Monthly Archives: March, 2011

Sharon Tran and Catherine Nguyen win in our subscriber drive!

diaCRITICS wants to add 100 new subscribers! The 25th, 50th, 75th, and 100th subscribers (and those who referred them) get their pick of prizes. Sharon...

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 in diaCRITICS. Here, Valerie...

Khue Nguyen — A Naked Star

Guest diaCRITIC blogger Boitran Huynh-Beattie—a professor, curator and art historian in Australia—introduces a talented Vietnamese-Australian gay artist, Khue Nguyen. Last year, Nguyen was a...

Jade Hidle: Responding to Alexandra Wallace’s “Asians in the Library”?

Did you hear about Alexandra Wallace?  Whether you did or not, diaCRITIC Jade Hidle opens up a discussion about two YouTube video responses from...

A Review: Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu’s The Beautiful Generation

Fashion, design . . . and critique? Catherine A. Traywick reviews Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu's The Beautiful Generation, which offers a close examination of the...

We want something from you. What do you want from diaCRITICS?

diaCRITICS wants some good writers. And commenters. And wants to know what the readers want.We're always looking for new writers. Seriously. We ask our...

Fundraiser for Japan: Artist Diem Chau Raffles Her Work

Artist Diem Chau is raising funds for the Japanese Red Cross Society. For $10 a raffle ticket, you get a chance to win some...

A Thousand Pictures Tells a (Epic) Story: Interviewing GB Tran

How to write with pictures and draw with words: GB Tran accomplishes this in his graphic novel, VIETNAMERICA: A Family's Journey. Last month, diaCRITICS...

Generation Trauma: a different kind of war story

The stories we hear and the stories we tell shape who we are.  There are those full of sorrow and those full of joy....

Birdemic: Shock and Terror – Making Me Want to Drink

Grab a drink (make that a few drinks) and settle down for an in-depth analysis of James Nguyen's Birdemic, the movie that has left...