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First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

The real tragedy of self-immolation: Nobody cares

Self-immolation isn’t what it used to be.This ultimate form of protest became global news in 1963 when the venerable monk Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze in the middle of Saigon, Vietnam, protesting religious oppression. Doused in gasoline, the monk ... [Published Firstpost.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Thích Quảng Đức, protest, Arab Spring, Malcolm Browne

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Andrew Lam: The Tragedy of Self Immolation - No One Cares

This ultimate form of protest became global news in 1963 when the venerable monk Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze in the middle of Saigon, Vietnam, protesting religious oppression. Doused in gasoline, the monk sat serenely in lotus position and lit ... [Published Huffington Post - May 16 2013]

Entities: Andrew Lam, protest, Arab Spring, Malcolm Browne, Thích Quảng Đức

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 2 reports

Andrew Lam: Who Will Light Incense When Mother's Gone?

This morning, it occurs to me as I type these words that this too, strangely enough, is a kind of ritual, a kind of filial impulse to reconcile Mother's world and my own. The solemnity of the act -- my fingers gliding on the keyboard, my mind on things ... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - May 11 2013]

Entities: Andrew Lam

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Andrew Lam: They Shut The Door on My Grandmother

Note: I wrote the essay below almost two decades ago, at the beginning of my life as a writer. It is collected in my first book which won a Pen Award in 2006, and is anthologized widely over the years. A popular assignment in high schools and colleges, ... [Published Huffington Post - May 08 2013]

Entities: Andrew Lam, Birds of Paradise, Relativity, Memory, Anne Rice

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Heidegger and the Reluctant American

by Leanne Ogasawara In the wake of the bombings in Boston, Katie Roiphe's post at slate caught my attention. She says: Those obsessively poring over emerging news about the Boston bombers should take a break from their iPhones and laptops and ... [Published 3quarksdaily - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Immigration, Phạm Xuân Ẩn, Mohsin Hamid

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Andrew Lam: Our Vietnamese Hearts: The Diaspora 38 Years Later

Mẹ Việt Nam ơi, Chúng Con Vẫn Còn đây (Oh Mother Vietnam, We Are Still Here) The lyrics from this sentimental song come back to me once in a while, especially when I think of the Vietnamese Diaspora and its complicated relationship with its homeland. ... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Andrew Lam, Vietnam, San Francisco (United States)

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Andrew Lam: From Dream to Wasteland: Boston Bombers and the Denial of America's Grandeur

SAN FRANCISCO -- As the story of the Tsarnaev brothers unfolds - from asylum, to attempts at assimilation and finally to terrorism -- I hear echoes of another set of brothers from my own country, Vietnam.On April 4, 1991 three Vietnamese brothers and ... [Published Huffington Post - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Andrew Lam, Hostage, Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Refugees, Helen Zia

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

SOMArts Cultural Center Presents FEAST OF WORDS: A LITERARY POTLUCK

San Francisco, CA — SOMArts Cultural Center presents Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck, an intimate monthly dinner party where writers and foodies come together to eat, write, and share. Head to Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck on the third Tuesday ... [Published AsianWeek.com - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Andrew Lam, San Francisco (United States), Birds of Paradise, Market

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 2 reports

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

By New America Media ‘s Andrew LamVân, 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, peonies, bamboo, jade; acts of bravery or wishes for ... [Published AsianWeek.com - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Andrew Lam, Immigration, Heyday Books, Nancy WONG, Birds of Paradise

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Andrew Lam: 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 rights groups and others, who say the term is a pejorative that dehumanizes ... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Andrew Lam, Helen Zia, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Immigration, Illegal

First reported Apr 01 2013 - Updated Apr 01 2013 - 1 reports

Andrew Lam: A Traveler's Notebook: 'Chinese Dreams' Covered in 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: pollution. "In Beijing you just need to open your window, inhale ... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Apr 01 2013]

Entities: Andrew Lam, Smog, Shanghai, Beijing

First reported Mar 10 2013 - Updated Mar 10 2013 - 1 reports

Andrew Lam: Two Years on, Remembering The Fukushima Disaster

Two years ago the Tohoku earthquake and resulting tsunami devastated the region, seriously damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant, sending radiated fumes into the air and leaking radiation into the waters. Nearly 16,000 people were killed by the earthquake ... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Mar 10 2013]

Entities: Andrew Lam, Fukushima (Japan), Disaster

Quotes

"asia wants obama to win the election overall, but china has more supporters of romney than japan" Ipsos Hong Kong associate director Andrew Lam said

China, Japan citizens back Obama for second term: poll [Published Space Daily - Nov 02 2012]

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The real tragedy of self-immolation: Nobody cares [Published Firstpost.com - May 18 2013]
Andrew Lam: The Tragedy of Self Immolation - No... [Published Huffington Post - May 16 2013]
Andrew Lam: Who Will Light Incense When Mother'... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - May 11 2013]
Andrew Lam: Who Will Light Incense When Mother'... [Published Huffington Post - May 11 2013]
May 9: What it's like to fight fires in America... [Published San Francisco Examiner - May 09 2013]
Andrew Lam: They Shut The Door on My Grandmother [Published Huffington Post - May 08 2013]
Heidegger and the Reluctant American [Published 3quarksdaily - Apr 29 2013]
M? Vi?t Nam ?i chúng con v?n còn ?ây. [Published New America Media - Apr 28 2013]
Andrew Lam: Our Vietnamese Hearts: The Diaspora... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Apr 28 2013]
Andrew Lam: From Dream to Wasteland: Boston Bom... [Published Huffington Post - Apr 24 2013]
SOMArts Cultural Center Presents FEAST OF WORDS... [Published AsianWeek.com - Apr 18 2013]
What’s In a Name? An Immigrant’s Perspective [Published AsianWeek.com - Apr 16 2013]
What's in A Name? A Vietnamese Immigrant's Pers... [Published New America Media - Apr 16 2013]
Andrew Lam: Dropping the 'i' Word -- History, H... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Apr 15 2013]
Shared services/outsourcing week Australasia 2013 [Published Biz Community - Apr 10 2013]
Andrew Lam: A Traveler's Notebook: 'Chinese Dre... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Apr 01 2013]
Andrew Lam: Two Years on, Remembering The Fukus... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Mar 10 2013]
Andrew Lam: Remembering A Broken Romance on Val... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Feb 14 2013]
Andrew Lam: The Education of a Vietnamese Ameri... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Jan 29 2013]
By sharing and swapping information on a nation... [Published textually.org - Jan 14 2013]
China, Japan citizens back Obama for second ter... [Published Space Daily - Nov 02 2012]

Blogs

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Andrew Lam: Who Will Light Incense When Mother'... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - May 11 2013] This morning, it occurs to me as I type these words that this too, strangely enough, is a kind of ritual, a kind of filial impulse to reconcile Mother's world and my own. The solemnity of the act -- my fingers gliding on the keyboard, my mind on things ...
Heidegger and the Reluctant American [Published 3quarksdaily - Apr 29 2013] by Leanne Ogasawara In the wake of the bombings in Boston, Katie Roiphe's post at slate caught my attention. She says: Those obsessively poring over emerging news about the Boston bombers should take a break from their iPhones and laptops and ...
Andrew Lam: Our Vietnamese Hearts: The Diaspora... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Apr 28 2013] Mẹ Việt Nam ơi, Chúng Con Vẫn Còn đây (Oh Mother Vietnam, We Are Still Here) The lyrics from this sentimental song come back to me once in a while, especially when I think of the Vietnamese Diaspora and its complicated relationship with its homeland. ...
Andrew Lam: Dropping the 'i' Word -- History, H... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Apr 15 2013] 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 rights groups and others, who say the term is a pejorative that dehumanizes ...
Andrew Lam: A Traveler's Notebook: 'Chinese Dre... [Published The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Apr 01 2013] 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: pollution. "In Beijing you just need to open your window, inhale ...