Essays
Linh Dinh’s ‘Poetry Sightings’
In this original essay for diaCRITICS, poet Linh Dinh reflects upon the absence of poetry in U.S. society, offering us a haunting glimpse into the Poetry Junk Yard “where every life form, radiant or otherwise, goes to die, with its dreams, Hollywood or otherwise, never coming close to being fulfilled.” Yet outside of this fatalism, Dinh etches a bittersweet cartography …(read more)
Photocopies of Photocopies: On Bao Ninh
diaCRITICS occasionally features guest blogs and reprints. Originally published in Finding the Words, this essay by Madeleine Thien is about the casualties …(read more)
The Americanization of a Reluctant Vietnamese-American: Third of a Series
Last of the series, Hoai Huong walks us through her journey and how she comes to define who she is …(read more)
Frenglish: Second of a Three Part Series by Hoai Huong
Building on her reflections on Vietnamese American identity in France, Hoai Huong, in the second part of the series, talks …(read more)
Tracing My Parents’ Footsteps
In this three-post series, Hoai Huong reflects upon her life as in the United States and how she comes to …(read more)
Quyen Truong on ‘Art-Smart’ — Art, Education, and Social Justice
Here diaCRITICS reprints Quyen Truong’s guest blog post on being Art-Smart, her contribution on the role of art in one artist’s …(read more)
The Education of Aimee Phan: On the Importance of Book Covers
diaCRITICS has the special opportunity to gain insight into the Vietnamese American writer’s workings. Aimee Phan, author of short story …(read more)
Xuân Này Con Không Về – I Won’t Be Home for Spring (New Year)
Sonny Le, previously featured in his piece about his journey from Viet Nam and 25 Hawkins Road, now shares his feelings, …(read more)
A Meditation on the Mixed-Race Politics of My Homegirl Maggie Q
diaCRITICS has talked about actress Maggie Q in a review about Nikita and reading Nikita as a postfeminist show. Here, …(read more)
An Ode to “ơi”
In this short piece, erin Khue Ninh, editor and educator, ponders about the nuances of the Vietnamese language and in particular, …(read more)
