#vt hung

[aaww-nyc]

Who’s ever seen a fat Chinese kid?' Laughter erupts and Sister O’Reilly hushes the class. She explains in a calm voice that, in fact, I’m Vietnamese, but it’s already too late—Kevin Connor’s words are out, and they’ll remain there for infinity, like dinosaur particles in deep space. Everyone turns to see the fat Chinese kid’s reaction: me.

VT Hung, Liked by Few, Hated by Most, Feared by All

[sackettstreet]

Join @aaww-nyc as they celebrate the literary accomplishments of our second class of Margins fellows—Vt Hung, Jen Hyde, Steven Tagle, and Wei Tchou—and hear them read with mentors Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang, bestselling novelist Monica Ferrell, New Yorkercontributor Hua Hsu, and NYPL Young Lions-winner Monique Truong. Chang, Ferrell, and Truong all received AAWW’s Van Lier Fellowship when they were emerging writers.