Red Hen Press author Andrew Lam is a Vietnamese American author based in San Francisco. His writing focuses on the Vietnamese diaspora, the American Dream and themes surrounding identity, culture, love and loss. A few of his most notable works include, PERFUME DREAMS: REFLECTIONS ON THE VIETNAMESE DIASPORA, EAST EATS WEST: WRITING IN TWO HEMISPHERES, and his latest release STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF THE SEA