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.
Dion Nissenbaum
Dion worked for The Wall Street Journal in several high-profile roles, stationed in Brussels, Beirut, Istanbul, Kabul and Jerusalem. He has served as a bureau chief, a Middle East correspondent, a war correspondent and a senior correspondent. He’s covered national security, the Pentagon, and counterterrorism policy. Earlier in his career, Dion served as a state capitol reporter for the San Jose Mercury News in Sacramento, producing reporting that contributed to the forced resignation of state officials, changes in California laws and calls for special investigations of former Gov. Gray Davis. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for International reporting in 2022 and in 2017, and received the James K. Batten Excellence Award in 2003, among many other awards. He published “A Street Divided: Stories from Jerusalem’s Alley of God” in 2015.
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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.
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Trump administration releases millions in refugee resettlement funds to Texas after lawsuit
The future of immigrant support programs in Texas and nationwide remains uncertain as the Trump administration seeks to cut off federal funding.
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Texas refugee group sues Trump administration over immigrant resettlement funding freeze
The lawsuit accuses the Trump Administration of blocking funds to provide help to “those fleeing persecution in their home countries.”
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Houston’s newly arrived Afghan refugees face eviction, uncertainty after Trump cuts support
The network of Houston resettlement programs collapsed, leaving hundreds of refugees uncertain how they will pay rent or feed their families.
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Halt of refugee programs creates fears for Houston Afghans with family stuck in Afghanistan
Trump’s order upended refugee programs in Houston and created a climate of fear among groups working to help newcomers acclimate to life in America.
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Search for Houston journalist Austin Tice in Syria ongoing amid appeal for more U.S. help
Activists are scouring Syria to find Austin Tice, a Houston journalist abducted in 2012. Searchers are asking the United States to help.
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Vincent Valdez excavates uncomfortable American history in thought-provoking exhibition
Vincent Valdez tackles America’s often overlooked chapters in police brutality and lynching of Mexican-Americans at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.
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Texas’ restrictive abortion law sends Houston teen on cross-country odyssey for help
After a strict ban was imposed in 2021, thousands of women have left Texas to end pregnancies. Houston teen embarked on a 1,500-mile journey to do so.
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Kamala Harris to hold rally in Houston Friday, Beyoncé expected to appear
The Harris campaign calls Texas “ground zero of the nation’s extreme abortion bans” and views it as a galvanizing force in the presidential race.