Tag: belonging

Belonging Is a Complicated Thing: An Interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen

September 13, 2022

JENNIFER ACKER speaks with VIET THANH NGUYEN Viet Thanh Nguyen visited Amherst College in February 2022 in the joint roles of Presidential Scholar and LitFest headliner. In his live conversation with The Common’s

PBS-Serica | Exploring Hate: “be/longing: Asian Americans Now,” [Episode 1: Viet Thanh Nguyen]

May 24, 2022

What does it mean to belong? During the pandemic, misinformation about the coronavirus contributed to an alarming spike in racial violence against Asian Americans. The pandemic became an excuse for

The Committed: Viet Thanh Nguyen on Betrayal and Belonging

March 2, 2021

Viet Thanh Nguyen celebrates the release of The Committed with DVAN and the Bay Area Book Festival. The Bay Area Book Festival’s year-round author conversation series, Bay Area Book Festival #UNBOUND,