Monthly Archives: April, 2013

Công Binh: The Forgotten Indochinese Workers in France

Who are the "Công Binh" and the "Lính Thợ"? Here in this post, director Lam Lê talks about his most recent documentary that reveals...

San Francisco Global Vietnamese Film Festival 2013—Interview

It’s that time again! The San Francisco Global Vietnamese Film Festival is having their second biennial film and video showcase featuring Vietnamese filmmakers in...

Subscriber Drive! Subscribe or Refer New Readers and Win Prizes!

It’s time for our second subscriber drive. We’re looking for 100 new subscribers for diaCRITICS, and we’ll be giving away prizes to the 25th,...

What Happened in March 2013: Some News and Events

What happened in March 2013: news and events relating to Vietnamese at home and in the diaspora.It’s time for our second subscriber drive. We’re...

Top Ten Most Critical of March 2013

The Top Ten most read posts of March 2013 on diaCRITICS. Read your favorites again. Or discover something you overlooked.Here are the posts that...

Author Interview with Monique Truong

From Kartika Review (Issue 15, Spring 2013), we bring Christine Lee Zilka and Sunny Woan's in-depth interview with Monique Truong- Vietnamese American fiction writer and...

Jade Hidle Reviews Marcelino Truong’s Une Si Jolie Petite Guerre

The first thing you need to know is that Une Si Jolie Petite Guerre: Saigon 1961-63 (Such a Nice Little War: Saigon 1961-63) is the...

1975: A Kickstarter Campaign for Contemporary Cambodian Art

Help fund this important new show featuring three Cambodian woman artists. Have you subscribed to diaCRITICS yet? Subscribe and win prizes! Read more details. 1975! What happened...

diaCRITICIZE: My Black April

diaCRITICS editor Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses the significance of "Black April," or what the South Vietnamese in exile call the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon.  

Rose-tinted Lenses: Vietnam’s Pretty, Empty Movies

Overseas Vietnamese filmmakers take stereotypical symbols at face value in presenting Vietnam to the world.  A critical analysis from Thuy Linh of Thanh Nien News,...