Alex Tizon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alex Tizon
Occupation	Author
Date Of Birth	Oct 30, 1959(1959-10-30)
Age	65
Date Of Death	March 23, 2017, Eugene, OR
Birthplace	Manila
Country	Philippines
Birth City	Metro Manila
Horoscope	Scorpio

Alex Tizon Biography

Alex Tizon is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on October 30, 1959 in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Tomas Alexander Asuncion Tizon (October 30, 1959 – March 23, 2017) was a Filipino-American author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. His book Big Little Man, a memoir and cultural history, explores themes related to race, masculinity, and personal identity. Tizon taught at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. His final story, titled “My Family’s Slave”, was published as the cover story of the June 2017 issue of The Atlantic after his death, sparking significant debate.

As a reporter for The Seattle Times, he and two colleagues won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for a five-part series about fraud and mismanagement in the Federal Indian Housing Program.

Alex Tizon Net Worth

Alex Tizon is one of the richest Author from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alex Tizon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tizon was born Tomas Alexander Asuncion Tizon in Manila, Philippines on October 30, 1959, the second of five children. He immigrated with his family in 1964, shortly before the first big wave of Asian immigration to the United States in the postwar era. His childhood was marked by financial hardship and frequent long-distance moves. Through twelve grades, he attended eight schools from Honolulu to New York City. He earned degrees from the University of Oregon and Stanford University. In 1997, Tizon won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. Towards the end of his life, he wrote a piece in The Atlantic about Eudocia Tomas Pulido, a Filipina peasant woman who was his family’s slave. This woman helped to raise Tizon’s mother, all of her children and Tizon’s daughters.

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Who is Alex Tizon Dating?

According to our records, Alex Tizon married to Melissa Tizon. As of December 1, 2023, Alex Tizon’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Al Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Alex Tizon celebrates birthday on October 30 of every year.

What happened to Alex Tizon?

Alex Tizon ’84, an assistant professor of journalism in the UO School of Journalism and Communication, was found dead in his Eugene home on Thursday, March 23. According to Eugene Police, Tizon died in his sleep due to medical causes. He was 57.

Where is Alex Tizon born?

Manila, Philippines

What are the literary works of Alex Tizon?

Alex Tizon
Occupation| Author, professor (University of Oregon)
Citizenship| United States and Philippines
Alma mater| University of Oregon Stanford University
Notable works| Big Little Man My Family’s Slave

Who is the author of the social conditions that shaped Lola's story?

In the viral Atlantic article, “My Family’s Slave,” author Alex Tizon tells his account of Eudocia Tomas Pulido, who was to Tizon’s family both “Lola” and slave.

Who was the first Filipino journalist who was awarded with the Pulitzer

Prize in journalism?

Romulo of Philippines Herald. For his observations and forecasts of Far Eastern developments during a tour of the trouble centers from Hong Kong to Batavia.