Andrew Lam

Andrew Lam is an editor at New America Media and author of Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora (2005, Heyday Books), which recently won a PEN/Beyond Margins Award.

Currently

  • When Monks Get Mad

    September 27, 2007

    If you think the Buddhist monks challenging the military regime in Myanmar are passive and peaceful, think again.

  • More Like It Hot

    May 29, 2007

    To live and dine in California, where one in four is an immigrant, is to sit at a global table. And a bland national cuisine is heating up.

  • Let It Be Some Other 'Asian'

    April 17, 2007

    When the shooter at Virginia Tech was identified to be Korean American, other minorities heaved a sigh of relief. But should they?

  • US Silence Muzzles Vietnam's Dissidents

    April 13, 2007

    Vietnam is experiencing its worst crackdown on human rights in decades, and US policy bears part of the blame.

  • Body Language

    March 30, 2007

    A new "ethnic correctness" is taking hold among minorities that might reverse a rising trend among Asians and others to undergo plastic surgery to look more westernized.

  • An American Tragedy

    February 28, 2007

    The Iraq War has replaced Vietnam as the emblem of America's worst impulses.

  • American Dream, Downsized

    February 6, 2007

    In the world's increasingly crowded cities, personal space is shrinking--and so are options for personal happiness.

  • Iraqi Refugees Find No Haven in US

    January 23, 2007

    The 3 million refugees fleeing the Iraq war and insurgency will find no welcome mat here.

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