‘Write like you are the majority’
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks with Stuart Carson for The Daily Trojan about Asian American anger, identity, and more. Asian Americans should be more angry. …(read more)
May 20 2022
Interviews
Executive Director S. Alice Mong in Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen
Asia Society Executive Director S. Alice Mong interviews acclaimed novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen, a Pulitzer Prize winner and first Asian-American Pulitzer board member. They…(read more)
Dayton Literary Peace Prize – Turn the Page
Viet Thanh Nguyen joins Gilbert King with Min Jin Lee to talk about the proxy Cold Wars, Asian America, and more for the Dayton…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen, 1st Asian American Pulitzer board member, on how his new role transcends literature
Victoria Namkung interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen about the growth of Asian American literature and what that means now for NBC News. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s…(read more)
Nhà văn Nguyễn Thanh Việt nói gì về giải Pulitzer và các cuốn tiểu thuyết của mình?
Giang Nguyễn interviews Viet Thanh about being selected for the Pulitzer Prize board and the reception of The Sympathizer in Vietnam for Radio Free…(read more)
Standing Against Racism in the Time of COVID (Part II)
Viet Thanh Nguyen joins others with Asia Society Southern California to talk about racism in the Asian American community and how to work against…(read more)
Ethnic Studies, Revolutionary Politics, and the Third World Liberation Front with Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks with Jay Kang about ethnic studies, the Third World Liberation, and Asian American identity on the Time to Say Goodbye…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen · Novelist
Mia Funk interviews Viet Thanh Nguyen about his process when it came to writing The Sympathizer for The Creative Process. Viet Thanh Nguyen was born…(read more)
Viet Thanh Nguyen and Phuc Tran On Being Vietnamese American Weirdos
Viet Thanh Nguyen interviews Phuc Tran on writing, tattooing, and being a weirdo for Electric Lit. I love alternate takes and extended scenes on DVDs. …(read more)
‘Free speech has never been freer’: Pankaj Mishra and Viet Thanh Nguyen in conversation
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…(read more)
Lit Up Episode 5: Getting Personal
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
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
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
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
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
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)
