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...

According to his “About Me” page on his website, poet Alex Dang has performed his work in 30 cities in seven countries. For four years...

From reading poetry submissions for Marías At Sampaguitas to publishing her own chapbook, Keana Aguila Labra is a force in the literary...

On January 15, 2021, Chopstick Alley Art and Evergreen Valley College, both located in San Jose, partnered up to present Fragments, an...

Thursday 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,...

We 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

When you say, “Asian Lives Matter” Your words dangle like a wooden EAT PRAY LOVE sign from the comforts of your social comments

When writers of color share their work, their ethnic background is often taken into consideration; however, individuals are complex and...

Episode: 9 Hosts: Jennifer Tran and Trami Cron Produced by: Chopsticks Alley Sponsor: Thomas Vo Farmers Agency Welcome to Chopsticks...

Chopsticks Alley Podcast Episode 8: An Interview With Spoken Word Poet Kristina Robertson Hosts: Jennifer Tran & Trami Cron Sponsor:...

Here are some photos I have kept for more than thirty years. Taken on the island of Pulau Bidong, Malaysia, the photos show Vietnamese...

The success of blockbuster movies, such as “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” with its accurate and holistic representation of...

Many Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans are quite familiar with Vietnam’s literary classic, The Tale of Kiều by Nguyễn Du (1766–1820) in...

A Vietnamese American poet, Ocean Vương’s phenomenal achievement of winning the Forward prize, Whiting award, and the Thom Gunn award,...

When we think of language and its written form, it goes through many changes and processes over time due to societal pressures of...

As someone who is coming from a mixed ethnic background, my aspiration for diversity through culture and community shapes my appreciation...

This edited article is from Loa, an independent news website and podcast broadcasting stories about Vietnam, and is republished on...

I find the English language has some shortcomings compared to my mother tongue. Perhaps my English vocabulary is lacking, or I'm simply...

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

Ocean Vuong’s poetry collection, Night Sky With Exit Wounds (Copper Canyon Press 2016), is the most beautifully written book I have read...