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This event is in the past.It took place on May 17, 2026 at Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkStories from the Edge of Sea: A Book Launch With Andrew Lam
Downtown Oakland
Andrew Lam reads from "Stories from the Edge of the Sea," his new collection tracing love, grief, and longing through Vietnamese immigrant lives in California. A PBS documentary segment and Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde round out the afternoon.
Literary event
Vietnamese American voices
Author reading
Film screening
Tips
📖"Universal and personal." — Maxine Hong Kingston
🎭"Taste the desires of comedians, soldiers, tomboys, friends, queers, mothers, and refugees." — Long Bui
Stories from the Edge of Sea: A Book Launch With Andrew Lam
Downtown Oakland
Literature TalkLiterature TalkAndrew Lam reads from "Stories from the Edge of the Sea," his new collection tracing love, grief, and longing through Vietnamese immigrant lives in California. A PBS documentary segment and Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde round out the afternoon.
Literary event
Vietnamese American voices
Author reading
Film screening
Tips
📖"Universal and personal." — Maxine Hong Kingston
🎭"Taste the desires of comedians, soldiers, tomboys, friends, queers, mothers, and refugees." — Long Bui
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