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Andrew Lam

Andrew Lam is an editor with New America Media and author of Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora, and East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres. His latest book is Birds of Paradise Lost, a short story collection, was published in 2013 and won a Pen/Josephine Miles Literary Award in 2014.

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Dec 10, 2017
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Op-Ed

What’s In a Name? An Immigrant’s Perspective

Vân, Cúc, Trúc, and Trang; Dũng, Dai, Thanh and Phát. In my mother tongue these names carry music, cadence, poetry. They evoke for the listener images of clouds,…
by
Andrew Lam,
New America Media
April 22, 2013
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Op-Ed

Dropping the ‘i’ Word: History, Humanity and Martians

In early April the Associated Press announced that it would no longer use the word “illegal” when referring to undocumented immigrants. The decision has been hailed by immigrant…
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Andrew Lam,
New America Media
April 18, 2013
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News Analysis

Reporter’s Notebook: The “China Dream” Smothered by Smog

There’s an ongoing joke in China that both captures the long standing competitive nature between Beijing and Shanghai while tying it neatly with the country’s number one preoccupation:…
by
Andrew Lam,
New American Media
April 2, 2013
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Op-Ed

The Meteor Threat from Space is Real, But Man has a Better Chance than the Dinosaurs

A meteor estimated to be 10 tons by NASA exploded Friday morning over Russia’s Ural region and its shockwave caused injuries to over 1,000 people. It took out…
by
Andrew Lam,
New American Media
February 22, 2013
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Op-Ed

Stranger Than Nonfiction: Author Andrew Lam Busts the Online Homework Racket

“Dear Mr. Lam. I loved your essay, ‘The Palmist,’ but I can’t figure out what the main theme is. Is it dying and being all alone? My teacher…
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Andrew Lam,
New America Media
February 11, 2013
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News Analysis
War & Peace

No Relief for Iraqi Refugees, One Year After US Withdrawal

One year after US forces were pulled out of Iraq, millions of Iraqi refugees live in poverty and desolation while the US washes their hands of them.
by
Andrew Lam,
New American Media
December 21, 2012
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War & Peace

A Year After US Troops Withdraw from Iraq, Fog of War Thickens

In its wake, the Iraq war has left us with more questions than answers.
by
Andrew Lam,
New American Media
December 13, 2012
Truthout
Op-Ed

Sex & War: General Petraeus Scandal and the Untold Stories

Long before coming to America, the first English phrase I ever uttered was, oddly enough: “No money, no honey.” The painted girls in impossibly tight, colorful miniskirts who…
by
Andrew Lam,
New American Media
November 19, 2012
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Op-Ed
War & Peace

Vietnam, Afghanistan: War, Karma, and Peace

Often times, indeed, when we mention the word Vietnam in the United States, we don’t mean Vietnam as a country. Vietnam is unfortunately not like Thailand or Malaysia…
by
Andrew Lam,
New American Media
November 7, 2012
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Op-Ed

21st Century Man and the Electronic Halls of Mirrors

Man’s 21st century response to dramatic events is not necessarily just to simply interact with it, but to also record it. More and more, we are altering our…
by
Andrew Lam,
New America Media
September 13, 2012
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