{"id":4528,"date":"2011-04-28T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T07:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvan.org\/?p=4528"},"modified":"2018-10-14T22:02:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T05:02:37","slug":"andrew-lam-interviews-angie-chau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dvan.org\/2011\/04\/andrew-lam-interviews-angie-chau\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Lam Interviews Angie Chau"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Lam and Angie Chau are two ubiquitous names in the Vietnamese literary scene. \u00a0Beyond being writers, they share similar histories as well. \u00a0Both were born in Vietnam and had to flee to the United States where they both call U.C. Berkeley as alma mater. \u00a0Here Andrew not so much as interviews Angie but rather deftly draws out her thoughts. \u00a0Listen as they navigate topics like Vietnamese parents, getting published, and…sex!<\/em><\/p>\n

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To listen, please click here:\u00a0Andrew Lam Interviews Angie Chau<\/a>
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Angie Chau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Angie Chau<\/a> spent the first four years of her life in Vietnam before she was swept into the sea along with the wave of people fleeing the country at the end of the War. \u00a0She eventually made it to San Francisco where she grew up. \u00a0 She obtained a Bachelor’s at U.C Berkeley and a Master’s from U.C. Davis, where she was a fiction editor for The Greenbelt Review. \u00a0Her debut book Quiet as they Come<\/a> has garnered her much attention from the literary circle and has received much praise for its candid telling of the Vietnamese-American experience.<\/p>\n

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Andrew Lam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andrew Lam<\/a> was born in Vietnam to a well-known general. \u00a0At 11 years old he had to flee the country by boat and ended up on the shores of San Francisco. \u00a0He has built a name for himself as journalist (Society of Professional Journalist Outstanding Young Journalist Award\u00a0 and The World Affairs Council’s Excellence in International Journalism Award)\u00a0and a writer (Pen American Beyond the Margins Award in 2006). \u00a0He is the editor and co-founder of New America Media and was a regular contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered<\/em>. \u00a0He is the author of\u00a0Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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