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The Manicurist’s Daughter: On Nail Salons, On Revenge, On Justice, On Performing (with Susan Lieu)

The Manicurist’s Daughter: On Nail Salons, On Revenge, On Justice, On Performing (with Susan Lieu)

Update: 2024-07-31
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My diaCritics book review focused and critiqued this ever recurring topic of nostalgia in diasporic memoirs, and Lieu shares her own thoughts on critical nostalgia, its connection to the tragedy of the living, and her desire to excavate her family memories. In capturing life as a Vietnamese American daughter in California during the 1990s, Lieu reflects on writing The Manicurist’s Daughter, which originally began as a tale of vengeance, her cultural-specific references, dialogue in Vietnamese, and her knowingly othering the reader. 



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The Manicurist’s Daughter: On Nail Salons, On Revenge, On Justice, On Performing (with Susan Lieu)

The Manicurist’s Daughter: On Nail Salons, On Revenge, On Justice, On Performing (with Susan Lieu)

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