“Do not believe Coppola the real Vietnam I’ll tell it”
Annarita Briganti discusses The Sympathizer with Viet Thanh Nguyen in this interview for La Repubblica. DA PROFUGO a Premio Pulitzer. La storia di Viet Thanh…(read more)
Interviews
Pulitzer Prize winner criticizes American and Vietnamese cultures
Correio Brasiliense and Viet Thanh Nguyen discuss The Sympathizer in this interview for Cidadaverde.com. A Guerra do Vietnã durou quase 20 anos e deixou mais…(read more)
Squid and Prejudice
Racist Sandwich interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen about his book and Vietnamese background. RS interviews Pulitzer Prize winning author and USC professor Viet Thanh Nguyen…(read more)
History is Not Over: An Interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen
In this interview for The Common, Alexander Bisley and Viet Thanh Nguyen discuss The Sympathizer and the refugee crisis. Author Viet Thanh Nguyen is…(read more)
The Lit Up Show Episode 99: Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Vietnamese-American Refugee Experience
Angela Ledgerwood interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen on Episode 99 of The Lit Up Show. Listen to Viet Thanh Nguyen HERE. The multi-talented Nguyen knows what it means to inhabit…(read more)
Book Lust with Nancy Pearl
The following interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen was conducted by Nancy Pearl for her show “Book Lust” and can be seen on Seattle Channel. Nancy…(read more)
This ‘Refugee’ author explains what it’s like to live between worlds
Viet Thanh Nguyen joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his stories about living between worlds and being haunted by the past on PBS NewsHour. JUDY WOODRUFF:…(read more)
“No Excuses”: An Interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen
David Haeselin interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen for Post45 ahead of the 48th Annual University of North Dakota Writers Conference. Viet Thanh Nguyen‘s writing invites the reader to cross…(read more)
CSU Monterey Bay and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author revisit the Vietnam War
Walter Ryce of Monterey County Weekly interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen ahead of CSU Monterey Bay’s 21st annual Social Justice Colloquium. CSU Monterey Bay’s 21st annual Social…(read more)
‘The Refugees’ author Nguyen speaks at Clemson Lit Fest
Viet Thanh Nguyen is interviewed by Paul Hyde of Greenville News ahead of the Clemson Literary Festival. The bodies of dead paratroopers hung from the…(read more)
Pulitzer winner’s latest book underscores emotional challenges for refugees
Julia Oller interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen for the Columbus Dispatch. Forced to flee from Vietnam at the tender age of 4, Viet Thanh Nguyen was…(read more)
Author Profile: Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen seizes the moment to advocate for refugees
Rob Cline interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen for Cedar Rapids Gazette. Did winning the Pulitzer Prize give Viet Thanh Nguyen a platform to advocate for refugees?…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Refugees
Doug Fabrizio and Viet Thanh Nguyen discuss lives of refugees and the stories of war that they bring in this interview for RadioWest. Thursday,…(read more)
THE RUMPUS INTERVIEW WITH VIET THANH NGUYEN
Beverly Parayno interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen about refugees, the Vietnamese community, and Nguyen’s books in this article for Rumpus. When I first learned that…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen Tackles Issues of Race, Immigration, and Identity in ‘The Refugees’
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses the inspiration for The Refugees and the current issue of refugees in America with the Dinner Party Download. The…(read more)
Roxane Gay and Viet Thanh Nguyen at St. Paul’s Church
Viet Thanh Nguyen (author of The Refugees) and Roxane Gay (author of Difficult Women) discuss their latest books for an event with Politics & Prose…(read more)
