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Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the DCPA

The month of May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Originally a weeklong commemoration to mark the completion of the transcontinental railroad (the majority of which was laid by Chinese immigrants) and the first Japanese immigration to the United States. By the early 1990s, the month of May was officially designated Asian/Pacific […]

What is the role of the rap and the rhymes in ‘Vietgone’?

Here’s why the creators of Vietgone think using an art form that didn’t fully exist in 1975 still makes for the perfect storytelling tool

‘Vietgone’: Not just another war story

When describing his play’s style, Nguyen says: “It’s as influenced by Quentin Tarantino as it is influenced by David Henry Hwang as it is influenced by Jay-Z.”