Praise for Thousand Star Hotel "The strength of this book comes from the clear and forceful voice. The words leap off the pages, half alive already. A fierce, burning indictment of racism and xenophobia." -- Chicago Review of Books "Equal parts heartbreaking and bitingly funny. This volume is a must-read for readers seeking a greater understanding of race, but also for any reader who has children or parents, experienced heartbreak, or just loves the sound of finely wrought lines." -- The Star Tribune "[Phi] has few peers that can match him in his assessment of contemporary culture and social justice." -- Cultural Weekly "Bao Phi carries an honest, powerful voice, and he is not afraid to look into the boiling pots of his past or the roiling violence in America and abroad." --Tara Betts "A vividly inward look at an Asian American experience that never flinches from the hard realizations of humanity.

" --Tyehimba Jess Praise for Sông I Sing "Bao Phi and Ed Bok Lee . comprise a local vanguard of Asian American literature, as poetic in their demolishing of stereotypes as they are determined." -- Minnesota Monthly "Phi gives voice to those who live beneath the radar of the American creed, but who have internalized that creed as much as the quotidian racism they endure." -- The Lantern Review "Anyone curious about how Vietnamese Americans are getting along in America should buy this book. The answer is here." -- VVA Veteran.