art — Blog — Linh S. Nguyễn

I want to believe that love finds us in the middle as well. Love finds us in the mess, in the muddy spring days, rainy nights, 3am departures as my bedroom door swings shut with the heartbreaking sound of finality.

Love and RelationshipsLinh NguyenNovember 11, 2022Love, Relationships, Letter, art

Visiting Gales: Interview with Story Planet

I’ve always struggled with the idea of growing up, probably because I read too many fantasy adventures as a child and desperately wanted my own. When I inevitably grew older, I began reflecting on what the idea of “grown up” actually means.

Literature, CareerLinh NguyenSeptember 22, 2021growing up, Literature, art, artist, storytelling, University

National Indigenous History Month: A Reading List

Fiction can convey ideas that reports cannot — but it’s not a replacement for fact and history. Meanwhile, data is one form of storytelling but also not necessary to validate lived experiences and truths. Reading widely across genres is key.

Literature, Pop culture, AdvocacyLinh NguyenMay 31, 2021Books, Literature, Film, TV, Movies, art, Indigenous, allyshipComment

Rejecting Genius as a Vietnamese Artist

Art takes an incredible amount of time, resources, and emotional and logistical support. To reduce it to talent and discuss success in terms of inevitability means to rob anyone not born into wealth and connections with an opportunity to even start.