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Author: Communication Specialist

Viet Book Fest Đưa Văn Chương Và Văn Hóa Việt Đến Thành Phố Santa Ana

March 30, 2026 Communication Specialist

Ngày 27 tháng 3, 2026 – Santa Ana, California – Hội Văn Học Nghệ Thuật Việt Mỹ (VAALA) (Vietnamese American…

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Moving as One: Peggy Nguyen on Vietnamese Zodiac, Storytelling, and Creative Community

March 25, 2026 Communication Specialist

What inspired you to create Zodiac Animals for Movers? What drew you to focus on the zodiac animals specifically, rather…

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Andrea Nguyen on Vietnamese Cuisine, Diaspora Stories, and Teaching Through Cookbooks

Communication Specialist

You published your first cookbook in 2006, and your seventh cookbook most recently in 2023. How did you choose your…

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VyVy Nguyen on Narrating Vietnamese and Vietnamese American Stories Across Genres

Communication Specialist

In Ánh’s New Word by Hanh Bùi, listeners follow a young Vietnamese refugee as she navigates learning English in a…

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Voicing Memory and Imagination: Quyên Ngô on Narrating Vietnamese and Vietnamese American Stories Across Generations

Communication Specialist

Simone by Viet Thanh Nguyen explores complex themes such as displacement, environmental challenges, and intergenerational experience, making it a uniquely…

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Voicing Vietnamese American Stories: Elyse Dinh on Audiobook Narration

March 24, 2026 Communication Specialist

Family in Six Tones: A Refugee Mother, an American Daughter by Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao is a…

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Vanessa Le on “The Last Bloodcarver”: Where Medicine Meets Magic

Communication Specialist

I really enjoyed reading your interview with Publishers Weekly, where you shared how learning about medicine informs your writing: “I’ll…

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Writing Home and History: Van Hoang on Setting, Storytelling, and Vietnamese American Identity

Communication Specialist

It’s wonderful that you grew up in Orange County, within the Viet community, and I imagine it is a big…

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From Animation to Novels: Brandon Hoàng on “Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend”, “The Crossbow of Destiny”, & “Minecraft: One Last Quest”

Communication Specialist

As a seasoned writer for animated series across multiple networks, how has your experience as a screenwriter shaped your approach…

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From Recipes to Stories: Philip Nguyen, Executive Director of the Vietnamese American Roundtable, Reflects on “Cơm Gia Đình”

March 23, 2026 Communication Specialist

Cơm Gia Đình — meaning “family dinner” — evokes different emotions for many in the Vietnamese diaspora. Why was it…

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