A Conversation with André Dao

Thu Oct 23 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC-07:00

Wheeler Hall | Berkeley

Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network
Publisher/HostDiasporic Vietnamese Artists Network
A Conversation with Andr\u00e9 Dao
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UC Berkeley and the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) proudly present: A Conversation with André Dao, moderated by Sydney To.
About this Event

UC Berkeley and the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) proudly present: A Conversation with André Dao


Join us for a dynamic evening with Vietnamese Australian author André Dao as he discusses his writing, research, and praxis – moderated by Asian American literature scholar Sydney Van To. This event will take place at 300 Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley on Thursday, October 23 from 5pm-7pm PT. 


This event is FREE, but space is limited. Please RSVP to ensure your seat.

If you’d like to request special accommodations, please contact [email protected].


ABOUT ANDRÉ DAO

André Dao is an author and researcher from Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. His debut novel, Anam, won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction and the NSW Premier’s Literary Award for New Writing. He is the co-founder of Behind the Wire, an award-winning oral history project documenting the stories of the adults and children who have been detained by the Australian government after seeking asylum in Australia.

André Dao - Instagram


MORE ABOUT THE SPONSORS

Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) - Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn

Ink & Blood (an imprint of Kaya Press) - Instagram | Facebook


UC Berkeley Sponsors

Asian American Research Center (AARC)

Center for Interdisciplinary Critical Inquiry (CICI)

Center for Southeast Asia Studies

Department of Comparative Literature

Department of English

Working Group for Global Vietnam Studies


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Wheeler Hall, 300 Wheeler Hall, Berkeley, United States

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