Alexander Nguyen
Multimedia Producer, North CountyAs a multimedia producer, Alexander Nguyen creates content for all of KPBS' platforms, including the web and social media.
Alexander has covered Southern California extensively for several publications, including Patch, Times of San Diego, MyNewsLA.com, and NBC San Diego, where he won an Emmy and several Society of Professional Journalists and San Diego Press Club awards for his writing.
Alexander is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the San Diego Press Club. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and a master’s in journalism innovation from Syracuse University.
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The city has had a ban on new drive-thrus in place since 1998, but the Carlsbad City Council recently approved a policy that could pave the way for more. -
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The fracture of Vietnam 50 years ago has had a lasting impact on multiple generations. What does it mean to be Vietnamese today and how can members of the diaspora move forward without letting the war define them? -
The Fall of Sàigòn left behind a lasting legacy of trauma. That trauma is being felt not only by the first generation in the Vietnamese diaspora, but also by their children and grandchildren. -
For the Vietnamese people, the Fall of Sàigòn constitutes a loss of homeland, loss of country, loss of identity and loss of familial ties. -
Historians explain the origins of the Vietnam War and what is missing from the American narrative of the fall of Sàigòn and its aftermath.
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