Asian American Literature Today | Viet Thanh Nguyen at the Library of Congress (Video)
Writer Viet Thanh Nguyen reads from his new novel, "The Sympathizer," and participates in a moderated discussion with Mimi Khùc of the University of Maryland at the Library of Congress.
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses the Vietnam War on “The Heat” (Video)
It's been 40 years since the fall of Saigon and the official end of the Vietnam War. But for many Vietnamese, the wounds have yet to heal. The Heat looks back at the U.S. evacuation as well as Vietnam's recovery and reconciliation.
Viet Thanh Nguyen on 'The Sympathizer' | AACES at Yale University (Video)
Professor Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his award-winning novel, The Sympathizer (2015), and his new book, Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (2016) with Professor Jing Tsu, Chair of the Council on East Asian Studies and Professor of Chinese Literature and Comparative Literature, at the Asian American Colloquium and Event Series hosted by Yale University.
Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen called on 17 fellow refugee writers from across the globe to shed light on their experiences, and the result is The Displaced, a powerful dispatch from the individual lives behind current headlines, with proceeds to support the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Today the world faces an enormous refugee crisis—22.5… (read more)
Timothy K. August discusses The Sympathizer and other novels by Viet Thanh Nguyen in this review for Literature Interpretation Theory. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize win has fundamentally changed the way Vietnamese American writing is read. Or at least Nguyen is actively trying to change the way that Vietnamese American writing is read. Leveraging the access that… (read more)
USC Dornsife faculty members Viet Thanh Nguyen and Jacob Soll are recognized by USC President C. L. Max Nikias for outstanding leadership in their fields. Originally published by USC Dornsife. USC President C. L. Max Nikias has appointed USC Dornsife’s Viet Thanh Nguyen and Jacob Soll as University Professors. “These exceptional faculty members have brought immense… (read more)
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404D Taper Hall
Department of English
University of Southern California
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