Since the murder of his father in 1982, Tu Nguyen has spent more than a decade trying to uncover the people responsible, a mystery yet to be solved.
Hillary Ma
Hillary Ma is an audience engagement producer for The Houston Landing, focusing closely on public safety and diverse communities. Previously, she was a reporter for Southern California News Group where her bylines were passed around in local SoCal newspapers like the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, The Orange County Register and more. Despite having roots from Madison, Wisconsin, she lived in Houston for 10 years and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Government and a certificate in Japanese Language and Culture. She speaks Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese. Off the clock, you can find Hillary indulging in on her favorite childhood dishes in Bellaire Chinatown or playing with her cat Francis.
Despite size, Houston’s Vietnamese population lags when it comes to political engagement
Educational attainment, economic pressures, language and voting barriers continue to challenge Vietnamese Houstonians with government representation.
50 years later, the fall of Saigon still resonates throughout Houston’s Vietnamese diaspora
Houston became a haven for refugees to flee after the fall of Saigon. Today, the city is home to the second-largest Vietnamese population in the U.S.