Andy Ngo
| Andy Ngo | |
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| File:Andy Wolverine Portrait(2).jpgAndy Wolverine Portrait(2).jpg A portrait of Andy Ngo taken in 2017. | |
| Born | Andy Cuong Ngo 1987 (age 37–38) |
| 🏡 Residence | Portland, Oregon, US |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles BA Benson Polytechnic Highschool |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2016–present |
| 🌐 Website | Andy Ngo |
Andy Ngo (born 1987) is an Vietnamese-American journalist.
Early life and Education[edit]
Ngo was born in Portland, Oregon to Vietnamese boat refugee parents.[1] Ngo’s mother belonged to a middle-class family who owned a jewelry business. After the collapse of the South Vietnamese state in 1975, their family home and business were confiscated by thecommunists regime. Ngo’s mother and family were sent to a labor camp. His family were later settled in the United States.
Ngo attended Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. He graduated with B.A. in Design | Media Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2009. He is currently a graduate student in political science at Portland State University.
Controversy[edit]
While attending Portland State University, Ngo worked for the Portland State Vanguard, originally called the Daily Vanguard, an independent student-run newspaper for the university. The firing itself gained minor international attention and Ngo was defended by British writer and intellectual Douglas Murray in a column.
Following his firing, Ngo released an opinion piece from the National Review detailing the events of the Vanguard letting him go and that "the job of any reporter is to report facts."[2] The firing itself gained national spotlight due to the events that took place.[3][4]
The Vanguard had released some information in an article regarding the same event that Ngo attended[5] explaining in an editor's note that Ngo had been let go and justified that his actions with his video he tweeted didn’t show the entire context of the statement and question, thus was out of context. Because of this the editorial believed it had put the Muslim student at risk, which was citing that the Vanguard expect reports to “uphold ethical standards.”
After Ngo’s firing was picked up internationally by right-wing outlets, and after much criticism, Colleen Leary, the Editor-in-Chief at the time, published an opinion piece titled “In response to ‘Fired for reporting the truth’” in which she explains how “disheartened” she was and attempted to defend her decision for firing Ngo.[6] The article was met with much criticism in the comments.
Ngo sparked further controversy when he worked with his group, the Freethinkers of Portland State University, an atheistic group that believe in free speech, brought James Damore to the campus. Ngo recounts there having threats of violence directed towards the event because of Damore.[7][8] The event itself was not nearly as dramatic as threats made it out to be, as only one person was taken by campus police after attempting to attack the sound-booth.[9][10][11][12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Griffin, Anna. "For Immigrants' Son, Vietnam Trip Led To More Conservative Worldview". Oregon Public Broadcast. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ↑ Ngo, Andy. "Fired for Reporting the Truth". National Review. National Review. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ Herron, Elise. "A Dispute Over a Muslim Student's Remarks Costs a College Journalist His Job, And Brings National Furor to Portland State University". wweek.com. Willamette Week. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ Ciccottia, Tom. "Student Journalist Fired for Tweeting Video of Muslim Panelist's Comments on Non-Believers Under Koranic Law". Breitbart. Breitbart. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ Johnson, Jake. "Interfaith event sparks misunderstanding, goes viral". psuvanguard.com. Portland State Vanguard. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ↑ Leary, Colleen. "In responce to 'Fired for telling the truth'". psuvanguard.com. Portland State Vanguard. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ↑ Ngo, Andy. "Antifa Rages Against Google's Dissident". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ Piper, Greg. "Portland State tries to preempt James Damore event with its own diversity series". The College Fix. The College Fix. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ Berend, Autumn. "Protests don't stop panel with James Damore at Portland State University". The Clackamas Print. The Clackamas Print. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ Berend, Autumn. "Protesters attack sound system but fail to shut down event with fired Google engineer". The College Fix. The College Fix. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ↑ Sheperd, Katie. "No Violence, Brief Disruption as Fired Google Engineer Speaks at Portland State University". The Willamette Week. The Willamette Week. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ Ngo, Andy. "Damore, Diversity, and Disruption at PSU". Quillette.com. Quillette. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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