In a move with no precedent in the business world, Chouinard, along with his family, have forfeited all their shares in Patagonia, a company valued at about $3 billion, renouncing their status as one of the wealthiest families in the US. nytimes.com/2022/09/14/cli…

“And they didn’t get a charitable deduction for it. There is no tax benefit here whatsoever." Real values and #climate leadership. Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company nytimes.com/2022/09/14/cli…

“The first time riding this bus, I was feeling like I was sitting in central Saigon's sidewalk. We ate Vietnamese sandwiches and watched a Vietnamese music show on TV,” wrote Hồng Cao, director of operations at the Việt Museum in San José. kqed.org/news/11926990/…

LOVE the writing, sound + hilarious moments in this story Christine Nguyen, MD. 🚌 Take a ride on the Bánh Mì Bus, with delectable sandwiches, crates of tropical fruit 🍍, and nuns chugging soymilk! #TheCaliforniaReport KQED bit.ly/3en2SHk

Great piece on the loss of pediatric hospital beds nationally by @Emily_Baum. What happens when kids, especially those with special needs, get sick? It’s a challenge for kids, parents, communities, & often adult ER docs who are the last line of defense nytimes.com/2022/10/11/hea…

Thanks The New York Times for reposting my #banhmi bus story for KQED

This Lunar New Year, the Vietnamese will observe a different animal in the zodiac — the cat. The reasons are murky: It could come down to linguistics or the landscape. Or maybe cats are just plain friendlier. n.pr/3GZD26M

Two shooters targeted #AsianAmericans in #MontereyPark + in #HalfMoonBay. People asked: Is it a hate crime? Turns out, they are Asian-on-Asian attacks and I'm hearing: Is there hidden trauma affecting elderly Asian men, pushing them to explode? Our story: lat.ms/3XEdVxt

Very excited to say KALW is opening up applications for a ~paid~ podcasting institute this summer where high school students and recent grads learn to pitch, write, and produce their own audio stories. I'll be teaching w/ Scribbler. Details here: kalw.org/summer-podcast…

At #SXSW23 for "health/medtech track." Depressing that many/most of panels in healthcare tech involve MBAs, entrepreneurs & industry, rather than ppl who've actually seen patients. They're often promoting "optimization," "cost reduction," "ROI." Not "care."

We are excited to announce our 2023 California Health Equity Fellowship class! #2023CAHealthEquity centerforhealthjournalism.org/2023/03/13/cen…

For her 2023 California Health Equity Fellowship, journalist and physician Christine Nguyen, MD will report on the issue, which has taken on fresh urgency as CDC data shows obesity rates among children increased rapidly during the coronavirus pandemic. ow.ly/8A6g50Nu6Tj

Obesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major – and sometimes lifelong – health consequences bit.ly/3LMOoNY

When I became a caregiver to my dad after he was diagnosed with brain cancer, life erupted. We were losing him slowly and he was often frustrated. It was a rough time. And there were scant resources for caregivers. But we can learn from other countries: kesq.com/news/2023/05/1…

Historic: 10,000 Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders enrolled in a single NIH funded research registry! Care Registry reduces disparities in health research Asian American Journalists Association est. 1981 AsAmNews ANH DO Ngoc Nguyen The National Institute on Aging (NIA)

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for managing childhood obesity, but the recommendations are a challenge for overwhelmed health systems. Christine Nguyen reports 🖊 bit.ly/48JdfN7

Silicon Valley: an underserved community for healthcare no joke.