Keana A. LabraJul 10, 2019On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, a Novel by Ocean Vuong: The Importance of People of Color VoiceAmongst 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...
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...