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Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Tam Vu

Tam Vu, Visuals Editor

Tam Vu (she/her) is a Vietnamese-American photographer for Golden Gate Xpress and Xpress Magazine. She is a photojournalism major with a minor in Asian American studies. She originally entered SF State as a print and online journalism major, but switched to photojournalism in her second year after finding her passion for visual storytelling. Her special interests include Asian American identity and underground music. In the future she hopes to make a video documentary on her parents’ immigration story to highlight the generational impact that the Vietnam War has on many families.

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Angel Hancock puts a large joint up to his lips at Hippie Hill in San Francisco, on April 20, 2024.

[Photo] Spark in the Park

Giovanna Montoya, Editor-in-Chief
June 12, 2024

An Aries Distribution employee fans out a spread of blunt wraps at Hippie Hill, in San Francisco on April 20, 2024. (Tam Vu / Xpress Magazine)

Buddah statues adorn a wall of the Vietnamese Buddhist Association on a Sunday, when their prayers are held, in San Francisco on March 17, 2024.

Preserving Vietnam: A Photo Story

Tam Vu, Visuals Editor
June 5, 2024

San Francisco is home to a wide variety of different cultures and, although they may be hard to find, Vietnamese communities do exist. If you walk along Duboce Avenue, you may pass what looks like your...

BART Train passing through the 19th Street station stop in Oakland, CA, on 3/18/24. (Zackery Stehr)

[Video] Community Keeps Transit Safe

Zackery Stehr and Tam Vu
May 20, 2024

Riding public transit can sometimes come with uncomfortable situations that can’t be helped, like being packed into a train or bus, encountering the smells of the city or just having to endure unexpected...

SFSU President Lynn Mahoney poses for a portrait in her office. Mahoney has been president since 2019 and claims that she has prioritized cultivating spaces on campus for all students of different backgrounds to coexist. (Tam Vu/Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] Tackling Campus Tensions

David Ye, Copy Editor
May 8, 2024

Marc Dollinger, SF State Jewish studies professor, poses for a portrait in his office. Dollinger urges for free speech when it comes to conflict on campus as he said, “We need dissent, we need free speech;...

The X-Tra band performs as a concert-goer listens at Thrillhouse Records on December 2,
2023 in San Francisco, Ca. (Tam Vu / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] Not-for-profit Music

Zackery Stehr, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2023

The drummer of the X-Tra band shouts into the microphone as she drums at Thrillhouse Records on December 2, 2023 in San Francisco, Ca. (Tam Vu / Xpress Magazine)

Brenden (L) and Melissa Gingrich (R) enjoy craft beers and cider from the bar as they sit on a bench on the front lawn of Pelican Inn in Muir Beach, Ca. on Feb. 18, 2023. (Tam Vu / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] Pelican Inn: Getaway

Caroline Van Zandt, Copy Editor
March 15, 2023

Brenden (L) and Melissa Gingrich (R) enjoy craft beers and cider from the bar as they sit on a bench on the front lawn of Pelican Inn in Muir Beach, Ca. on Feb. 18, 2023. (Tam Vu / Xpress Magazine)

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