Weekend America Voices
lê thi diem thúy
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lê thi diem thúy is the author of The Gangster We Are All Looking For. A 2008 USA Ford Fellow, she is currently at work on her second novel.
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Conversations with America: le thi diem thuy
As America prepares to inaugurate a new president, we've been asking writers and thinkers about transitions in their own lives. Le thi diem thuy is a poet and solo performance artist. She and her family went through a big transition when they left their native Vietnam by boat in 1978. The family settled in Southern California, but we caught up with thuy on a visit to New York City.