Brian Truong

Writing nonfiction, making ceramics; support from @yaddotoday, @peripluscollect, @tin_house & @breadloafwriter. Winner of the 2023 Georgia Review Prose Prize.

[Brian Truong @trubrian]

The first essay I ever wrote is now out in @EcotoneMagazine! I wrote about my language loss, the seemingly simple trades we made for assimilation. Linguists have long studied the 3 stages of first-language attrition, and I posit a 4th.

https://t.co/Jm5zPM5lFu

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back in the studio

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@JWProkowiew @UcrossFdn Ahh that’s amazing to hear, Jason — and you’ve been to many residencies! I’m excited.

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Honored 🤲 (and excited to peck away at the manuscript this fall @UcrossFdn)🐦

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@luloveswords @UcrossFdn 😊😊

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@DashaunDub @UcrossFdn Thanks for cheering me on, @DashaunDub! ☺️

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@minhalbaig @UcrossFdn Thanks friend!

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We talked about collectivism vs. individualism in the AAPI community, communication between generations of men, and Randy’s research process + inspirations.

Also I love working with @the_rumpus. Thanks to Annelies Zijderveld and Janet Rodriguez for the edits and support!

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Always a delight to read a book that depicts Southeast Asian families with idiosyncratic fullness—from a place of personal truth. I interviewed @randyribay about his recent novel, Everything We Never Had, which spans four generations of Filipino-American men.

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@litmagreject @harperbooks yay maggie!!!!! can't wait. this cover is incredible 🤯🫧

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@MinervaCanto Thanks for reading, Minerva! And for sharing this passage 🫛

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❤️🩷💜💔
Once, while peeling string beans, I asked Mom, “Do you dream in English or in Vietnamese?”  

It took her a moment. She blinked a few times and responded, “I don’t know actually.”

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@anqiekanq @EcotoneMagazine gosh, thank you for reading and for the praise, angie 🥺

[Brian Truong @trubrian]

The first essay I ever wrote is now out in @EcotoneMagazine! I wrote about my language loss, the seemingly simple trades we made for assimilation. Linguists have long studied the 3 stages of first-language attrition, and I posit a 4th.

https://t.co/Jm5zPM5lFu

[Lu Han @luloveswords]

“Linguists do not consider the silence between kin—the loss of connection when in shared moments, for lack of understanding, we default to the comfortable and easy: leaving things unsaid.”

Read @trubrian’s essay in @EcotoneMagazine, free for a few more days!

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@luloveswords @EcotoneMagazine Thank you, Lu 🤗

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@aparnamitra0 @EcotoneMagazine Beautiful. Thank you for sharing, Aparna!

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@GraceLP Thanks Grace 🥺

Though our works derive from difficult circumstances, it is meaningful to get to be in conversation and in community with one another.

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@andymintan @Jezebel so many precious, powerful moments — the trembling at the thought of dreams achieved, the carefulness of breathing while painting, the success of the pinky French tip 🤧

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@andymintan Thanks for reading, Andy 🤲

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@jadz That’s exciting to hear! I’m looking forward to reading it once you’re ready to share.

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@melissahungtx Big hugs, Melissa. Thank you for reading and sharing.