Alex Tizon

About the Author

Alex Tizon was a renowned Filipino-American journalist and author whose work profoundly explored themes of identity, race, and cultural dislocation. Born in the Philippines and raised in the United States, Tizon's writing often drew from his personal experiences as an immigrant navigating the complexities of Asian American life. His career spanned decades at prestigious outlets like The Seattle Times and The New York Times, where he earned a Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. Tizon's memoir, Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self – An Honest Memoir of Race and Cultural Critique Including 'My Family's Slave', stands as a poignant testament to his introspective style, blending sharp cultural critique with raw honesty to illuminate the immigrant experience and the enduring legacies of colonialism and servitude.