Politics
Paradise Shot — Norway in the World’s Arms
diaCRITICS contributor Trangđài Glassey-Trầnguyễn, a doctoral student in the United States, offers an overview of the Vietnamese communities in Scandanavia while reflecting upon the recent Oslo attacks by Anders Behring Breivik. Her emotions are poignant, after living in Scandanavia during a Fulbright year in 2004-05. “Of all the Nordic countries, Norway is home to the largest and most vibrant Vietnamese community. …(read more)
Poor Richard's Rise: Linh Dinh on American Democracy
Linh Dinh argues that it’s time for the United States to be a real democracy again and not a warmongering …(read more)
Mugged then Shot: Linh Dinh on American Corruption
Linh Dinh doesn’t think the USA is the greatest country on Earth. Here he lays out a powerful critique of …(read more)
Nguyen Qui Duc: Vietnam Youth Organizing with Social Media
A dispute over the Spratly Islands spurs anti-Chinese protests in Viet Nam. Nguyen Qui Duc reports on video. [before we …(read more)
Memory without Pyrotechnics: Vu Tran’s Intervu, Part 2
In December 2010, diaCRITICS managing editor Julie Thi Underhill wrote her first diaCRITICIZE about her dilemmas regarding ‘authentic’ belonging as …(read more)
Memory without Pyrotechnics: Vu Tran’s Intervu, Part 1
In December 2010, diaCRITICS managing editor Julie Thi Underhill wrote her first diaCRITICIZE about her dilemmas regarding ‘authentic’ belonging as …(read more)
Enforcing the Silence: The Unsolved Murder of Lam Duong
Have you heard of Lam Duong? Chances are you haven’t. Tony Nguyen’s new documentary, Enforcing the Silence, wants to change …(read more)
You Must Learn: Bao Phi Dropping Science at SFSU
Bao Phi: Speaking out and speaking the word. Bao Phi, a spoken word poet and community activist, was previously featured …(read more)
You Have To Be Intimate With Your Despair
Electronic voice: “This recorded call is from an inmate at a California state correctional facility.” Dylan Rodríguez, Assistant Professor in …(read more)
Doing Time Has Its Nightmares
Viet Mike Ngo, a writer, an activist, and a prisoner serving a life sentence, gives us a glimpse through the …(read more)
