Frances Nguyen
Freelance Writer
Frances Nguyen is a freelance writer and journalist covering politics, culture, and society through the prism of race and identity. She has reported extensively on issues concerning marginalized BIPOC communities, including the lasting legacy of colonialism and US imperialism on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. She also edits the Women Under Siege section of the Women’s Media Center, which covers sexualized and gendered violence in global contexts. She is currently based in Europe.
Latest articles by Frances Nguyen

As tourism returns to Maui, those displaced by this year’s deadly fires face losing their homes again.

Asian American businesses are besieged by racism that leaves them open to attacks and by economic stereotypes that render them forgotten.


Despite the pandemic, protectors are still working to prevent the construction of a massive telescope.

People dream of escaping to an “exotic” place during the pandemic. But they’re endangering local residents.