Rachel EgoianMar 11, 2018Chữ Nôm and Hồ Xuân Hương: Unraveling the Complexity of the Former Vietnamese Written Language and tWhen we think of language and its written form, it goes through many changes and processes over time due to societal pressures of...
Rachel EgoianMar 9, 2018The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui: The Gap Between First and Second Generations of Vietnamese AmericanThi Bùi’s graphic novel, The Best We Could Do, offers an illustrative perspective that reflects on the gap between first and second...
Rachel EgoianJan 6, 2018Inside Out and Back Again, a Novel by Thanhha Lai, Explores the Trauma of AssimilationReading multicultural children’s literature, whether in teaching to curriculum or reading at home, allows for a progressive approach for...
Rachel EgoianNov 10, 2017A Bestiary by Lily Hoang: Exploring Gender and Race Identity Through Fairy TalesWith intense and raw emotions, Lily Hoang transforms her work, A Bestiary, through the contemporary form of writing, using non-fictional...