When my father died, all I had left of him was a book. The book was only half written. It existed as four tiny word documents on his old computer, which were rescued and copied to disk just seconds before the computer sparked and lost power. The computer never worked again, but what he wrote […]
To all my Vietnamese friends and contacts, this is something I’ve written for you. Living in this country has taught me a lot about family. People say their mother and father are extremely important to them. That’s why I’m deeply saddened when people here tell me how distant they now feel from their own parents
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Throughout their journey in life, your parents experienced all the everyday human emotions that make our personal stories meaningful. They loved and they shed tears; they filled their stomachs after a hard day’s work; they stretched out on a rough mattress in the afternoon heat, heady with gathering sleep. They waved their fingers through the
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: HOW TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT YOUR PARENTS Today Metro Writers is announcing our new campaign based on my new book, Chuyện Bố Mẹ Chưa Kể – translated from English into Vietnamese and edited by my close friend and colleague Tran Mai Anh. Our unique campaign for the new year celebrates 50 years
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Christmas, like Vietnamese Tết, is a time to celebrate family. In the culture of Vietnam, there is nothing more important. We’ve all seen how, in modern times, our family values have come under threat. The closeness and joy we once celebrated every holiday has lost some of its power, as we watch both parents and
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