In The Mountains Sing, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai has created a luminous, complex family narrative that spans nearly a century of Vietnamese history, from the French colonial period through the communist ...

"The Mountains Sing" is a multigenerational epic about a family torn apart by war and the efforts of its various members to survive. It is also the missing narrative of the American War in Vietnam.

“The Mountains Sing” by Nguyen Phan Que Mai is a wonderful book full of sadness and hope. The author has provided great insight into Vietnamese history and culture as she draws on the experiences of ...

Here’s the difference between attending “Smoke on the Mountain” and an old-fashioned Southern hymn sing: Audience members pay to see “Smoke on the Mountain,” whereas hymn sing attendees tithe after ...

When she was a child, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai ached for the kind of family connection others might take for granted. “Growing up,” Nguyễn says on a recent call from Jakarta, where she now lives. “I was ...