Thuy Bogart·Apr 15, 2023Behind the New WallMy family arrived in the US in 1980. Ba và mẹ (translates to“Dad and Mom” in Vietnamese) had spent the previous few years hiding from the…
Thuy Bogart·Feb 13, 2023The Joker“Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah Some call me the gangster of love Some people call me Maurice ’Cause I speak of the pompatus of…
Thuy Bogart·Jan 12, 2023Water Phoenix of the ForestImmortality is not all it’s cracked up to be. Am I saying I’m immortal? Yes. That is exactly what I am saying. I do not think I can die.
Thuy Bogart·Nov 21, 2022Once Upon a Time in Puerto RicoI was living in DC as a free agent in my early twenties. I worked managing budgets for a conservation NGO. It paid well and offered great…
Thuy Bogart·Oct 11, 2022Escape ArtistIn the end, we weren’t friends. We had never become friends. The abuse we endured from our parents had rocketed me from Dang’s playmate to…A response icon1A response icon1
Thuy Bogart·Oct 1, 2022Subway Love StoryIt had been a tough year. One boyfriend had cheated on her; another had sexually assaulted her. Her roommate had abruptly fled the country…
Thuy Bogart·Sep 17, 2022That Refugee LifeNear the coast of Malaysia is a small, rocky island called Pulau Bidong. Uninhabitable the in the 70s, the tiny bump in the ocean became…A response icon1A response icon1
Thuy Bogart·Sep 7, 2022Made in SaigonOur jeep sped to the airfield to board the last planes out of Saigon, Ba, in a panic to save his two sons and pregnant wife. His name was…A response icon1A response icon1
Thuy Bogart·Sep 2, 2022FracturePinned under Marty’s weight as he pulled at the bed covers and then my clothes, it took a moment before I could process what was happening:A response icon1A response icon1
