Cara Nguyen
ReporterCara Nguyen is committed to documenting the people, landscapes, melodies, and histories that make a place home. They are San Jose-born, Seattle-educated, Oakland-based, and Saigon-rooted.
Cara is a multidisciplinary artist that produces community events, printed materials, and an internet radio show (HUSH! on Lower Grand Radio) often in collaboration with other diasporic Vietnamese organizers.
Their work weaves together an academic background in economics, a creative inclination towards music, and a sense of responsibility rooted in cultural preservation.
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The Tenderloin has the highest concentration of children in the city. In a neighborhood lacking green space, the new trees and nature area are a welcome change. -
AI companies are increasingly turning to rural and less affluent areas to house data centers. With fewer resources to advocate for themselves, these communities are becoming particularly vulnerable to water scarcity and other environmental impacts from AI. -
CrosscurrentsA beloved musician both defies and carries on the musical traditions with roots in Japanese American incarceration. -
Affiliating brings professional resources and more bargaining power. Philz Workers United joins a growing labor movement of Bay Area coffee workers fighting for better wages and working conditions. -
The California Highway Patrol is in the middle of a 24-hour crack down on speeding. -
The 2009 Endangerment Finding determined that greenhouse gases threatened public health and allowed the EPA to regulate them under the Clean Air Act. In February, the Trump Administration repealed the finding. In response, climate activists held a vigil outside of the San Francisco EPA office. -
Vacant industrial land at the edge of the Oakland Estuary is being transformed into a public park. -
CrosscurrentsThe Asian American jazz movement has roots in 1970s San Francisco. Today, the music continues. The next generation of Asian American jazz musicians are asking what it means to make music that honors history, and speaks to the moment. -
The Super Bowl is this Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. South Bay residents are worried that increased event security will escalate ICE’s immigration enforcement. -
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health earlier this month, which allows users to connect their medical records and wellness apps to receive medical advice. The launch comes amidst heavy federal and state level cuts to health care and education funding.
