Tony Ngo
From Dirt, Grow Lotuses: Days of ordinary heroes
On June 11, 1963, Thích Quảng Đức, a Buddhist monk and religious leader in the former Republic of Vietnam, sat cross-legged, eyes closed, and...
From Dirt, Grow Lotuses: Will we be okay?
To simply live in the moment without fear? Unrealistic. To just sit and suffer in fear of what comes next? Unbearable. Somewhere in the...
From Dirt, Grow Lotuses: 50 years after Saigon’s fall, the healing continues
Dad, do you remember the last time we spoke? I’m having trouble remembering myself — it’s been so long now. I must’ve been seven...
From Dirt, Grow Lotuses: On the ground in Zone 2, also known as Little...
A blood-soaked towel in the middle of the sidewalk. Dried splatters of crimson red in the biting winter air, the once-white cloth sits beneath...
From Dirt, Grow Lotuses: Introducing new column diving into Little Saigon
Blooming in the muddy depths of the Mekong Delta, lotus flowers — the national flower of Vietnam — represent the strength of a people...
