Leslie V. Nguyen-Okwu
@lnguyenokwu
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Journalist & Narrative Strategist. Bylines: @nytimes @BBC @NatGeo @TheEconomist. Education: @Harvard & @Stanford. Forthcoming Book: "American Hyphen"
Joined October 2012
RT @worldchannel: TONIGHT 9:30/8:30c: On a special episode of #StoriesFromTheStage, e tellers of color share how their cancer diagnoses hav….
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Humbled to be part of such a talented group of @deGrootFound writers! “American Hyphen comes at a crossroads as America grapples with racial injustice, anti-Black brutality, and anti-Asian attacks -- through untangling the Gordian knot of Asian assimilation & Black belonging.”.
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Elated to be a finalist for the @deGrootFound literary prize: "American Hyphen is an intimate journey across the rocky terrain of racism, as a first-gen Vietnamese Nigerian American navigates the fissures & faultlines between Black America & Asian America"
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American Hyphen (Memoir), Austin, TX
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RT @BLKChinaCaucus: What better way to start the Year of the Dragon than with this 2022 @nytimes piece “Black & Asian Communities Have a Lo….
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Stories of loss, struggle, change and hope are the most powerful tools we have to understand one another and bridge what divides us.
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RT @worldchannel: Storyteller @lnguyenokwu shared her story in the hopes of connecting with others like her. VOTE for #SFTSPodcast: Living….
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RT @GBH: After five months of chemotherapy treatment, @lnguyenokwu beat cancer. In the process, she finally embraced her multiracial identi….
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RT @GBH: Watch @lnguyenokwu's full story in the first of a new two-part special from #StoriesFromTheStage. Presented in collaboration wit….
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A cancer diagnosis changes life. But with science, love & more, people can and do survive.
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RT @worldchannel: ICYMI: @iamdanielggarza, @lnguyenokwu & @MelDMann share their stories of positivity and acceptance in the face of a #canc….
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RT @GBH: @KSAXNJ @MelDMann @lnguyenokwu @count_me_in @worldchannel The full #StoriesFromTheStage episode is streaming online on @WORLDChann….
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A cancer diagnosis changes life. But with science, love & more, people can and do survive.
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RT @worldchannel: PREMIERE: How do we navigate a difficult prognosis with light and love? Watch the first of a special 2-part #StoriesFromT….
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RT @BLKChinaCaucus: Please show your support and tune in to tonight's @PBS/ @worldchannel Stories from the Stage episode "Living with Cance….
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A cancer diagnosis changes life. But with science, love & more, people can and do survive.
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RT @isaacstonefish: There are some excellent black voices in the China space. Looking for new people and orgs to follow? Let me recommend:….
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RT @darice_dandan: Consider donating to my friend’s cancer fund. She has a highly treatable form of blood cancer and every little bit helps.
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RT @erinhale: @lnguyenokwu is one of the coolest journalists I’ve met while living in Taipei. She moved back to the US where she’s writing….
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On October 17th, my big sister, Leslie, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Non-Hodg… Joyce Nguyen-Okwu needs your support for Help Leslie Survive Cancer
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I have cancer—and I'm tired of fighting. I've been quietly balancing chemo, a full-time Master's Program at Harvard, and book writing. I'm starting to lose hope. To help, please donate and spread the word by sharing the link. Sending you all of my love ❤
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On October 17th, my big sister, Leslie, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Non-Hodg… Joyce Nguyen-Okwu needs your support for Help Leslie Survive Cancer
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RT @zaraabrhm: If we are all penning our last tweets and bracing for the end of days, I want mine to be for my dear friend @lnguyenokwu, wh….
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On October 17th, my big sister, Leslie, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Non-Hodg… Joyce Nguyen-Okwu needs your support for Help Leslie Survive Cancer
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RT @crystaljjlee: it is absurd that this is necessary in the world's wealthiest country, but if you have benefited from the fantastic work….
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On October 17th, my big sister, Leslie, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Non-Hodg… Joyce Nguyen-Okwu needs your support for Help Leslie Survive Cancer
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RT @GrubWriters: #DeptofCongrats: Memoir Incubator Grad & BWOC Member @lnguyenokwu’s piece “Asian and Black Communities Have a Long History….
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Stories of loss, struggle, change and hope are the most powerful tools we have to understand one another and bridge what divides us.
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