Thi Bui, author of “The Best We Could Do,” on Vietnamese identity and telling her parents’ stories
<p><em>This interview was originally published in the March 30, 2018 issue of The Slant. Want more Asian American news, media and culture every week? </em><a href="https://slant.email/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe for free today</em></a><em>.</em></p>
<p>Thi Bui is a Vietnamese American cartoonist and author of the critically acclaimed graphic novel, <a href="https://amzn.to/2IbQ6FS" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>The Best We Could Do</em></a>—a national bestseller, ALA 2018 Notable Books Selection … <a href="https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/The-Best-We-Could-Do" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">and one of Bill Gates’ top 5 books of 2017</a>.</p>
<p>A veteran illustrator, Bui’s work has appeared in The Nib, PEN America, the Asian American Literary Review, Hyphen Magazine and more. She is a contributor to <em>Refugees Anthology</em>, published by Abrams Press, and illustrated <em>A Different Pond,</em> a<em> </em>2018 Caldecott Honor Book, with writer Bao Phi.</p>
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