Sunday, May 4

Five Decades in Diaspora: A Conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen & An-My Le

Join us for an insightful discussion on the past, present, and future of the Vietnamese diaspora, 50 years after the Vietnam War.

By Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network

Date and time

Sunday, May 4 · 1:30 - 3pm PDT

Location

Delhi Center

505 East Central Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92707

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) and Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) proudly present Five Decades in Diaspora, a special event commemorating a monumental milestone for the Vietnamese community: the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

Join us in Orange County on May 4, 2025 for an engaging panel discussion featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and internationally renowned photographer An-My Lê. Moderated by Thanh Tan, the insightful conversation will explore five decades of history, resilience, and art within the Vietnamese diaspora.

Doors open at 1:00 PM | Program starts at 1:30 PM

This event is FREE with a suggested donation of $5.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Viet Thanh Nguyen is a writer, co-founder of DVAN, and professor at the University of Southern California. His debut novel, The Sympathizer, won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and numerous other awards. His other books include: Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (2016), The Refugees (2017), The Committed (2021), and A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial (2023).

An-My Lê is an internationally renowned photographer primarily based in New York. Her work often addresses the impact of war on culture and on the environment. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Art, the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, and Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation award. Lê is currently the Charles Franklin Kellogg and Grace E. Ramsey Kellogg Professor in the Arts at Bard College, New York.

This event is possible thanks to the generous support of the MacArthur Foundation.

Organized by

Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network

Established in 2007 by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and Professor Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) has dedicated over 15 years to uplifting and fostering the voices of diasporic Vietnamese and Southeast Asian literary artists. Recognizing the gaps in representation within book publishing, academia, and popular culture, DVAN became a standalone 501(c)3 nonprofit in July 2022. By nurturing the next generation of Southeast Asian writers, artists, and cultural producers, we reclaim and redefine our diaspora’s narrative and our place in the world.

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