Monthly Archives: February, 2011

Jade Hidle Brings BANANA 2 to You!

Calling all bloggers, twitter and fb users, all internet savvy folk!  diaCRITIC Jade Hidle gives us the insider's scoop and an in-depth view of...

A Review: Nathalie Nguyen’s Memory is Another Country

How have Vietnamese women remembered the past? Laura Chirot reviews Nathalie Huynh Chau Nguyen's book, Memory is Another Country: Women of the Vietnamese Diaspora.Santa...

Jade Hidle: An Interview and Review of GB Tran’s VIETNAMERICA

Graphic novels and comic books are high literature now, and Vietnamese American writers are breaking into the scene. diaCRITIC Jade Hidle reviews and interviews...

The Miniature Work of Diem Chau

You have to see these amazing sculptures carved from Crayola crayons! diaCRITIC Lien Truong talks with Diem Chau about her inspirations and challenges as an...

The Making of a Vietnamese American Singer-Songwriter

Giana Nguyễn's new album is coming out in two days, and diaCRITIC Thúy Võ Đặng is here to tell us more about the singer and...

My Father’s Waterloo—Vietnam, Napoleon and Our Family Vacation

What do the Vietnam War, Napoleon and Waterloo have in common?  Andrew Lam tells us the answer.In his new book East Eats West: Writing in...

An interdisciplinary immersion into Vietnam

diaCRITIC and Australian National University lecturer Ashley Carruthers reflects here upon the contours and successes of the ANU Field School in Vietnam, a fully immersive...

Vietnamese American Rapper Howls the Blues, Northwest Style

My life, my hustle, my pain, my struggle, my political and personal issues I’ve got to juggle. Julie Phạm, PhD, is the managing editor of...

Bẫy Rồng / Clash – A Review of the Action-Film Hit by Lee Ngo

diaCRITICS will occasionally feature guest bloggers. This one is from Lee Ngo, who reviews movies at his blog, Lee Column.Remember the first time you saw Ong...

Ocean Vuong’s ‘Burnings’ — A Review by Eric Nguyen

Check out this poet and his new book, Burnings, by Ocean Vuong.diaCRITICS occasionally features the writing of guest bloggers. Eric Nguyen is a writer living in...