Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
On Sunday, President Donald Trump brazenly defied the Governor of California Gavin Newsom by deploying the national guard against demonstrators in Los Angeles, as they protested against
By Arjuna Keshvani-Ham ’d given up on interviewing Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyên after receiving an automated response to a lengthy email. Apologies. Viet is
“I grew up reading all kinds of literature written by people not like me. In fact, I barely ever read anything by people like me
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen joins student reporter Khadeejah Khan for a thoughtful discussion on identity, memory, activism, and the role of art in
I’ve been searching for a quote — just one, a simple sentence that speaks to truth — to explain what it means to be a
By Noel Ransome Published On 14 May 2025 In a theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen readied himself to speak. It was December 2023,
Viet Thanh Nguyen was born in Buôn Ma Thuot, Vietnam, in 1971. He is an award-winning novelist and professor of English and American studies. His
By Rachel Baker For The Spokesman-Review Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrations are underway for the month of May, and the
We mark 50 years since the end of the U.S. war on Vietnam with the acclaimed Vietnamese American writer Viet Thanh Nguyen. On April 30,
Le Nouvel Obs | « La trahison ? Un motif récurrent de l’histoire américaine », par Viet Thanh Nguyen
In an interview with Al Jazeera marking Saigon’s 50th anniversary, Viet Thanh Nguyen—USC professor and Pulitzer winner for The Sympathizer—recalled arriving in America as a
Most American presidents have learned the wrong lessons from the American War in Vietnam, as it is called there. The most recent presidential misstep is
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen, photographer An-My Lê, and filmmaker and sculptor Tuấn Andrew Nguyễn share how their practices confront the legacy of the Vietnam War
In the days before smartphones and personalized feeds, every family had their regular shows they watched on the living room TV. Some sat down to
Long before Viet Thanh Nguyen became a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist, he was one of thousands of Vietnamese refugee kids who grew up in San José during the 1970s and
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