1 hr 15 min
Tracing Roots in Vietnam with Tuan Abroad with Alex Tat
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- Society & Culture
Tuan Phan is a literature teacher and writer currently living in Saigon, Vietnam. Tuan was born in Saigon and immigrated to the United States in 1986 after the Vietnam-American war. He’s now back in the city he first called home to trace his roots.
In part 1, we talk about his refugee experience fleeing Saigon as a child and settling in the United States, pursuing life and work in Hong Kong, returning to Vietnam, and the idea of “home” and where that might be for a displaced person.
In part 2, we discuss his upcoming memoir, what it means to read from writers of similar culture and background, and reflect on the issue of personal identity.
Tuan Phan is a literature teacher and writer currently living in Saigon, Vietnam. Tuan was born in Saigon and immigrated to the United States in 1986 after the Vietnam-American war. He’s now back in the city he first called home to trace his roots.
In part 1, we talk about his refugee experience fleeing Saigon as a child and settling in the United States, pursuing life and work in Hong Kong, returning to Vietnam, and the idea of “home” and where that might be for a displaced person.
In part 2, we discuss his upcoming memoir, what it means to read from writers of similar culture and background, and reflect on the issue of personal identity.
1 hr 15 min