Eastwind Books: A unique space empowering Berkeley’s Asian American literary community
Yijian Shan/Staff
What renders the store unique among myriad independent bookstores in Berkeley — or even booksellers in general — is its niche focus.
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Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks to maintaining radical roots while navigating academia
On a seemingly typical Tuesday afternoon last week, Wheeler Hall’s Maude Fife Room hosted a very special guest — Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “The Sympathizer.”
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Saturday programming of Bay Area Book Festival uplifts marginalized voices
While it may only be the fourth annual Bay Area Book Festival, the festival is already a mainstay in Berkeley. It’s no wonder why.
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3 UC Berkeley alumni receive 2017 MacArthur ‘Genius’ grants
Three UC Berkeley alumni were of the 24 winners selected Wednesday for this year’s MacArthur Fellowship ‘Genius’ Grant Awards, which comes with a five-year grant of $625,000 to fund any of the winners’ pursuits.
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Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen talks representation, offers advice
Last Thursday, the UC Berkeley English department held a reading of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer with USC professor, novelist and UC Berkeley alumnus Viet Thanh Nguyen. Nguyen sat down with The Daily Californian for an interview. Sporting a blue velvet blazer, he is as sharply dressed as he
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