Thuy Da Lam

Thuy Da Lam was born in Qui Nh n, 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 PhD in English from UH M noa. 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...See more

Thuy Da Lam was born in Qui Nh n, 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 PhD in English from UH M noa. 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/ See less