Articles & Essays

“Who is the Real Thich Minh Tue?” Tricycle, June 25, 2026.

“What Do Buddhists Think of Fort Worth’s ‘Walk For Peace’ Monks?” Tricycle, February 6, 2026.

“The Engaged Buddha of Vietnam.” Tricycle, February 5, 2026.

“A Battle in the Bardo.” Tricycle, December 2025.

“Dual Cultivation.” Tricycle. Summer 2025.

“Pure Land-Zen Dual Cultivation in 13th Century Vietnam and Today.” BuddhistDoor Global. January 23rd, 2025.

“Venerating Avalokitesvara by Engaging the World.” Buddhadharma — The Practitioner’s Quarterly / Lion’s Roar.com. July 29th, 2024.

“The Pure Land of Parkour.”Bodhi Leaves: An American American Buddhist Monthly / Lion’s Roar.com. May 1st, 2024.

“How a Poetry Collection Masquerading as Buddhist Scripture Nearly Duped the Literary World.” The Literary Hub. February 3rd, 2021

“Research Notes: Meditations on the Mother Tongue.” Necessary Fiction. May 5th, 2017

“Redshift.” Carolina Quarterly. Issue 62.3, Winter 2012.*

*Notable Work, Best American Essays2013

Conferences, Interviews, Talks & Podcasts

“speak easy. a conversation between Kathy Ngoc Nguyen and An Tran.” Cha: An Asian Literary Journal. July 1st, 2026.

“FW Chats: Ẩn Trần and Vietnamese Buddhism.” Fearless Wisdom Podcast. June 21st, 2025.

“Working Toward a Decolonized American Buddhism”, Asian Americans and Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Talk 3. Making Visible Webinar Series for the Open Heart Mindfulness Community of Washington, DC. July 28th, 2021.

05.1: Black Wrights / Liberal Wrongs ft. Adnan and An (pt 1 of 2) - G.L.A.M.M.U.M.P - Generic Leftist APIA Music and Media of the Upper Midwest Podcast. May 5th, 2021.

05.2: E(urope) is for Empire (pt 2 of 2) - G.L.A.M.M.U.M.P - Generic Leftist APIA Music and Media of the Upper Midwest Podcast. May 5th, 2021.