Melissa

Melissa asked Viet Thanh Nguyen:

Congratulations, professor :) I am Vietnamese-American and honestly have very mixed-up feelings about how much attention we should pay to race and the stories of where we came from. But it is so great to see someone like you winning a Pulitzer. I will definitely be reading your book! ?

Viet Thanh Nguyen Thanks! I do believe race matters, even if we wish it didn't. What we wish has no impact on what others make of things. Some reasons why race matters in literature: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016...
http://vietnguyen.info/2016/on-winnin...

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Elaine Head

Elaine Head asked Viet Thanh Nguyen:

My husband and I are both "armchair" scholars of Vietnam and have written a book about our volunteer experiences there. Most recently involved with the rescue and rehabilitation of children trafficked into slavery. Looking forward to reading Nothing Ever Dies as we were both enthralled by the Sympathizer. Can you recommend a book which will enlighten us as to how the Amerasians have assimilated in the US?

Hieu

Hieu asked Viet Thanh Nguyen:

Hi Anh Thanh, as a fellow Vietnamese, I can't help but wonder when you wrote your memoir A man of two faces, did you have in your mind a Vietnamese pronoun for the character "You" that you addressed yourself with? Was it a formal like "anh", "bạn", or was it informal as in "cậu", or "mày"?

Ana María

Ana María asked Viet Thanh Nguyen:

Has The Sympathaizer been translated into Spanish? Which publisher carries it (Spain or Latin America)? Thank you! :)

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