A Conversation with André Dao

UC Berkeley and the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) proudly present: A Conversation with André Dao. 

Join us for a dynamic evening with Vietnamese Australian author André Dao as he discusses his writing, research, and praxis – moderated by Asian American literature scholar Sydney Van To. This event will take place at 300 Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley on Thursday, October 23 from 5pm-7pm PT. 

This event is FREE, but space is limited. Please RSVP to ensure your seat.

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ABOUT ANDRÉ DAO

André Dao is an author and researcher from Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. His debut novel, Anam, won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction and the NSW Premier’s Literary Award for New Writing. He is the co-founder of Behind the Wire, an award-winning oral history project documenting the stories of the adults and children who have been detained by the Australian government after seeking asylum in Australia.

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Asian American Research Center (AARC)

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