Noisemaker Award
The “Noisemaker Award” recognizes a community leader who inspires us all to stand up and stand out, and who embodies true storytelling with courage and conviction.
2024 Noisemaker
Viet Thanh Nguyen
AUTHOR - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER
Viet Thanh Nguyen is an acclaimed Vietnamese-American author and professor known for his insightful and compelling works on war, memory, and identity. His bestselling novel, The Sympathizer, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2016 and has been praised for its sharp commentary on the complexities of the Vietnamese-American experience. Nguyen's writing and scholarship continue to challenge and enrich conversations around race, displacement, and storytelling.