Andrew Q Lam's Books
Mar.01.2013
The thirteen stories in Birds of Paradise Lost shimmer with humor and pathos as they chronicle the anguish and joy and bravery of America’s newest Americans, the troubled lives of those who fled Vietnam and remade themselves in the San Francisco Bay Area. The past—memories of war and its aftermath, of murder, arrest, re-education camps and new economic zones, of...
Sep.01.2010
East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres
Andrew Lam
The unexpected consequences of the Vietnamese diaspora
From cuisine and martial arts to sex and self-esteem, East Eats West shines new light on the bridges and crossroads where two hemispheres meld into one worldwide "immigrant nation." In this new nation, with its amalgamation of divergent ideas, tastes, and styles,...
Oct.01.2005
Along the Perfume River there lives an old woman who has never left her village, who has raised children and grandchildren never having seen the other side of the river.
A nightclub owner from Saigon travels the world, hobnobbing with international celebrities.
A young man goes to college in America, only to return to the Perfume River with made-up stories and forged photographs...
About Andrew
Andrew is a syndicated writer and an editor with the Pacific News Service, a short story writer, and a commentator on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." He co-founded New America Media, an association of over 2000 ethnic media in...
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