DBD 07-07-2025: Sue, Sioux, Hsu

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UC Berkeley alumnus Hua Hsu won a Pulitzer Prize in 2023 for his memoir, "Stay True". The memoir reflects on Hsu's undergraduate years in the mid-1990s (BS Poli Sci 1999 UC Berkeley) and the effect of a friendship cut short by tragedy. The work is lauded for its "elegant and poignant coming-of-age account," focusing on friendship, loss, and self-discovery. A staff writer at The New Yorker, Hsu also serves as a professor at Bard College.