Vanessa Hua
Vanessa Hua is the daughter of Chinese immigrants and the author of A River of Stars, Deceit and Other Possibilities, and Forbidden City.

Coming of Age on the Left Coast
Vanessa Hua reflects on Hua Hsu’s Stay True, the CBC July selection, and the broader experience of transitioning to adulthood as the children of Taiwanese immigrants in Northern California.
Jun 22, 2023

‘The Woman Warrior’ Keeps the Legend of Fa Mu Lan Alive
Maxine Hong Kingston’s memoir re-imagined and breathed new life into a vital figure of Chinese folklore for a new audience.
Oct 5, 2021

‘Oreo Arroyo’
Vanessa Hua shares a short story about a Chinese American teen who sees himself in an unexpected face.
Aug 2, 2021

True Confessions
In The Committed, Viet Thanh Nguyen follows up on his Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Sympathizer.
Mar 1, 2021
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