I’m a literature teacher and writer living in Saigon, where I was born, though I left the city as a child. In these pages you’ll find reflections about the city and a few trips to nearby places, along with my memories of Vietnam from when I grew up here. Much has changed, as you can imagine. 

My memoir, entitled Remembering Water, details my family’s escape, my experiences of returning, the family members with whom I’ve reconnected, and the people I’ve met and conversed with on my return. It won the Hidden Panther Creek Award in nonfiction and is published by Hidden River Press. It can be purchased on Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Amazon Kindle, and Bookshop.org

A section of a chapter from the memoir, entitled “From Saigon to Bataan to Ohio”, won the Talking Writing essay award for 2018.

Please write to me below if you wish to be in touch, or if you’d like to request a reading and author visit. Happy reading!

Tuan