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1-22-17

War, Memory, and Vietnam: An Interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen

by Robin Lindley

The people of Vietnam and the people of America see the war fought in and over Vietnam very differently. For Americans, it’s the Vietnam War and for the Vietnamese, it’s the American War.

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War, Memory, and Vietnam: An Interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen

by Robin Lindley