San Diego authors turning the page on literature about Vietnam War, Vietnamese diaspora

Viet Thanh Nguyen on Growing Up at His Parents’ Grocery Store in San Jose

The Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist was one of thousands of Vietnamese refugee kids who grew up in SJ the ’70s and ’80s.

Vietnamese community marks 50 years since fall of Saigon: ‘Still fresh in minds’

Seventy-year-old Tan Hoang vowed he would never return to Vietnam after fleeing the country with his family on a makeshift wooden boat.

San Diego authors turning the page on literature about Vietnam War, Vietnamese diaspora

Authors of Vietnamese descent around the world, including those with ties to San Diego, are centering their family histories in novels, cartoons and comic books — changing or enriching the narrative 50 years after the fall of Saigon.

Hiding from bombs, pirate encounters: Fall of Saigon 50 years ago triggered terrifying journeys to Manitoba

On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, two prominent Winnipeg women recall their experiences as young girls fleeing their Southeast Asian homelands after communist forces took over.

Ho Chi Minh City Celebrates the Fall of Saigon With a Parade

Surging Vietnamese nationalism appeared on the streets, as thousands gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.

Orlando’s Vietnamese community began 50 years ago, after Saigon fell

Orlando's Vietnamese community began 50 years ago, after Saigon fell and refugees who fled when the North Vietnamese army took over ended up in Florida.