ecb ki\u1ec3m duy\u1ec7t, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n n\u00f3 tr\u00ean m\u1ea1ng. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 v\u1edbi th\u00f4ng tin tr\u00ean b\u00e1o ch\u00ed v\u1ec1 gi\u1ea3i Pulitzer, \u0111\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3 s\u1ebd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ecdc n\u00f3 ngay k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 khi n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e1n \u1edf c\u00e1c hi\u1ec7u s\u00e1ch. Cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch phi h\u01b0 c\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,\u00a0Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War<\/em>, c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbch ra ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1. Nh\u01b0ng trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y, nh\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c m\u1eddi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn Vi\u1ec7t Nam. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 x\u1ea3y ra, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng l\u1eafng d\u1ecbu m\u00e0 Andrew n\u00f3i t\u1edbi v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1edbi Vi\u1ec7t Nam.<\/p>\n

Andrew Lam<\/strong>: T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf phi\u1ebfu cho Obama, \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng ta m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn m\u00e0 n\u00f3i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ebfn th\u0103m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng t\u1edbi Vi\u1ec7t Nam. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 \u00fd th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c m\u1ec1m phi th\u01b0\u1eddng to\u00e1t ra t\u1eeb \u00f4ng khi \u00f4ng \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam\u2014\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p v\u00e0 thu h\u00fat \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee3i \u00f4ng tr\u00ean ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 v\u1eaby c\u1edd M\u1ef9. \u0110\u00e2y qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng ghi nh\u1eadn. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i vi\u1ec7c \u00f4ng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 th\u1edd \u01a1 v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c tranh \u0111\u1ea5u cho c\u1ea3i c\u00e1ch ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, trong khi ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang v\u1ec1 nh\u00e2n quy\u1ec1n, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5n th\u1ea5t. B\u00e1n v\u0169 kh\u00ed s\u00e1t th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n c\u1ea3i c\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 nh\u00e2n quy\u1ec1n ch\u1ec9 kh\u00edch l\u1ec7 H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u00e0n \u00e1p c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed3ng ch\u00ednh ki\u1ebfn v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e2n quy\u1ec1n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch ho\u1eb7c M\u1ef9 qu\u1edf tr\u00e1ch. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u0169ng g\u1eedi m\u1ed9t th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ea3i c\u00e1ch ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi v\u1ecdng v\u00e0o h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 t\u1eeb Washington. M\u1ed9t x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i d\u00e2n s\u1ef1 \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p nhi\u1ec1u gian nan trong m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f4ng an tr\u1ecb.<\/p>\n

C\u00e1c b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbch sang ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n \u1edf b\u00e1o ch\u00ed Vi\u1ec7t Nam khi ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n xem ch\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft t\u00edch c\u1ef1c v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c ch\u1ec9 tr\u00edch c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m trong c\u00e1c b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u00e0i th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e1o ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t \u1edf M\u1ef9 d\u1ecbch ra ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng Anh v\u00e0 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng Facebook\u2014nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u1ebft b\u1ea1n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i hi\u1ec7n nay th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t tr\u1ebb, c\u00f3 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ecdc c\u00e1c b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf\u2014v\u00e0 qua h\u1ecd t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t vai tr\u00f2 nh\u1ecf trong c\u00e1c th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn v\u00e0 trao \u0111\u1ed5i t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u1eeb phi c\u00e1c b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbch v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 h\u00ecnh dung l\u00e0m c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t, t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i Hoa K\u1ef3 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 nh\u00e2n quy\u1ec1n v\u00e0, \u1edf ph\u00eda sau h\u1eadu tr\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u1edbi c\u00e1c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c tranh \u0111\u1ea5u ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i n\u1ea1n bu\u00f4n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i d\u00e2n s\u1ef1 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9i th\u1ea3o v\u1edbi c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 v\u0103n ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e9p di\u1ec5n ra t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed9i ch\u1ee3 s\u00e1ch \u1edf H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u00e0y n\u00e0y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t xa.<\/p>\n

Aimee Phan<\/strong>: Nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 v\u0103n ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean \u0111\u1ecdc ng\u00e0y nay?<\/p>\n

Andrew Lam<\/strong>: T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi th\u00e0nh \u201cai l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 v\u0103n v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m phim ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n theo d\u00f5i tr\u00ean to\u00e0n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi?\u201d C\u00f3 ngh\u0129a r\u1eb1ng, c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec m\u1edbi v\u00e0 l\u00fd th\u00fa v\u1ec1 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u1edf h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i v\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd? C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb1m trong t\u1ea7m ng\u1eafm ra-\u0111a c\u1ee7a t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 nh\u01b0ng \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e0i. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 t\u00ean l\u00e0 An-My L\u00ea, c\u00e1c b\u1ee9c h\u00ecnh ch\u1ee5p phong c\u1ea3nh b\u1ecb chi\u1ebfn tranh v\u00e0 c\u00e1c h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ch\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ee7 lo\u1ea1i t\u1ea7ng l\u1edbp \u00fd ngh\u0129a. C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111o\u1ea1t h\u1ecdc b\u1ed5ng MacArthur. Binh Danh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 kh\u00e1c, c\u00e1c t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y t\u1ea1i de Young v\u00e0 Corcoran v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng kh\u00e1c \u1edf M\u1ef9. C\u00e1c b\u1ea3n in nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m h\u00ecnh chi\u1ebfn tranh tr\u00ean l\u00e1 c\u1ee7a anh th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1n m\u1ee5c. C\u00f3 c\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 v\u1ebd tranh bi\u1ebfm h\u1ecda v\u00e0\u00a0nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m phim t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u nh\u01b0 Dustin Nguyen, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho DC Comics, v\u00e0 Marcelino Truong \u1edf Paris, t\u1eadp tranh bi\u1ebfm h\u1ecda\u00a0Such a Lovely Little War<\/em>, c\u1ee7a anh m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbch g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y. Duc Nguyen l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m phim \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111o\u1ea1t m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 gi\u1ea3i Emmy California cho b\u1ed9 phim\u00a0Bolinao 52 <\/em>v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng thuy\u1ec1n nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i \u0103n th\u1ecbt \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t. V\u00e0 nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m phim ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t g\u1ed1c Hoa James Chan m\u1edbi l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 phim t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 ph\u1ed1 Trung Hoa, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 chi\u1ebfn tranh ho\u1eb7c k\u00fd \u1ee9c chi\u1ebfn tranh. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u1ec3 g\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng n\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng s\u00f4i n\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 c\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 n\u1ed5i danh to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u Dinh Q. L\u00ea, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 c\u00e1c t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y t\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng MoMA \u1edf th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York v\u00e0 c\u00f3 tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m solo \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng Mori Art Museum \u1edf Tokyo.<\/p>\n

C\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 nh\u1ea1c rap v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m phim v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 ti\u00ean phong \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam n\u1eefa. Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y rapper Suboi, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i, t\u1ea1i bu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdp m\u1eb7t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u1edbi Obama? T\u00f4i m\u1edbi xem c\u00e1c video tr\u00ean YouTube c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. C\u00f4 th\u1eadt xu\u1ea5t ch\u00fang. Theo m\u1ed9t ngh\u0129a n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i ghen t\u1ecb v\u1edbi c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 \u0110\u00e0i Loan, Singapore v\u00e0 Nh\u1eadt B\u1ea3n, n\u01a1i c\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed9ng tay ch\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n t\u1ea1i qu\u00ea nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 trao \u0111\u1ed5i t\u01b0 t\u01b0\u1edfng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u00f2n non tr\u1ebb. M\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n nh\u01b0 Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng \u201cth\u1ebf l\u1ef1c n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i.\u201d C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ecdc\u00a0Perfume Dreams<\/em>\u00a0qua b\u1ea3n in l\u1eadu b\u00e1n tr\u00ean h\u00e8 ph\u1ed1. Nh\u01b0ng khi tr\u1eddi m\u01b0a, m\u1ef1c b\u1ecb nh\u00f2e \u0111i. Nghe v\u1eeba bu\u1ed3n, v\u1eeba n\u00ean th\u01a1.<\/p>\n

M\u00e0 ch\u1ecb bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 mu\u1ed1n th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i t\u1eadp san v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng\/ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u0103ng t\u1ea3i l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i, ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0\u00a0100 Flowers Blooming (Tr\u0103m Hoa \u0110ua N\u1edf)<\/em>\u00a0c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u00e0i ph\u00ea b\u00ecnh v\u0103n h\u1ecdc, \u0111i\u1ec3m s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n tinh t\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u0103ng k\u00e8m. V\u00e0 h\u00e3y th\u00eam c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u1ea3n d\u1ecbch xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc n\u1eefa.\u00a0 \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec trang diacritics.org \u0111ang l\u00e0m nh\u01b0ng \u1edf ph\u1ea1m vi r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 tri\u1ec7u ph\u00fa, \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng d\u1ef1 \u00e1n t\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3.<\/p>\n

Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/strong>: T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecd \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u00ean. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh th\u00eam v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n nay ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u, b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111ang l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o ho\u1eb7c kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1, ho\u1eb7c b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00e1c t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd m\u1edbi ra \u0111\u1eddi ho\u1eb7c \u0111ang trong qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n. Cu\u1ed1n\u00a0The Best We Could Do<\/em> c\u1ee7a Thi Bui l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n h\u1ed3i k\u00fd \u0111\u1ed3 h\u1ecda v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 n\u00e0y l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 suy ng\u1eabm v\u1ec1 cha m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng qua h\u00e0ng th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 chi\u1ebfn tranh v\u00e0 x\u00e1o tr\u1ed9n \u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u201cthuy\u1ec1n nh\u00e2n.\u201d T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y d\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ecdc (to\u00e0n l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh!) nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i \u0111au kh\u1ed5 khi \u0111\u1ecdc n\u00f3. B\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai c\u00f3 cha m\u1eb9 b\u1ecb t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00ec chi\u1ebfn tranh ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi h\u1ecd v\u00e0 b\u0103n kho\u0103n v\u1ec1 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd\u2014ho\u1eb7c th\u1eadt ra b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1eddi\u2014s\u1ebd x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng khi \u0111\u1ecdc cu\u1ed1n n\u00e0y. Fish in Exile<\/em>\u00a0c\u1ee7a Vi Khi Nao l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 v\u1ec1 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n m\u1ea5t nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd trong m\u1ed9t tai n\u1ea1n th\u1ea3m th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Cu\u1ed1n n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn Vi\u1ec7t Nam ho\u1eb7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t, v\u00e0 \u0111a ph\u1ea7n l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 th\u1ea7n tho\u1ea1i Hy L\u1ea1p, th\u1ea3m k\u1ecbch, v\u00e0 th\u1eed nghi\u1ec7m v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng. Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 qu\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u0169ng kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u n\u1eefa. N\u00f3i t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u201cv\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1eafc t\u1ed9c.\u201d The Adventures of Joe Harper<\/em>\u00a0c\u1ee7a Phong Nguyen c\u0169ng l\u00e0m lung lay nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t, n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft b\u1edfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t. Cu\u1ed1n n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 Joe Harper, m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt ph\u1ee5 trong ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft\u00a0The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a Tom Sawyer)<\/em>, v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u01a1i Tom Sawyer b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t h\u1ea3i t\u1eb7c v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e1u l\u1ea1nh. Nh\u01b0 Bich Minh Nguyen trong\u00a0Pioneer Girl<\/em>, Phong kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ef1 k\u1ebf th\u1eeba t\u1eeb v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng M\u1ef9 ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng Vi\u1ec7t Nam.<\/p>\n

Aimee Phan<\/strong>: T\u00f4i quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00e0 Viet \u0111\u01b0a ra v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u0103n ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t mang t\u1ea7m v\u00f3c qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf\u2014\u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u01b0a x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh kh\u1ecfi. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u00fa t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 v\u0103n ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tham gia h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 t\u1ea1o h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0 \u0111ang l\u00e0m. Vi\u00eat L\u00ea, m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 t\u1ea1o h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a DVAN (The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network – M\u1ea1ng l\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1c Ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 Vi\u1ec7t Nam H\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i), \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y v\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 \u0110\u00f4ng Nam \u00c1, mang l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi cho m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 t\u1ea1o h\u00ecnh. G\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 v\u0103n n\u1eef ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t, d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 v\u0103n Dao Strom, \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c trong c\u00e1c d\u1ef1 \u00e1n c\u00f3 t\u00ean g\u1ecdi She Who Has No Master(s) (Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u00e0n b\u00e0 Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Ch\u1ee7), v\u1edbi s\u1ee9 m\u1ec7nh k\u1ebft n\u1ed1i c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 v\u0103n v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 n\u1eef tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. T\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c truy\u1ec1n c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef m\u00e0 t\u00f4i h\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 v\u00e0 d\u00f5i \u0111\u1ecdc trong nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m qua\u2014v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i theo nhi\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd v\u00e0 mang l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00e0 v\u0103n coi vi\u1ec7c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c, n\u00ean ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c. C\u1ea3 hai anh \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed9ng trong c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 trong c\u00e1c c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 kh\u00e1c. C\u00e1c anh c\u00f3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng t\u1eeb c\u00e1c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8? C\u00e1c anh c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt v\u1edbi c\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 ho\u1eb7c nh\u00e0 v\u0103n \u0110\u00f4ng Nam \u00c1 kh\u00e1c ch\u01b0a? C\u00e1c anh c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 v\u0103n v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 Vi\u1ec7t Nam kh\u00e1c trong c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng? C\u00e1c d\u1ef1 \u00e1n trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c anh l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/p>\n

Andrew Lam<\/strong>: T\u00f4i theo h\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft v\u0103n s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o t\u1ea1i San Francisco State University n\u0103m 1989, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc h\u1ecfi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c \u00c1 duy nh\u1ea5t trong c\u1ea3 tr\u01b0\u1eddng, ngo\u00e0i m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 bi\u1ebfm h\u1ecda ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Hoa. Ba m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1c khi t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng theo ng\u00e0nh y. \u201cH\u00e3y n\u00eau cho ba t\u00ean m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eb1ng ngh\u1ec1 vi\u1ebft v\u0103n,\u201d ba t\u00f4i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng MBA, \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00eau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean n\u00e0o. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00eau t\u00ean v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c tham gia m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u1edf th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y. Tuy v\u1eady, khi vi\u1ebft c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i phi h\u01b0 c\u1ea5u, t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c theo y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ho\u1eb7c vi\u1ebft t\u1ef1 do, v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 bi\u00ean t\u1eadp. T\u1ea1i New America Media, n\u01a1i t\u00f4i l\u00e0m bi\u00ean t\u1eadp, t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u00f9ng c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p cho nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft b\u00e1o ch\u00ed kh\u00e1c nhau. Nh\u01b0ng khi vi\u1ebft v\u0103n h\u01b0 c\u1ea5u, h\u1ee1i \u00f4i, t\u00f4i ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. C\u00f2n v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c s\u1eafp t\u1edbi? M\u1ed9t t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft t\u00f4i \u0111ang v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft, v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i trong n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c ki\u1ebfm t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7y bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9ng, ch\u1ec9 ri\u00eang ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1ng c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c b\u1ecf ra \u0111\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch.<\/p>\n

Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/strong>: T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00edch c\u1ef1c trong c\u00e1c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb, ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt v\u00e0 v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1eeb khi t\u00f4i c\u00f2n h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n tin r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00ean c\u00e1c thay \u0111\u1ed5i x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i. V\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y khi k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c phong tr\u00e0o ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do quan tr\u1ecdng th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ed5 v\u0169 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00e1c n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng ngh\u1ec9 cho DVAN v\u00e0 trang blog c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, diacritics.org, m\u1ed9t ngu\u1ed3n b\u00e0i tr\u1ef1c truy\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u cho c\u00e1c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt, v\u0103n h\u00f3a v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0 h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i. \u0110\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c vi\u1ebft v\u0103n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ec3 c\u00e1c \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n v\u00e0 c\u00e1c ngh\u0129a v\u1ee5 kh\u00e1c (nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n). \u1ede th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd\u00a0The Sympathizer<\/em>\u00a0c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ed5 v\u0169 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0m. Nh\u01b0ng, c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eaft ngu\u1ed3n t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch ra \u0111\u1eddi trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i nh\u1edd v\u00e0o n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Cho n\u00ean t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u0111ang t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u c\u00e1ch c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 th\u1eddi gian gi\u1eefa c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

T\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,\u00a0The Refugees<\/em>, v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t t\u1ecb n\u1ea1n v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t, s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng Hai n\u0103m 2017, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c 50 trang \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a\u00a0The Committed<\/em>, cu\u1ed1n ti\u1ebfp theo c\u1ee7a\u00a0The Sympathizer<\/em>, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t tr\u00edch \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u0103ng t\u1ea1i Ploughshares<\/em>\u00a0v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u00edch \u0111o\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c\u00a0Freeman\u2019s <\/em>\u0111\u0103ng t\u1ea3i.<\/p>\n

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Ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ecbch:\u00a0Huong Nguyen (Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb H\u01b0\u1eddng),<\/em><\/strong> nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u v\u00e0 d\u1ecbch thu\u1eadt t\u1ea1i New York.<\/em><\/p>\n

Aimee Phan<\/strong>\u00a0l\u00e0 t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a hai t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m h\u01b0 c\u1ea5u,\u00a0We Should Never Meet<\/em>, t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t Cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch \u0110\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd b\u1edfi t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c gi\u1ea3i Kiriyama (Kiriyama Notable\u00a0Book) v\u00e0 l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng chung k\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Gi\u1ea3i V\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c \u00c1 (the Asian American Literary Awards), v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n The Reeducation of Cherry Truong, xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n n\u0103m 2012. <\/em>C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111o\u1ea1t h\u1ecdc b\u1ed5ng t\u1eeb NEA,<\/em> MacDowell Arts Colony, v\u00e0\u00a0Hedgebrook. C\u00e1c s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u0103ng t\u1ea3i tr\u00ean New York Times, USA Today,\u00a0Guernica,<\/em>\u00a0the\u00a0Rumpus<\/em>, v\u00e0 the\u00a0Oregonian<\/em>, b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nhi\u1ec1u t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed kh\u00e1c. Hi\u1ec7n c\u00f4 \u0111ang gi\u1ea3ng d\u1ea1y s\u00e1ng t\u00e1c v\u00e0 v\u0103n ch\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ea1i Khoa v\u0103n \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc California (California College of the Arts).<\/p>\n

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