The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

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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Tony Aguilar, a public health student at SF State and an aspiring healthcare worker, poses for a portrait outside of Safeway where she works as a pharmacy clerk. (Tam Vu/Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] From Diploma to Dilemma: The Perils of Post-Graduation Employment for Young Californians

Andrea Jiménez, Staff Reporter
February 26, 2024

Rebecca Gonzalez poses for a portrait outside of the Roslyn G. Morris Activity Center where she passed out Valentine’s Day cards to the elderly. She takes one of her clients, who she takes care of,...

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)

Kiarra Enberg (L) and her mother, Laura Drake (R), pose for a portrait in their apartment building where they have lived in for about 20 years in San Francisco, Ca., on December 3,
2023. (Tam Vu / Xpress Magazine)

[Photo] Racial imposter syndrome: finding belonging within

Faya Amé Beeldstroo, Staff Reporter
December 13, 2023

Victoria Aloe shows old photos of her grandmother, in San Francisco, Ca., on December 7, 2023. (Tam Vu / Xpress Magazine)

 Rachele Lee (L), student of Metro, and Madhurya Gautam (R), tutor and mentor, sit in the Metro
tutoring room of the HSS building in between their classes on September 27, 2023. (Tam Vu / Xpress
Magazine)

[Photo] SF State Increases Graduation Rates for underrepresented students

Amy Burke, Staff Reporter
November 27, 2023

Whim Huynh, first year student of Metro, spends his free time in the tutoring room of the HSS building on September 27, 2023. (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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