Monthly Archives: July 2010
There’s something for everyone at the swap meet (chợ trời)
I have been going to swap meets (chợ trời) for as long as I can remember with my family. But in my youth I was never very keen on these sites despite my penchant for bargain hunting. That is, until my partner’s strange enthusiasm for swap meets became a little infectious. He has dragged me to practically every swap meet in the Inland …(read more)
Outspoken: Poets of the Diaspora II, featuring Anhvu Buchanan
On April 24th, the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network presented “Outspoken: Vietnamese Poets of the Diaspora II” at Fort Mason in …(read more)
Upon First Seeing Lee’s Sandwiches
Lee’s Sandwiches is a chrome glass factory food box. Modern, sleek and new, it’s the Vietnamese answer to McDonald’s, Burger …(read more)
An afternoon with Tran Trong Vu
Visit to Tran Trong Vu’s house in Antony, France, June 27, 2010. A photo essay The painter Tran Trong Vu …(read more)
Outspoken: Poets of the Diaspora II, featuring Andrew Lam
On April 24th, the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network presented “Outspoken: Vietnamese Poets of the Diaspora II” at Fort Mason in …(read more)
Harvey Pekar
My great contemporary, friend of the world, Harvey Pekar died yesterday. He went to bed early on Sunday and his …(read more)
The Farmers and the Helicopters
If you are fortunate enough to live in New York City I strongly advise you to check out this new …(read more)
Outspoken: Poets of the Diaspora II, featuring Kim-An Lieberman
On April 24th, the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network presented “Outspoken: Vietnamese Poets of the Diaspora II” at Fort Mason in …(read more)
Notes on Exile
It was in grad school that I learned about the exilic condition. I even took a seminar on it and …(read more)
