“In The Refugees, such figures aren’t, contra Trump, an undifferentiated, threatening mass. They are complicatedly human and deserving care & empathy... In our moment, to look faithfully & empathetically at the scars made by dislocation, to bear witness to the past pain & present vulnerability such scars speak of, is itself a political act. So, too, is Nguyen’s dedication: ‘For all refugees, everywhere.’” (Boston Globe)