By college, I had a really grand, preposterous vision of myself as becoming a writer, but I don't think I had the discipline or the patience - or the ability or the humility. It took 20 years to acquire those things.
Immigrants who come to a country are going to lose something, for sure, but they hope to gain a great deal by making this journey, whereas refugees b… - Nguyen Viet Thang
Immigrants who come to a country are going to lose something, for sure, but they hope to gain a great deal by making this journey, whereas refugees b…
- Nguyen Viet Thang
Hollywood in many ways serves as the unofficial ministry of propaganda for the United States. - Nguyen Viet Thang
Hollywood in many ways serves as the unofficial ministry of propaganda for the United States.
40, 50 years ago, Americans - the majority of Americans did not want to accept these Vietnamese refugees who they saw as completely foreign. Now ther… - Nguyen Viet Thang
40, 50 years ago, Americans - the majority of Americans did not want to accept these Vietnamese refugees who they saw as completely foreign. Now ther…
Writers from the majority can assume their audiences know what they're talking about - they don't have to explain things, whereas minority writers ar… - Nguyen Viet Thang
Writers from the majority can assume their audiences know what they're talking about - they don't have to explain things, whereas minority writers ar…
In the United States, the immigrant experience occupies a very central place in American mythology. And sometimes, that place wavers between acceptan… - Nguyen Viet Thang
In the United States, the immigrant experience occupies a very central place in American mythology. And sometimes, that place wavers between acceptan…
People may be vaguely aware that there's suffering in Iraq and Afghanistan, but simply because the media are filled with American-centric versions, w… - Nguyen Viet Thang
People may be vaguely aware that there's suffering in Iraq and Afghanistan, but simply because the media are filled with American-centric versions, w…
Immigrants, as troubling as they are to some people, are an integral part of what the American Dream is supposed to be. They're understandable to a c… - Nguyen Viet Thang
Immigrants, as troubling as they are to some people, are an integral part of what the American Dream is supposed to be. They're understandable to a c…
Every new refugee to a society, whether it's the United States or some other place, is subjected to fear. They are the new outsider population, the n… - Nguyen Viet Thang
Every new refugee to a society, whether it's the United States or some other place, is subjected to fear. They are the new outsider population, the n…
I think all immigrants and refugees are preoccupied with memories to one degree or another. But again, this question of how much to remember and how … - Nguyen Viet Thang
I think all immigrants and refugees are preoccupied with memories to one degree or another. But again, this question of how much to remember and how …
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