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Extraordinary People





                                                                                                connecting with people      his goal is to help generate
                              Contributor Andy Nguyen                                           in the community in         resources to continue to

                                                                                                various venues such as      assist vulnerable children,
                                            color and black and    wide events, Andy            community festivals         with special needs, locally
                                            white photographs      Nguyen is like ‘TMZ’,        and celebrations, school    as well as internationally.
                                            showing the beauty     shooting amazing             events, political events    Nguyen realizes how
                                            of Vietnam and         photos of everyone and       and assorted community      important it is for him to
                                            the merging of his     capturing the memories       services projects. He       receive his education and
                                            motherland’s culture   of some fantastic college    wants the audience to feel   understands the sacrifices
                                            and the American       events.” Nguyen was          compassion and be moved  that have been made for
                                            culture. He has been   a highly organized           to take action to help      him. Nguyen accepts
                                            communicating and      student as he balanced       make the community and      these challenges with
                                            socializing with       his college work with        the world a better place    honor, dignity and great
                                            people from many       his Associated Student       for all. By telling a story   deal of pride.
                                            communities around     Government’s activities,     through his photography,
                                            the bay area, such     and he performed all
                                            as leaders and other   these activities with his
                                            artists; gaining more   own brand of contagious
                                            knowledge in arts      enthusiasm and optimism.
                                            and communication      Nguyen made numerous
                                            as a volunteering      contributions to the
                                            photographer.          college culture and
              Article Text Andy
           Nguyen was born in             While Nguyen was         received a number
           Vietnam and raised in       attending at SJCC,          of awards for his
                                       he volunteered at           involvement across
           San Jose. He is an alumni   SJCC’s City College         campus community.
           of San Jose City College
           (SJCC). Currently, he       Times newspaper as             Nguyen is committed
                                       a photographer and          to bettering his art
           is enrolled at San Jose     photo editor for several    form by continuing in a
           State University as a
           BFA student majoring        semesters.  Photography     rigorous program at SJSU
                                       is his passion, which he    working toward a BFA
           in Art and Photography.     has been doing for more     degree. His contribution                 Nurse Builders Academy
           Nguyen has spent time                                                                            Your first step towards a career in Healthcare.
                                       than 10 years. Andy loves   to Santa Clara County
           exploring areas within
                                       to use his photography      revolves around his
           and around the bay area     skills to work with the     pursuing opportunities        Become
           for his photography;
                                       leaders and students on     to document numerous
           creating pictures which
                                       the community campus        ethnic and civic events       a CNA
           reflect and communicate
           the process in landscapes,   as well as with the        of groups that are
                                       City of San Jose            underrepresented in the       (Nursing Assistant)
           nature and lifestyles of    Council members and         mainstream society.
           the people of various                                                                 Contact: Linda Reyes
           ethnicities in America      other communities.                 Nguyen demonstrated    (408) 970-5025
                                          SJCC President           determination to              nursebuilders@sbcglobal.net
           and around the world. His   Byron Clift Breland         overcome adversity
           latest exhibition features                                                            www.nursebuilderacademy.com
           digital and traditional     stated, “During college     by engagement and             1825 De La Cruz Blvd., Suite 105
                                                                                                 Santa Clara, CA 95050
                                                                   civic activities for the                       Now Enrolling
                         Moreno Hauling                            children with disabilities

                  Same day Clean Up & Go Trash Hauling             in Vietnam and Kenya
                                                                   through his latest
              Residential/Commercial Trash Removal, Hauling, Garage, Hoarder   “Emerging in America”
              Clean-outs, Home/Rentals Clean-ups, YARD SERVICE, Shed/Deck   Exhibition held at Dr.
                     Removal. Fire safety! Moving Assistance In/Out.
                             Senior/Military Discounts             Martin Luther King                                                     Sterile
                         (408) 729-0630                            Jr. Library from June                                               Processing

                        7 DAYS – RAIN OR SHINE!                    to July 2016. Andy’s                                                Technician
                                                                   goal is to continue to
                 We Take Everything!  We Do All The Loading!       make a difference by


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