Art
Saigon America, a photo essay series on Vietnamese American life
Earlier last year, diaCRITICS featured Eric Nguyen’s review on the up and coming Vietnamese American poet Ocean Vuong’s chapbook of poetry, Burnings. Vuong was born in Saigon in 1988, grew up in Connecticut, and was later educated Brookyn College, CUNY. Vuong’s work has been honored with various awards and has been translated into Hindi, Russian, Korean, and Vietnamese. For today’s …(read more)
Obituary: Dr. Boitran Huynh-Beattie (1957-2012)
Dr. Boitran Huynh-Beattie, a leading Vietnamese art historian and guest writer for diaCRITICS, has passed away. diaCRITIC Nora Taylor contributes …(read more)
It takes a circus: Xiec Lang Toi, Part III
This is the story of how three men became a circus that became a village. In the third and last installment …(read more)
It takes a circus: Xiec Lang Toi, Part II
From one man’s a dream to a village of a circus. In the second part of the series on the …(read more)
It takes a circus: Xiec Lang Toi, Part I
Who doesn’t love a circus? With a three-part series, diaCRITICS’ guest France correspondent Ly Lan Dill takes us to the …(read more)
Marvelous Metaphors: Vietnamese American Art in Orange County
Here’s an announcement about a terrific art show on display in Orange County, California, at the Vietnamese American Arts and …(read more)
Gene Yang & Thien Pham’s Level Up: Review & Comic-Con
Gene Luen Yang, writer, and Thien Pham, illustrator, team up for the graphic novel, Level Up. diaCRITIC Jade Hidle gives …(read more)
Dinh Q. Lê’s "Erasure" Opens in Australia
Acclaimed artist Dinh Q. Lê, the first Vietnamese name to have a solo show at Museum of Modern Art in …(read more)
Deep Space in Comic Book Artist John Pham’s Sublife 1 and 2
How out there can we get? diaCRITIC Jade Hidle introduces us to more Vietnamese American graphic novels, this time, John …(read more)
Comic Book Artist Thi Bui Battles GB Tran & Remembers Home
What happens when two Vietnamese American graphic artists get together? A battle to tell the story of the Vietnamese American …(read more)
