Chrissy Nguyen
Arts EditorChrissy Nguyen leads the KPBS Arts & Culture team, overseeing multimedia arts coverage across digital, audio and video platforms. She manages projects like the weekly arts newsletter and the arts and culture podcast The Finest, which highlights voices and ideas shaping San Diego's creative community, and Port of Entry, a cross-border podcast sharing stories from people whose lives are defined by the U.S.-Mexico border.
A seasoned journalist and skilled editor, Chrissy previously worked at Yahoo as executive editor of Entertainment and Culture, where she focused on digital storytelling and audience engagement. She brings that experience to KPBS, blending her passion for the arts with editorial leadership across the region's cultural landscape.
She lives in La Mesa with her husband and daughter. A pop culture junkie, Swiftie, K-drama enthusiast and avid traveler, she's confident she'd dominate on "Hot Ones."
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Natalie takes our friend and colleague, Leslie Gonzalez, on her first-ever trip to Tijuana to explore Mercado Hidalgo, celebrate DĂa de Muertos, and dive into the sights, smells, and flavors of this tradition. -
The team dives deep into the story behind the enigmatic case of Juan Castillo Morales, also known as Juan Soldado. -
En el episodio de hoy concluimos la historia de Chama, una exiliada venezolana que llegó a EE.UU. via Tijuana. Exploramos su camino hacia Estados Unidos, el esfuerzo titánico que hizo por hacerlo de forma legal y, a pesar de toda su persistencia, cómo el sistema terminó fallándole. -
We conclude our time with Chama, a Venezuelan exile who made her way to the United States via Tijuana. She shares her Herculean effort to enter the U.S. legally and, despite all her efforts, how the system ultimately failed her.
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