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    ARTventure Down the Mekong, Chopsticks Alley Art’s First Art Book
    Harleen Kaur
    • Sep 6, 2021

    ARTventure Down the Mekong, Chopsticks Alley Art’s First Art Book

    The wait is over! Chopsticks Alley Art’s first ever book project, ARTventure Down the Mekong, is releasing today on Labor Day! ARTventure...
    AAPI Feature: Jhumpa Lahiri
    Dina Klarisse
    • Jul 9, 2021

    AAPI Feature: Jhumpa Lahiri

    Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri is a first-generation Bengali American who writes about the spaces in between. Her short...
    Sharing Her Words: An Interview with Keana Aguila Labra
    Asela Lee Kemper
    • Jan 28, 2021

    Sharing Her Words: An Interview with Keana Aguila Labra

    From reading poetry submissions for Marías At Sampaguitas to publishing her own chapbook, Keana Aguila Labra is a force in the literary...
    Meet The Artists of Chopsticks Alley Art's upcoming "Fragments" Exhibit: Mark F. Erickson
    Asela Lee Kemper
    • Dec 30, 2020

    Meet The Artists of Chopsticks Alley Art's upcoming "Fragments" Exhibit: Mark F. Erickson

    When it comes to capturing life moments, Mark F. Erickson (Đỗ Văn Hùng) explores his identity with a camera. Although he did not...
    Kim Lefèvre’s White Métisse: The Lives of Mixed-Race Children in Colonial Vietnam
    Admin
    • Oct 12, 2020

    Kim Lefèvre’s White Métisse: The Lives of Mixed-Race Children in Colonial Vietnam

    Join Chopsticks Alley Art Tongue lecture series where we will bring to you an interactive art and culture immersion experience on October...
    History, Myths and Legends Podcast Series - Episode 9: Vietnam's Chú Cuội or the Man on the Moon
    Chopsticks Alley
    • Aug 22, 2019

    History, Myths and Legends Podcast Series - Episode 9: Vietnam's Chú Cuội or the Man on the Moon

    Episode: 9 Hosts: Jennifer Tran and Trami Cron Produced by: Chopsticks Alley Sponsor: Thomas Vo Farmers Agency Welcome to Chopsticks...
    On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, a Novel by Ocean Vuong: The Importance of People of Color Voice
    Keana A. Labra
    • Jul 10, 2019

    On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, a Novel by Ocean Vuong: The Importance of People of Color Voice

    Amongst the innumerable books to be read and enjoyed, there are a few that shake our core, that cause us to question and savor our own...
    Vietnamese American Poets: Identity as the Core of Their Poetry
    Keana A. Labra
    • Nov 20, 2018

    Vietnamese American Poets: Identity as the Core of Their Poetry

    The success of blockbuster movies, such as “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” with its accurate and holistic representation of...
    America Is In the Heart a Novel by Carlos Bulosan: The Filipino Family, Home and Manhood
    Rachel Egoian
    • Oct 17, 2018

    America Is In the Heart a Novel by Carlos Bulosan: The Filipino Family, Home and Manhood

    In our recent story on the novel, America Is not the Heart by Elaine Castillo, we explore the experiences shared by Filipino women that...
    Nguyen Du's the Tale of Kiều, an Epic Poem: Challenging the Female Gender Role in the Vietnamese
    Rachel Egoian
    • Jul 31, 2018

    Nguyen Du's the Tale of Kiều, an Epic Poem: Challenging the Female Gender Role in the Vietnamese

    Many Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans are quite familiar with Vietnam’s literary classic, The Tale of Kiều by Nguyễn Du (1766–1820) in...
    Feminism: Confronting the Myths, Stigmas, and Stereotypes Southeast Asians Face
    Rachel Egoian
    • Apr 22, 2018

    Feminism: Confronting the Myths, Stigmas, and Stereotypes Southeast Asians Face

    Photo by Jackie Huynh “But what matters even more is our attitude, our mindset. What if, in raising children, we focus on ability instead...
    Podcast Episode 7: Talking Asian Identity and Gender Roles with Author Lily Hoang, A Bestiary
    Chopsticks Alley
    • Apr 10, 2018

    Podcast Episode 7: Talking Asian Identity and Gender Roles with Author Lily Hoang, A Bestiary

    Chopsticks Alley Podcast Episode 7: A discussion with author Lily Hoang about identity and gender roles in Hoang's book, A Bestiary....
    Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong, Vietnamese Poet Receives TS Eliot Prize; Exploring Life&#
    Rachel Egoian
    • Mar 17, 2018

    Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong, Vietnamese Poet Receives TS Eliot Prize; Exploring Life&#

    A Vietnamese American poet, Ocean Vương’s phenomenal achievement of winning the Forward prize, Whiting award, and the Thom Gunn award,...
    Chữ Nôm and Hồ Xuân Hương: Unraveling the Complexity of the Former Vietnamese Written Language and t
    Rachel Egoian
    • Mar 11, 2018

    Chữ Nôm and Hồ Xuân Hương: Unraveling the Complexity of the Former Vietnamese Written Language and t

    When we think of language and its written form, it goes through many changes and processes over time due to societal pressures of...
    The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui: The Gap Between First and Second Generations of Vietnamese American
    Rachel Egoian
    • Mar 9, 2018

    The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui: The Gap Between First and Second Generations of Vietnamese American

    Thi Bùi’s graphic novel, The Best We Could Do, offers an illustrative perspective that reflects on the gap between first and second...
    Inside Out and Back Again, a Novel by Thanhha Lai, Explores the Trauma of Assimilation
    Rachel Egoian
    • Jan 6, 2018

    Inside Out and Back Again, a Novel by Thanhha Lai, Explores the Trauma of Assimilation

    Reading multicultural children’s literature, whether in teaching to curriculum or reading at home, allows for a progressive approach for...
    A Bestiary by Lily Hoang: Exploring Gender and Race Identity Through Fairy Tales
    Rachel Egoian
    • Nov 10, 2017

    A Bestiary by Lily Hoang: Exploring Gender and Race Identity Through Fairy Tales

    With intense and raw emotions, Lily Hoang transforms her work, A Bestiary, through the contemporary form of writing, using non-fictional...
    Watch Tấm Cám: The Untold Story
    Carolyn Lê
    • Oct 23, 2017

    Watch Tấm Cám: The Untold Story

    An action/fantasy and a retelling of an old Vietnamese folk tale, Tấm Cám: Chuyện Chưa Kể has finally made its way to U.S theaters having...
    True Translation of Poetry is Not Possible; There’s Only a Kind of Imitation - Lê Phạm Lê's From
    Rachel Egoian
    • Aug 10, 2017

    True Translation of Poetry is Not Possible; There’s Only a Kind of Imitation - Lê Phạm Lê's From

    As someone who is coming from a mixed ethnic background, my aspiration for diversity through culture and community shapes my appreciation...
    Interview: Author Andrew Lam Talks About Journalism and Which of His Characters He’d Have a Drink Wi
    By Carolyn Lê
    • Apr 27, 2017

    Interview: Author Andrew Lam Talks About Journalism and Which of His Characters He’d Have a Drink Wi

    As a Vietnamese American writer, Andrew Lam’s works have helped many Vietnamese Americans investigate the void within...
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