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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...
Rachel Egoian
Apr 22, 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....
Chopsticks Alley
Apr 10, 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,...
Rachel Egoian
Mar 17, 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...
Rachel Egoian
Mar 11, 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...
Rachel Egoian
Mar 9, 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...
Rachel Egoian
Jan 6, 2018


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...
Rachel Egoian
Nov 10, 2017


Framing A Vietnamese Identity
As a researcher of the cultural life of Vietnamese living overseas, one of the major lenses through which I analyze their world is...
Jason R. Nguyen
Mar 22, 2017
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