"I follow in this tradition because I believe literature matters, and in this book I insist that Asian American literature literally embodies the contradictions, conflicts, and potential future options of Asian American culture"
— Viet Thanh Nguyen

January 1, 1970

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Pulitzer Prize winnersNovelists from the United StatesAcademics from the United StatesMacArthur FellowsVietnamese Americans
Original Language: English

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As quoted in “Race & Resistance Literature & Politics In Asian America" (2002) p.3