Events

2022 National Humanities Conference Capps Lecture with Viet Thanh Nguyen – LOS ANGELES

Posted on October 26, 2022  |  Leave a comment

November 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Join us for a conversation between Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyenand acclaimed novelist Susan Straight. Friday, November 11, 2022: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMJapanese American Cultural & Community Center244 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 Register The 2022 Capps Lecture is a headlining event at the National Humanities Conference, hosted… (read more)

“Scripps Presents”: In Conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on October 22, 2022 | Leave a comment

Join Scripps Presents for an evening of conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen, the Pulitzer Prize and Edgar Award-winning author of The Sympathizer, The Committed,…(read more)

Common Wealth Club | 91st Annual California Book Awards

Posted on May 18, 2022 | Leave a comment

The jury of the California Book Awards has selected this year’s Gold and Silver Medal winners for its 2022 awards. One of the oldest and…(read more)

Purchase College Presents Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on September 15, 2021 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen is to speak at Purchase College with professor Usha Rungoo as a part of the Durst Distinguished Lecture series. Purchase College-SUNY will…(read more)

USC Lecture: Why Palestine Matters to American Studies

Posted on May 25, 2021 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen, along with other USC professors and graduate students, come together to host a lecture on Palestinian liberation and the importance of…(read more)

Special Event | Language and Migration: Experience and Memory

Posted on April 30, 2021 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen will be giving a keynote lecture for the Language and Migration symposium at Princeton University. Language is a vital, but underexplored,…(read more)

ACCENTEDiRL: “Tales from the Margins”

Posted on April 16, 2021 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen hosts ACCENTEDirl for DVAN with featuring authors from various Southeast Asian backgrounds. The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) is collaborating with…(read more)

Book Club: Viet Thanh Nguyen shares his new spy story

Posted on March 6, 2021 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen will share insights on The Committed for LA Times‘ March Bookclub event. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s debut novel, “The Sympathizer,” introduced us to the “man…(read more)

The Committed: Viet Thanh Nguyen on Betrayal and Belonging

Posted on March 2, 2021 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen celebrates the release of The Committed with DVAN and the Bay Area Book Festival. The Bay Area Book Festival’s year-round author…(read more)

ACCENTEDiRL: “A Night of Poetry”

Posted on February 19, 2021 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen hosts the first episode of ACCENTEDiRL for DVAN. The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) is excited to announce its collaboration with…(read more)

ÁCCENTED: “For Your Consideration: Diasporic Vietnamese Filmmakers”

Posted on January 22, 2021 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen hosts an installment of Accented: Dialogues in Diaspora about Vietnamese filmmakers for DVAN. The next installation of ÁCCENTED: Dialogues in Diaspora will…(read more)

ACCENTED | Southeast Asian Theatre Arts & Performance

Posted on November 13, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen hosts a conversation about Southeast Asian Theatre for DVAN’s ACCENTED: Dialogues in Diaspora program. The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) presents…(read more)

ACCENTED | Southeast Asian Food and Festivity

Posted on September 26, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen hosts an installment of ACCENTED about Southeast Asian food and celebration for DVAN. The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) presents ACCENTED,…(read more)

ÁCCENTED: Nobody Ever Dies featuring Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

Posted on August 27, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen interviews Thao Nguyen about her documentary Nobody Dies and her music career for Accented: Dialogues in Diaspora. For this installation of…(read more)

ACCENTED | Art, Activism, and Advocacy with PIVOT and UNAVSA

Posted on July 24, 2020 | Leave a comment

In this installment of Accented presented by DVAN, Viet Thanh Nguyen hosts a conversation between Tung Nguyen, Thi Bui, and Tram T. Nguyen about…(read more)

ACCENTED | VIETNAMESE REPRESENTATION ON SCREEN AND BEHIND THE SCENES

Posted on July 1, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen hosts a panel and coversation about the state Vietnamese representation both on screen and behind the scenes for Accented by DVAN.…(read more)