Editor’s note: Every writer hopes to get a letter like this someday, in which a reader professes that your work has meant more to him… more »

There were two books that recently renewed my faith in the power of people to make an impact. Both books made me realize that we… more »

I fit the character description and educational profile, but the job doesn’t appeal to me. I’ve been mistaken on several occasions as a spy, but… more »

t was late into the night when the two were done with the letter. Ha proudly signed the letter as if he were a president… more »

I recently read parts of Gary Berkovich’s book, Watching Communism Fail and realized that this would be a good book for someone who didn’t know… more »

When he proposed that memorable test of a first-rate intelligence — “hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain… more »

For those interested i moved some of the stories, essays and videos over to redroom.com here’s link http://www.redroom.com/author/andrew-q-lam I’ll be posting stories there concurrently as on… more »

Sitting on my writing desk is a framed little card, yellow now with age, and it tells of my American beginning. It’s a picture of… more »

It’s that I find it hard to awake my own inspiration when all I hear around me is about destruction and elimination.

Curated by Friends’ Poet-in-Residence Jack Hirschman and Isabelle Thuy Pelaud in the Asian American Studies Department at SFSU, this special event features Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen,… more »

Inspired and uplifted by two prominent authors, Orhan Pamuk, and Paulo Coelho, I started off my venture to the Frankfurt Book fair with hope for… more »

My essay “Notes of a Warrior’s Son” from Perfume Dreams was translated into Vietnamese by Do Anh Dao below: Enjoy.. Những Ghi Chép Của Con… more »

Những tấm ảnh bị mất

Andrew Lam at UC Berkeley where he was a guest speaker for a group of fifteen teachers about to embark on a trip to… more »

My love of fictional vampires peaked when I read Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire in high school. The movie didn’t hurt my semi-obsession either.… more »