Vietnamese Voice in American Literature
Hosted by Katherine Lanpher, the panelists talked about the Vietnamese voice in American literature. Robert Butler, who wrote A Good Scent f… read more
Hosted by Katherine Lanpher, the panelists talked about the Vietnamese voice in American literature. Robert Butler, who wrote A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, talked about the Vietnamese presence in the U.S. as well as in American literature. He talked about several authors, and about his experiences in Vietnam. Lan Cao, who wrote Monkey Bridge, is Vietnamese-American. She talked about American’s feelings about Vietnam and their curiosity about her opinions on the Vietnam War. After their discussion the participants answered audience members' questions. close
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