{"id":788,"date":"2021-05-14T17:22:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T22:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/journalism\/?post_type=student_work&p=788"},"modified":"2021-05-14T17:22:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T22:22:52","slug":"from-vietnam-to-fort-worth-questions-with-trang-nguyen","status":"publish","type":"student_work","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/journalism\/student_work\/from-vietnam-to-fort-worth-questions-with-trang-nguyen\/","title":{"rendered":"From Vietnam to Fort Worth: Questions with Trang Nguyen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Trang Nguyen, Class of 2021
\n<\/span><\/span>Hometown:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Hano<\/span>i<\/span>, Vietnam<\/span>
\n<\/span>Major<\/span><\/b>s<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>News and Media<\/span>\u00a0Studies<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0Studio Art<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why did you choose T<\/span><\/b>exas Christian\u00a0<\/span><\/b>U<\/span><\/b>niversity<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>wanted to study a<\/span>broad, and when researching\u00a0<\/span>schools, I only looked at warm <\/span>climate\u00a0<\/span>locations because I can\u2019t sta<\/span>nd the cold. That led me to TCU. T<\/span>heir scholarships and high ranking also attracted me.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why\u00a0<\/span><\/b>n<\/span><\/b>ews and\u00a0<\/span><\/b>m<\/span><\/b>edia\u00a0<\/span><\/b>s<\/span><\/b>tudies<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I knew I wanted to study<\/span>\u00a0some type of<\/span>\u00a0communication. News and\u00a0<\/span>m<\/span>edia<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>tudies<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0a little bit of everything\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0also<\/span>\u00a0allows me to\u00a0<\/span>study\u00a0<\/span>another program at TCU.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I am always busy because of my double major<\/span>\u00a0and they\u00a0<\/span>take up my time<\/span>\u00a0equally<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What has been your favorite<\/span><\/b>\u00a0class<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>n<\/span><\/b>ews and\u00a0<\/span><\/b>m<\/span><\/b>edia\u00a0<\/span><\/b>s<\/span><\/b>tudies<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>My favorite class was<\/span>\u00a0Media Literacy<\/span>\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>p<\/span>rofessor\u00a0<\/span>Jaime<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Loke. And my favorite project was interviewing elders to get an understanding of how thei<\/span>r lives have changed with<\/span>\u00a0technology.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

H<\/span><\/b>ow did you become passionate about the arts?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>From a young age, it was a way for me to express myself. I never got to study it until college<\/span>\u00a0and now I<\/span>\u00a0really enjoy taking pictures on my film camera<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What did you want to be when you grew up?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>wanted to be a scientist. Both my parents are doctors so they encouraged me to specialize in chemistry and math in high school.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What advice would you give to a first<\/span><\/b>–<\/span><\/b>year student?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>G<\/span>et yourself out there and e<\/span>xplore many different th<\/span>ings on campus because you might<\/span>\u00a0not have a second chance after college.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you could do TCU<\/span><\/b>\u00a0all over again, what would you do differently?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I<\/span>\u00a0would take\u00a0<\/span>a lot of\u00a0<\/span>different core curriculum\u00a0<\/span>classes to explore more topics in which I was interested.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is something about yourself that you consider unique?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>can speak\u00a0<\/span>three<\/span> languages: Spanish, English and Vietnamese<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0which is my first language<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What else are you involved in at TCU?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I am\u00a0<\/span>a student ambassador for TCU\u00a0<\/span>A<\/span>dmissions.\u00a0<\/span>My favorite part<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is sharing\u00a0<\/span>my\u00a0<\/span>experience<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0with prospective students and parents.\u00a0<\/span>Since I\u2019m not from here,\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>wouldn\u2019t normally get the chance to talk to people<\/span>\u00a0from all over the U<\/span>.<\/span>S<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0I love seeing how different\u00a0<\/span>everyone is<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you plan to do after graduation?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I plan to s<\/span>tay in the\u00a0<\/span>United S<\/span>tates and gain experience in an advertising agency for a few years<\/span>, and<\/span>\u00a0then\u00a0<\/span>either apply for graduate school<\/span>\u00a0or go back to my country.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s the first thing you do when you go home?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I eat a lot of food! I miss the food there, especially the noodles. I also\u00a0<\/span>like to\u00a0<\/span>hang out in<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0coffee shops<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>there.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What does your ideal day look like?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>I would either travel somewhere or sit in a coffee shop and read my book. I\u2019ve recently been reading\u00a0<\/span>Steal Like an Artist<\/span><\/i>\u00a0for my Design and Color class.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is something that you are proud of?<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Being\u00a0<\/span>true to\u00a0<\/span>myself throughout my life<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0It\u2019s been a very long<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>journey for me and I am very proud of the person I am today.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for more information on the news and media studies major.<\/p>\n

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