Esther YoungSep 1, 2021CreativiTEA Artists in March 2021 Setlist: Asela Lee Kemper - Poetry Twitter: @AselaLeeK Instagram: @thesakuraink EJ Villanueva - Music Instagram: @ejvaleros Ashley Hin -...
Harleen KaurJul 16, 2021National Youth Poet Laureate: Alexandra Huynh Chopsticks Alley got to sit down with our nation’s New National Youth Poet Laureate (NYPL) over Zoom to hear her journey of winning the...
Zachary AndersonMay 6, 2021A Conversation With Poet Alex DangAccording to his “About Me” page on his website, poet Alex Dang has performed his work in 30 cities in seven countries. For four years...
Asela Lee KemperJan 28, 2021Sharing Her Words: An Interview with Keana Aguila LabraFrom reading poetry submissions for Marías At Sampaguitas to publishing her own chapbook, Keana Aguila Labra is a force in the literary...
Chopsticks Alley InternsJan 22, 2021Fragments Art Exhibition Opening CeremonyOn January 15, 2021, Chopstick Alley Art and Evergreen Valley College, both located in San Jose, partnered up to present Fragments, an...
Võ Đức QuangOct 29, 2020Poetry by Võ Đức QuangThursday in the rain To J Bubbles on cobbled steps— like a field of glazed flowers. I think of you, waiting under a pigeon feathered sky,...
AdminJun 11, 2020"Con của Mẹ" (Daughter of Yours) a Poem by An BùiWe got off the phone and neither of us said, “Goodbye.” No “Chào con,” no “Chào Mẹ” Just fuming silence and tears And me left wondering: Who
Chopsticks AlleyJun 3, 2020"Contesting" (For my Black Brothers and Sisters) by Danny Thien Le When you say, “Asian Lives Matter” Your words dangle like a wooden EAT PRAY LOVE sign from the comforts of your social comments
Keana A. LabraAug 22, 2019Chrysanthemum Tran, Vietnamese American poet. The First Trans Woman Finalist of the Women of the 20When writers of color share their work, their ethnic background is often taken into consideration; however, individuals are complex and...
Chopsticks AlleyAug 22, 2019History, Myths and Legends Podcast Series - Episode 9: Vietnam's Chú Cuội or the Man on the MoonEpisode: 9 Hosts: Jennifer Tran and Trami Cron Produced by: Chopsticks Alley Sponsor: Thomas Vo Farmers Agency Welcome to Chopsticks...
Chopsticks AlleyJun 20, 2019Podcast Episode 8: An Interview With Spoken Word Poet Kristina RobertsonChopsticks Alley Podcast Episode 8: An Interview With Spoken Word Poet Kristina Robertson Hosts: Jennifer Tran & Trami Cron Sponsor:...
Nguyễn Bá TrạcJan 27, 2019A Tết One Cannot Forget, A Poem About Vietnamese Refugees and Our Resilience on the Island of Pilau Here are some photos I have kept for more than thirty years. Taken on the island of Pulau Bidong, Malaysia, the photos show Vietnamese...
Keana A. LabraNov 20, 2018Vietnamese American Poets: Identity as the Core of Their PoetryThe success of blockbuster movies, such as “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” with its accurate and holistic representation of...
Rachel EgoianJul 31, 2018Nguyen Du's the Tale of Kiều, an Epic Poem: Challenging the Female Gender Role in the VietnameseMany Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans are quite familiar with Vietnam’s literary classic, The Tale of Kiều by Nguyễn Du (1766–1820) in...
Rachel EgoianMar 17, 2018Night 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,...
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 EgoianAug 10, 2017True Translation of Poetry is Not Possible; There’s Only a Kind of Imitation - Lê Phạm Lê's FromAs someone who is coming from a mixed ethnic background, my aspiration for diversity through culture and community shapes my appreciation...
Quyen NgoMay 1, 2017Ma’s Got a Lullaby For You, BabyThis edited article is from Loa, an independent news website and podcast broadcasting stories about Vietnam, and is republished on...
Trami Nguyen CronNov 21, 2016Some Things Can't Be Translated From Vietnamese to English: "Ode to Bánh Mì"I find the English language has some shortcomings compared to my mother tongue. Perhaps my English vocabulary is lacking, or I'm simply...
Vuong VuOct 20, 2016A Song for Autumn: Lý Cây Đa by Phạm Duy (Ode to the Banyan Tree)Second generation Vietnamese Americans may not be familiar with a song called Lý Cây Đa, but if we ask our parents about it, not only will t