6:00 - 7:30
We partner with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network for an extraordinary evening of literary talent as we celebrate the launch of their 2024 Reading Series. Readings by Truong Tran, Damon Potter and members of the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN).
Tran, born in Saigon, Vietnam, is an acclaimed poet and author of several collections of poetry, including The Book of Perceptions and Four Letter Words. His works have been translated into multiple languages and he has received numerous awards, such as The American Book Award and The Poetry Center Prize. Truong is also a self-taught visual artist whose work has been exhibited in various prestigious venues. He currently resides in San Francisco and teaches at Mills College, Oakland.
Potter is the co-author of 100 Words with Tran. He works as a gardener in San Francisco.
DVAN Team (poetry/prose) (Isabelle Pelaud, Anh-Vy Phan, Annika Le, Carolyn Ho, Kathy Nguyen, Sydney Van To, Julie Thi Underhill, Thang Dao, Baonguyen Huynh Nguyen
DVAN empowers and promotes diasporic Vietnamese and Southeast Asian literary voices through nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, fostering understanding, dialogue, and championing diverse stories for future generations, acknowledging the complexities and distinctions within the transnational diaspora community. They are refugees, immigrants, survivors and descendants, and their stories must be heard.
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