Thuy Da LamThuy Da Lam was born in Qui Nhơn, grew up in Philadelphia, and now lives in Honolulu, where she works on her next book and teaches at Kapi'olani Community College. She holds a BA in creative writing from Hamilton College and PhDin English from UH Mānoa. She received the George A. Watrous Literary Prize for Fiction, Myrtle Clark Writing Award, and John Young Scholarship in the Arts. Her debut novel, Fire Summer, is a revision of her dissertation, part of which appeared in Lost Lake Folk Opera in commemoration of the 40^th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. https: //thuydalam.com/ Read More Read Less