Phil Hong Nguyen

Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural, tries to find his way into the larger story–and along the way discovers secrets about the strange world he inhabits and his family's buried history.

Alone in grieving the disappearance of her daughter 4 years prior, Venus makes a pilgrimage to see her estranged father after hearing him on public radio discussing a wormhole in the Pacific Ocean.

Saigon, Vietnam – 1972 – Two men who come from two backgrounds fall in love at first sight – a love story between a Vietnamese tailor and an American customer.

Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural, tries to find his way into the larger story–and along the way discovers secrets about the strange world he inhabits and his family's buried history.