Dao Strom
Anguli Ma: A Gothic Tale (by Chi Vu): A Review
Author and songwriter Dao Strom reviews Anguli Ma: A Gothic Tale by Chi Vu and finds the novella raises some troubling questions: is it possible for people who have experienced and perpetrated extreme violence to find peace? Why, in stories about Vietnam, are there so many women among those who cannot? ________________________________________________________________ before we begin: like diaCRITICS? why not subscribe? …(read more)
a hybrid territory: dao strom’s “we were meant to be a gentle people”
From Dao Strom (author of Grass Roof, Tin Roof and The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys): Dear Friends of …(read more)
“break the silence” : a free song & music video (by dao strom | the sea & the mother)
“Break the Silence” is a song from the forthcoming ‘We Were Meant To Be A Gentle People (East EP)’ by …(read more)
True Laws (Pt. 2) and a New Song
In the course of the past couple of years, I have been trying to “accomplish” my work. Writing, music. Trying …(read more)
True Laws? (thoughts on selling "Vietnamese-ness" in America)
I have struggled with how to use these tools – the endeavor of making art and the paradox of trying …(read more)
rock paper salt : the art work of christine nguyen
These works speak of great bionetworks that exist outside the ecosphere of human discord. Multilayered recyclable structures, hovering villages, spiny geologic minerals, …(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 war after the war
This post is going to be of a more personal nature… I spend my mornings (usually) trying to write. Lately, …(read more)
