ren n. dinh・310ren
About
ren n. dinh was born in Hanoi, Vietnam. In 2012 they started high school in the U.S., and continued to pursue higher education at Mount Holyoke College. They major in English and minor in Japanese, interested in exploring international student experience, diaspora, and global popular culture. They hope to write stories that can bring comfort to people.
Written Works
The following lists are not meant to be comprehensive. All works can be found on 310ren.wordpress.com.
fiction
| Title | Genre | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| coco's new home | Short story | by her parents’ order, coco travels to dianora, the most powerful city on earth, on her own. having watched movies about dianora since she was a child, coco is confident enough about living by herself, until she gets off the ocean train and meets her host mother, mary, and her odd new home. or: how might an international student feel upon their arrival in the us for the first time? |
| 21st Century Girls | Short story | Three years after graduation from a U.S. university, An finally settles down as a public high school English teacher in Saigon, Vietnam. She tries to carry a quiet, anonymous life, until one of her college friends invites her to a wedding back in her hometown of Hanoi, and another college friend decides to pay a visit. |
| blue, green, and the humming throughout | Fanfiction | The first time they met, Taehyung was plucking dandelions, twirling the vein-green stalks with his fingertips as he hummed along with the wind carrying the seeds to uncharted lands. |
non-fiction
| Title | Genre |
|---|---|
| BTS Centers Musical Narrative on Fans in “MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA” | Online article, music, entertainment, album review |
| Miss Saigon Amherst: Untold Struggles of an Ethnic Restaurant | Profile, ethnic cuisine, Vietnamese cuisine |
| Among, Amidst, In: Navigating Three Cultures and Self-Identity | Personal essay, multicultural education |
Visual Arts
Check out ren's Behance profile for comprehensive collections of ren's works in visual arts.
