Monthly Archives: June 2010
A “hot” romance from… VinaWood!
April saw the Việt Nam premier of Để Mai Tính, a romantic comedy directed by Charlie Nguyễn, produced by and starring Dustin Nguyễn (of 21 Jump Street fame). The costume designer, Hong Kong-based Minh Singer—who alerted us to the film—writes: “Việt Kiều lovely and charismatic Kathy Uyên plays a singer and is the leading actress, but the Vietnamese actor Thái …(read more)
In the News: SEA Cinemas, Agent Orange and Fishing in Oil
Scholars and film buffs will be descending on Saigon in a few days for the 6th Annual Southeast Asian Cinemas …(read more)
Outspoken: Poets of the Diaspora II, featuring Dao Strom
On April 24th, the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network presented “Outspoken: Vietnamese Poets of the Diaspora II” at Fort Mason in …(read more)
Singer Cathy Nguyen featured in New York Times
Do you enjoy reading diaCRITICS? Then please consider subscribing! My colleague at USC, Josh Kun, has an article in the New …(read more)
le thi diem thuy: the writer we are all looking for
I stumbled upon “The Gangster We Are All Looking For,” through a class reading. The novel, although published over five …(read more)
500 Voices & Asian Voice Radio
Last summer, I was again in Austin, Texas, attempting to make things happen with my music career. I had done …(read more)
The Scent of Green Papaya
As I sat through Tran Anh Hung’s 1993 film “The Scent of Green Papaya.” I was brought into a world …(read more)
Outspoken: Poets of the Diaspora II, featuring Lan Tran
On April 24th, the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network presented “Outspoken: Vietnamese Poets of the Diaspora II” at Fort Mason in …(read more)
Vietnamese Epic & The Budget Traveler
Kim Van Kieu is one of those stories that is so famous that The Lonely Planet Guidebook will advise enterprising tourists …(read more)
