Andrew X. Pham

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Andrew X. Pham (born 1967) is a Vietnamese American author.

Pham was born in Vietnam in 1967 and moved to California with his family in 1977 as boat people. His father was imprisoned in a reeducation camp after the Vietnam War.

Pham graduated from UCLA as an engineer but later gave up his high-paying job to bicycle through all the western states, part of Japan and finally, most of Vietnam in a whirl-wind bike adventure tour. He lives in San Jose and is the author of Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam, ISBN 0374119740. Catfish and Mandala was the winner of the 1999 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize.

[edit] Works

  • Pham, Andrew X. Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam. ISBN 0374119740. 
  • Pham, Andrew X. The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars. This title will be released on June 3, 2008.. ISBN 030738120X. 

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Notables: Kiriyama Prize, Whiting Writer Award, QPB Nonfiction Prize, Guardian Shortlist Finalist, NY Times Notable Book of the Year, Oregon Literature Prize.

External Links Andrew X Pham's website www.andrewxpham.com

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