Friday, March 30, 2012

Andrew Lam - Author, Journalist, and NPR Contributor

Author Andrew Lam speaks Thursday, March 29, 2012 in the IU School of Journalism's Ernie Pyle Hall. Lam is the author of two books
Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora, and East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres.
Nicholas Demille for SOJ.





Andrew Lam reads from his first book, Perfume Dreams Thursday, March 29, 2012 during his visit to the IU School of Journalism.
Nicholas Demille for SOJ

Andrew Lam discusses one of his latest projects from New American Media Thursday, March 29, 2012. Lam is a regular contributor to the site, as well as to outlets such as NPR's
All Things Considered, The New York Times Magazine and Mother Jones.

Author Andrew Lam answers questions about his life as a child in Vietnam, and his life as a refugee in the United States Thursday, March 29, 2012 in the main lecture hall
in the IU School of Journalism's Ernie Pyle Hall.

Andrew Lam reacts to the audience Thursday, March 29, 2012 after reading several passages from his books and singing a cappella for the crowd.

Author Andrew Lam speaks with students and faculty after his talk Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the IU School of Journalism. Lam signed books for attendees and talked openly
about his love life, his family, and the hardships of becoming a writer in a conservative Vietnamese family.