Viet Thanh Nguyen appears on At A Distance to discuss the connection between anti-Asian rhetoric and Covid-19 and more. Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the new novel “The Committed,” speaks with us about how the term “the American dream” masks the nation’s colonial history, the importance of distinguishing between identity and ideology,… (read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks with The Nation about the history of anti-Asian rhetoric and violence in the United States. On April 21, the Pulitzer…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen reads a letter addressed to his father for CBS.(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen recalls his memories as a refugee and his own immigrant experience for CBS This Morning.(read more)
In conversation with Andrew Kelly, Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks on the memory of war, the depiction of the Vietnam War in cinema and more…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen and King-Kok Cheung from UCLA speak about Nguyen’s writing as well as Asian American issues for the American Literature Festival. In…(read more)
Asian Cultural Council presents East West Fest, a celebration of storytelling—in words, beyond words, and through the senses. Featuring storytellers from across the arts,…(read more)
Viet Thanh speaks about The Committed for Asian Pacific American Heritage and History Month as a part of an invited talk by the Asian…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen gives insight into the history of Asian American violence for France 24. Last month’s deadly shooting in the US city of…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen joins Lee Isaac Chung on the A24 Podcast to discuss art, failure, and fatherhood. An epic conversation with Minari filmmaker Lee…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen and Drew Faust discuss Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C and what that means in terms of memory for “Counter-Memories“. In…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his new novel The Committed with Nikesh Shukla for the Guardian. Pulitzer prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers to speak on the history of anti-Asian violence. Viet Thanh Nguyen addresses the rise…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks how refugees are created as a result of foreign policy with Democracy Now!. Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese American writer Viet Thanh…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks with Democracy Now! about the roots of Anti-Asian Hate and how it continues today. Protests condemning hate crimes against Asian…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks with Amna Nawaz for PBS News Hour about the deep-rooted anti-Asian racism of the U.S. The Atlanta-area shootings this week…(read more)
ABC’s (Australian Broadcasting Company) book club covers Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Committed in an episode about how the Vietnamese diaspora responds to war. Vietnam, diasporas, and the aftermath of war in this month’s edition of The Book Club. BOOKS Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Committed, Corsair Nam Le, The Boat, Penguin GUESTS Assoc Prof Nathalie Nguyen,… (read more)
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 of two faces and two minds,” a double agent living in Los Angeles after the fall of Saigon. Nguyen’s anonymous spy returns this week in “The Committed,” with a new life and adventures… (read more)
In this profile by Alexandra Alter for the New York Times, Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects on memory and what that means for his narrator in The Committed. In one of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s earliest memories, he is on a boat leaving Saigon. It was 1975, and he and his family had been turned away from… (read more)
