Hua Hsu

staff writer at the New Yorker, author of the memoir “Stay True”

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Hua Hsu is Associate Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Vassar College. A contributing writer to the New Yorker, he is the author of  A Floating Chinaman: Fantasy and Failure across the Pacific.

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Hua Hsu and his college friend Ken were both Asian American but opposites. A few years after they met, Ken died in a carjacking. Their bond is the focus of Hsu’s new memoir.

Why unlikely matches can lead to life-changing friendships

Hua Hsu and his college friend Ken were both Asian American but opposites. A few years after they met, Ken died in a carjacking. Their bond is the focus of Hsu’s new memoir.

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Author Hua Hsu stops by to discuss his book A Floating Chinaman, recounting the life of 1930's actor/writer H.T. Tsiang and his struggles entering the American literary world.

Hua Hsu: A Floating Chinaman

Author Hua Hsu stops by to discuss his book A Floating Chinaman, recounting the life of 1930's actor/writer H.T. Tsiang and his struggles entering the American literary world.

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