{"id":3673218,"date":"2025-04-30T17:56:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=3673218"},"modified":"2025-05-09T19:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:02:22","slug":"celebrating-mcsweeneys-magazine-issue-78-the-make-believers-with-author-and-villa-albertine-resident-doan-bui","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/celebrating-mcsweeneys-magazine-issue-78-the-make-believers-with-author-and-villa-albertine-resident-doan-bui\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating McSweeney\u2019s Magazine Issue 78 \u2013 The Make Believers \u2013 with Author and Villa Albertine Resident Doan Bui\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Join Villa Albertine San Francisco artist-in-residence and contributing writer Doan Bui at two unique events: a special lecture at The Asian Art Museum and a release party with the Tenderloin Museum.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To mark the <strong>50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War<\/strong>, <em>McSweeney\u2019s<\/em> Magazine has released Issue 78, <em>The Make Believers<\/em>\u2014an extraordinary anthology guest-edited by Thi Bui and Vu Tran. The volume gathers <strong>ten writers from the Vietnamese diaspora<\/strong> who explore, in multiple languages and genres, what it means to be Vietnamese today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the contributors is <strong>Doan Bui<\/strong>\u2014journalist, author, and current Villa Albertine resident in San Francisco. Writing (and illustrating!) from places of shared loss, joy, and imagination, these artists offer a profoundly eclectic portrait of identity, memory, and belonging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contributing writers:<\/strong> Doan Bui, Thi Bui, H\u2019Rina DeTroy, Anna Mo\u00ef, Ho\u00e0i H\u01b0\u01a1ng Nguy\u1ec5n, Vaan Nguyen, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, Bao Phi, Paul Tran, Vu Tran.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrating this release, two events in the heart of San Francisco will bring together writers and guests for a day of literature, discussion, and a reflection on collective loss and joy: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Asian Art Museum Members Event: Curators Choice Lecture\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experience an exclusive conversation with contributing author <strong>Doan Bui<\/strong> and co-guest editor <strong>Vu Tran<\/strong>, moderated by <strong>Natasha Reichle<\/strong>, Associate Curator of Southeast Asian Art.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This lecture will delve into the writers\u2019 creative imaginations and their connection to the Vietnamese diaspora.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thursday, May 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0<\/em><br><em><em>3:45 \u2013 6:00 PM<\/em>\u00a0<br>Asian Art Museum, Samsung Hall\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reserve tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.asianart.org\/event\/curators-choice-lecture-mcsweeneys-78-the-make-believers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Celebrate the release of <em>McSweeney\u2019s<\/em> Issue 78, <em>The Make Believers<\/em>, at a block party in the heart of San Francisco\u2019s Little Saigon.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This special issue carries particular resonance for the Tenderloin, where members of the Vietnamese diaspora created the residential enclave and commercial corridor now known as \u201cLittle Saigon\u201d\u2014a vibrant cornerstone of the neighborhood today.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the <strong>Tenderloin Museum\u2019s SF First Thursday Art Walks<\/strong>, presented in collaboration with <strong>SF Planning<\/strong>, the evening will feature readings by contributors <strong>Vu Tran<\/strong> and <strong>Doan Bui<\/strong>, plus live music and complimentary refreshments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thursday, May 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0<\/em><br><em><em>6:00 \u2013 8:00 PM<\/em>\u00a0<br>Myrtle Alley (at 835 Larkin St, between O&#8217;Farrell and Geary)<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Free and open to all \u2014 no registration required.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3673396,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[213,236],"app_city_tax":[225],"app_event_type":[241],"class_list":["post-3673218","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-literature","app_discipline-museums","app_city_tax-sf","app_event_type-talk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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