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The San Francisco Public Library partners with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network for an extraordinary evening of literary talent as SFPL celebrates the launch of their 2024 Reading Series.
Readings by Truong Tran, Damon Potter and members of the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN).

Tran, born in Saigon, Vietnam, is an acclaimed poet and author of several collections of poetry, including The Book of Perceptions and Four Letter Words. His works have been translated into multiple languages and he has received numerous awards, such as The American Book Award and The Poetry Center Prize. Truong is also a self-taught visual artist whose work has been exhibited in various prestigious venues. He currently resides in San Francisco and teaches at Mills College, Oakland.

Potter is the co-author of Looking and Seeing with Tran. He works as a gardener in San Francisco.

The DVAN Team, comprised of Anh-Vy Phan, Annika Le, Carolyn Ho,
Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, Julie Thi Underhill, Kathy Nguyen, Sydney Van To, and Vina Vo also read their respective works

DVAN empowers and promotes diasporic Vietnamese and Southeast Asian literary voices through nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, fostering understanding, dialogue, and championing diverse stories for future generations, acknowledging the complexities and distinctions within the transnational diaspora community. They are refugees, immigrants, survivors and descendants, and their stories must be heard.