I always say that writing non-fiction versus writing fiction is a bit like architecture versus abstract painting.
Andrew LamThat experience of losing home, longing for home, that yearning for meaning and rootedness and identity in a floating world, it's what often makes an immigrant story into an American story .
Andrew LamToday, more people are crossing various borders in order to survive, thrive, change their lives. Even if you don't cross the border, with demographic shifts, the border sometimes crosses you.
Andrew LamI think in a larger sense, immigrant narrative is comprehensive and speaks to the core of human experience.
Andrew Lam