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  French Ministry of Culture appoints Viet Thanh Nguyen

  Viet Thanh Nguyen was appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.  The purpose of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields. 

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  Purchase College Presents Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Viet Thanh Nguyen

  Viet Thanh Nguyen is to speak at Purchase College with professor Usha Rungoo as a part of the Durst Distinguished Lecture series. Purchase College-SUNY will present the highly acclaimed author Viet Thanh Nguyen in Conversation with Purchase Professor Usha Rungoo on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. The program, which is free and open to the public,… (read more)

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  The Phi Beta Kappa Society presents the Sidney Hook Memorial Award to Viet Thanh Nguyen

  The Phi Beta Kappa Society has named Viet Thanh Nguyen as the recipient of its Sidney Hook Memorial Award. Phi Beta Kappa presented the award to Nguyen on August 3rd at the 46th Triennial Council of the Society.  The award, established in 1991 in memory of the distinguished American philosopher and Phi Beta Kappa member Sidney Hook (1902–1989), recognizes national distinction… (read more)