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X-WR-CALNAME:John Cho and Viet Thanh Nguyen in Conversation
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DESCRIPTION:ADMISSION:\nAdmission is free. Reservations required.\n\nUSC St
 udents\, Staff\, and Faculty: RSVP\nUSC Alumni: RSVP\nGeneral Public: RSVP
 \n\nDESCRIPTION:\nThis event has been rescheduled for Thursday\, November 
 30!\n\nJoin us for a timely conversation on race\, representation\, and th
 e arts between actor John Cho (Better Luck Tomorrow\, American Pie\, Harol
 d & Kumar\, and Star Trek) and Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Viet Than
 h Nguyen (The Sympathizer). Exploring their overlapping interests in film\
 , literature\, and Asian American representation\, Cho and Nguyen will ill
 uminate the challenges faced by Asian American artists\, and the opportuni
 ties and pitfalls of a career in the arts—for Asian Americans and for ev
 eryone.\n\nAbout the Participants:\n\nJohn Cho became a household name whe
 n he starred as Harold Lee in the cult comedy franchise Harold & Kumar. Ot
 her notable credits include American Pie\, Star Trek Beyond\, Selfie\, and
  Kogonada’s new film\, Columbus. Born in Seoul\, Cho was raised in L.A.\
 , where he currently resides. (IMDb\, Wikipedia)\n\nViet Thanh Nguyen is t
 he author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Sympathizer and the Ae
 rol Arnold Chair of English at USC. He is also the author of Race and Resi
 stance: Literature and Politics in Asian America\, Nothing Ever Dies: Viet
 nam and the Memory of War\, and the short-story collection The Refugees. (
 Facebook\, Twitter\, Wikipedia\, YouTube)\n\nPresented by USC Visions and 
 Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative. Organized by Viet Thanh Nguyen
  (English and American Studies and Ethnicity) and Jonathan Wang (Asian Pac
 ific American Student Services).
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LOCATION:Bovard Auditorium (ADM)
SUMMARY:John Cho and Viet Thanh Nguyen in Conversation
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CATEGORIES:Student Life
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