About The Author

C. L. Hoang was born and raised in Vietnam during the war and came to the United States in the 1970s. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and earns his living as an electronic engineer, with eleven patents to his name. Books, history, and travel are his hobbies.
His first book, Once upon a Mulberry Field, is an award-winning novel set in Vietnam at the height of the war. It is followed by Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees, the travelogue of his 2016 visit to the ancestral homeland and a former Amazon #1 New Release in Vietnam Travel Guides. In the Shadow of Green Bamboos is his latest publication, a collection of short stories about love and hope, resilience and survival, and a former Amazon #1 New Release in Vietnam War History.
You can also visit his Author Page at the Independent Author Network by clicking HERE.

Milestones/Awards

** NEW BOOK RELEASES **
In the Shadow of Green Bamboos (paperback, eBook, audiobook)
Once upon a Mulberry Field (audiobook)
 
In the Shadow of Green Bamboos
11-13-21: Finalist (Short Story Collection), 2021 IAN Book of the Year Awards
12-31-20: Winner (Short Story), 2020 Best Indie Book Award
12-04-20: In the Shadow of Green Bamboos available in audiobook
10-23-20: In the Shadow of Green Bamboos available in paperback edition
10-23-20: In the Shadow of Green Bamboos available in Kindle, epub

Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees
06-05-19: Finalist (Travel Category), 2019 San Diego Book Awards
11-18-17: Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees available in paperback edition
11-18-17: Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees available in Kindle
11-18-17: Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees available in epub

Once upon a Mulberry Field
11-13-21: Finalist (First Novel), 2021 IAN Book of the Year Awards
10-30-20: Once upon a Mulberry Field available in audiobook
09-01-15: Bronze Medal (Cultural Fiction), 2015 Readers’ Favorite Book Award
05-11-15: Honorable Mention (General Fiction), 2015 Eric Hoffer Literary Award
10-16-14: Honorable Mention (Genre Fiction), Writer’s Digest 22nd Annual Book Awards (2014)
08-16-14: Gold Medal Winner (Historical Literature Fiction), 2014 Global Ebook Awards
07-01-14: Grand Prize Winner (Fiction), 2014 LuckyCinda Book Contest
05-15-14: Finalist (Historical Fiction), 2104 National Indie Excellence Book Awards
02-20-14: Once upon a Mulberry Field available in epub edition (Nook, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords)
02-19-14: Once upon a Mulberry Field available in Kindle edition
02-14-14: Once upon a Mulberry Field available in Paperback edition

 

 

 

 

  

Speaking Engagements/Interviews

Recent and Upcoming Engagements:

Prior Engagements:
* Gifters Podcast (on Apple Podcast) interview
* Military Officers of America Association: Palm Springs
* Veterans Clubs: Incline Village-Lake Tahoe
* Museums: Palm Springs Air Museum
* Libraries: San Diego; San Diego County; Washoe County
* National League of American Pen Women: Palm Springs Chapter
* P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) International: Temecula
* Lions Clubs: Hillcrest-San Diego; Palm Springs; Mission-San Diego
* Rotary Clubs: Cathedral City; Incline Village-Lake Tahoe; Old Mission-San Diego; Valley Center; Rancho Santa Fe; Rancho Mirage; Palm Springs; Del Mar; Encinitas; Indio; Escondido East; San Marcos; Carlsbad; 
* Local Author Showcase (sponsored by local libraries): Rancho Mirage; San Diego; Palm Springs
* Travel Groups: ACT Tours, Palm Springs; Circumnavigators Club, La Jolla
* Resorts: The Oak at Ojai
* Book clubs, church groups: Southern California
* Writers Expo: Palm Springs Writers Guild & Rancho Mirage Public Library
* MIT Alumni Club, Southern California-Palm Springs Chapter
* Radio interviews: KPBS San Diego; Mark Larson Show, San Diego; Joey English Show, Palm Springs; Bookcast (podcast)
* Print media interviews/reviews: San Diego Union-Tribune; San Diego Woman Magazine