Interviews

‘Free speech has never been freer’: Pankaj Mishra and Viet Thanh Nguyen in conversation

Posted on July 24, 2020  |  Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen and Pankai Mishra share a conversation regarding Black Lives Matter, the Harper’s letter, and more for the Guardian. Pankaj Mishra: Black Lives Matter has forced a long overdue re-examination, from the perspectives of history’s long-term losers, of everything, not only entrenched political and economic inequities but also the imbalances of intellectual and… (read more)

Lit Up Episode 5: Getting Personal

Posted on July 1, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen, Susan Straight, and Luis Alfaro join Sandra Tsing Loh in conversation about books and the literary life for the Southern California…(read more)

Writer Viet Thanh Nguyen On What Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Gets Wrong

Posted on July 1, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen joins Boston Public Radio on air to talk about the portrayal of Vietnamese people in Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods.’ In…(read more)

Coming Together When Things Fall Apart: Giving Voice to Emotional Truth in our Times

Posted on June 28, 2020 | Leave a comment

The Bay Area Book Festival held a virtual panel featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen about putting words to complicated emotions and situations. This event is…(read more)

An American Narrative: A Conversation with Author Viet Thanh Nguyen Winner of The Pulitzer for Fiction

Posted on June 26, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen joins JinJa Birkenbeuel on The Honest Field Guide to talk about entrepreneurship and American racism. The impact of entrepreneurship on the…(read more)

On Writing, Memory and Identity: An Interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on June 18, 2020 | Leave a comment

Longyan Zhang interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen about war, the ethnics of memory, and identity for Consequence Magazine. (Renmin University of China, University of Southern…(read more)

“Coming to America” Discussion: The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on June 7, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen virtually joins San Jose Public Library for a discussion about The Refugees. The Yiddish Book Center presents “Coming to America,” a…(read more)

The Quarantine Tapes 052: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on June 5, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen joins Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes to talk about the cultural impacts of social distancing. On episode 052 of The…(read more)

Where Do We Go From Here? w/ Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on May 31, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen joins Randy Kim on The Banh Mi Chronicles to talk about the Asian Pacific Islander community during COVID-19 and more. For…(read more)

VIET THANH NGUYEN – “Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War”

Posted on May 28, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen joins Michael Vann on New Books in History to discuss Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War. According to Viet…(read more)

Week 1: The State of Asian America Today

Posted on May 19, 2020 | Leave a comment

Rise APA held a conversation featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen about the state of Asian America in the face of COVID-19. Why we feel this…(read more)

At Home with Literati: Story Time w/ Viet Thanh Nguyen & Thi Bu

Posted on May 16, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet and his son Ellison and Thi Bui and her son Hien discuss their collaboration, the children’s book Chicken of the Sea. Viet Thanh…(read more)

In Dialogue: An-My Lê and Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on May 15, 2020 | Leave a comment

An-My Lê and Viet Thanh Nguyen share a conversation about An-My Lê: On Contested Terrain, a photography exhibit about the complexity of war. The…(read more)

AAPI History Spotlight: Exploring Culture in Art

Posted on May 14, 2020 | Leave a comment

PBS spotlights Viet Thanh Nguyen as one of eight AAPI artists who explore culture and history in their craft. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh…(read more)

Digital Town Hall – Asian Americans in the Time of Covid-19

Posted on May 11, 2020 | Leave a comment

The Center for Asian American Media hosted a digital town hall, featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen, exploring Asian American history and the Asian American experience…(read more)

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai presents “The Mountains Sing” with Viet Thanh Nguyen

Posted on May 8, 2020 | Leave a comment

Viet Thanh Nguyen joins Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai in a conversation about her debut book for Harvard Bookstore Harvard Book Store’s virtual event series…(read more)