2. Topics covered:war writing vs. writing about ripples & repercussions of war, Tim O'Brien opening up Vietnam War as subject for literature
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3. What the father wants to forget, the daughter wants to recover and remember; cooking as communication in Vietnamese culture
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@JamesEPowell27 Well, that might be too glib but Kim Thuy noted that poorer people & nations too busy surviving to focus too much on past
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@JamesEPowell27 Again I'll defer to Kim Thuy who argues that even among Vietnamese Diaspora there's a dearth of writing.
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@JamesEPowell27 But will also add that Kim thinks & I agree that main reason is economic -- you need some wealth for historical naval-gazing
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@JamesEPowell27 In terms of "too soon" -- Americans have written lots and French some, so dearth of Vietnamese lit interesting.
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@pauldubwha Thanks, will take a look.
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@JamesEPowell27 There's something to that.
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@HeerJeet my take is Viet reaction fundamentally dif than Western expectations of a 'grudge'. Effects of war still there...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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