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Alex Tizon

アレックス・ティゾン

Arekkusu Tizon

別名: Tomas Alexander Asuncion Tizon

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1959-10-30 (Manila, Philippines)
死没
2017-03-23 (Eugene, Oregon, U.S.) 57歳
国籍
United States, Philippines
言語
English
宗教
Unknown
居住地歴
Manila, Philippines → Honolulu, Hawaii → New York City → Seattle, Washington → Eugene, Oregon

経歴

職業
journalist, author, professor
活動期間
1983年〜2017年
所属
University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication, The Seattle Times, Los Angeles Times

学歴

University of Oregon
School of Journalism / Journalism
学位: BA
卒業年: 1983
国: United States
Stanford University
Graduate School / Journalism
学位: MS
卒業年: 1986
国: United States

受賞歴

Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
1997
対象作品: Five-part series on fraud and mismanagement in the Federal Indian Housing Program
部門: Investigative Reporting
主催: Columbia University
結果: Winner
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
2011
対象作品: Big Little Man
部門: Work-in-Progress Award
主催: Columbia University / Nieman Foundation
結果: Winner
Knight International Journalism Fellowship
2009
主催: International Center for Journalists
結果: Fellow
Knight Jefferson Fellowship
1998
主催: Unknown
結果: Fellow

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self

2014年 memoir

A memoir and cultural history exploring themes related to race, masculinity, and personal identity, examining Western stereotypes of Asian men.

racemasculinityidentityimmigration

My Family's Slave

2017年 nonfiction

An article recounting the life of Eudocia Tomas Pulido, a Filipina peasant woman kept as a slave by his family even after immigrating to the U.S.

slaveryfamily secretsimmigration

作風・主題

文体
personal narrativejournalistic stylecultural examination
頻出モチーフ
immigrant experiencessocial outcastssearch for identityracial stereotypes

評価・遺産

Pulitzer Prize-winning Filipino-American journalist and author renowned for investigative reporting. His posthumously published Atlantic cover story 'My Family's Slave' sparked significant debate. Also served as a professor at the University of Oregon.

豆知識

  • He died the same day The Atlantic's editorial staff decided to feature his story on the cover, before they could inform him.