Faculty

Minh X. Nguyen

Minh X. Nguyen

Lecturer of Vietnamese, Comparative Literature

Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, University of California, Riverside, 2018
M.A. in Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Riverside, 2012

Email: minh.x.nguyen@ucr.edu

Minh X. Nguyen earned his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at UC Riverside in 2018.  His research interests include music, literature, and language in Vietnam and the diaspora.

Publications
Peer Reviewed Essay: “Bolero: Remaking Pre-1975 Music for Post-Socialist Vietnam” in Rising Asia Journal, 2024. https://www.rajraf.org/10282/uploads/article/1167/6_MINH_X_NGUYEN_3.pdf

Co-Authored Essay:  “Implementing the Vietnamese American Experiences Model Curriculum in the World Language Classroom.” Vietnamese American Experiences Model Curricula for K-12 Schools. California Department of Education (CDE), 2024. https://ucdavis.app.box.com/s/64aj79znhbo5zfwrswyxlbkqfwoo6c3t

Peer Reviewed Essay:“Commodifying Transnationalism for the General Audience” in Routledge Handbook of Asian Transnationalism, Routledge P. 2023. 142-52.  https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003152149-13/commodifying-transnationalism-general-audience-minh-nguyen

Peer Reviewed Essay: “Queer Legibility: Queerness in Vietnamese Popular Music” in critical anthology entitled Queer Viet Nam: Activism, Art and Artifice. Eds. Mariam Lam and Nguyen Tan Hoang. For Hong Kong UP/Columbia UP distribution. For the book series Queer Asia, Editors Chris Berry, John Nguyet Erni, Peter Jackson and Helen Leung. (Accepted for publication; invited contribution.)

Peer Reviewed Essay: “Cultural Translation: Narratives of Vietnamese Popular Songs Abroad” in critical anthology entitled Routes of Engagement: Việt Nam and Diasporas. Eds. Quan Tue Tran, Thu-Huong Nguyen-Vo and Mariam Lam. For Routledge P. (Accepted for publication; invited contribution.)

Book Review: “Norton, Barley. Songs for the Spirits: Music and Mediums in Modern Vietnam.” Journal of Vietnamese Studies. Vol. 5 No. 1, Winter 2010. 205-214