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Victoria Namkung
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Features writer @ Guardian US covering the West Coast, environment, movement building, and race and identity 👩🏻‍💻
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My latest is on the clever ways groups such as @indivisible.org @norcalresist.bsky.social @casaforall.bsky.social + @standupforscience.bsky.social are welcoming people who are new to protesting and activism. I hope you'll read it!

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#Trump #Activism
Brand-new activists are discovering political movements – and each other: ‘You feel the camaraderie’
Organizers are breaking down barriers and creating clever campaigns to welcome people new to protesting
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November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Jessica Guo: “If there’s something out there that calls to you, I hope you listen. Give yourself permission to do the thing.” Guo just finished hiking both the the Continental Divide Trail and the Great Divide Trail, solo. 3500+ miles! [theguardian.com]
She left her desk job and walked 3,541 miles from Mexico to Canada: ‘Give yourself permission’
Jessica Guo hiked 30 miles a day, becoming the first woman to continuously hike two historic trails in a single season
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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She left her desk job and walked 3,541 miles from Mexico to Canada: ‘Give yourself permission’
She left her desk job and walked 3,541 miles from Mexico to Canada: ‘Give yourself permission’
Jessica Guo hiked 30 miles a day, becoming the first woman to continuously hike two historic US trails in a calendar year
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
victorianamkung.bsky.social
Please read my profile of Jessica Guo, the first female to continuously hike the CDT and GDT in a single season, walking from the US-Mexico border into Canada!
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Reposted by Victoria Namkung
jeffreyyamaguchi.bsky.social
Excellent story in @theguardian.com by @victorianamkung.bsky.social — she spoke to Satsuki Ina, along with others, to share their family histories in this country as they relate to the current ICE raids & this administration's militarization of immigration enforcement & incarceration. Read it here:
Trump’s Ice raids recall a painful past for these Americans: ‘I see myself in those children’
Survivors of previous eras of xenophobia say the harms done have lasted generations – and what’s happening now threatens to do the same
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
victorianamkung.bsky.social
So grateful to be trusted to tell stories like these: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#foodsecurity #iceraids #trumpadmin
The LA chefs and shops delivering food to immigrants scared to go out: ‘I know how to feed people’
After Ice’s infiltration of LA, the community is rallying to provide essentials for survival for those forced to stay home
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August 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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“Whitewash.”

Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to
@victorianamkung.bsky.social & @us.theguardian.com!

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Manzanar teaches about Japanese American incarceration in the US. That’s in jeopardy under Trump
As visitors to the national historic site are urged to inform on anything ‘negative’, advocates warn of the same playbook that led to concentration camps
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July 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
victorianamkung.bsky.social
My latest story is about attempts to stifle public education at #NPS sites like Manzanar and how Trump’s use of the #AlienEnemiesAct connects to the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans during WW2 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Manzanar teaches about Japanese American incarceration in the US. That’s in jeopardy under Trump
As visitors to the national historic site are urged to inform on anything ‘negative’, advocates warn of the same playbook that led to concentration camps
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Reposted by Victoria Namkung
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Read the full essay and other works of fiction and nonfiction in An Immortal Book: Selected Writings by Sui Sin Far. Free in our online catalog 🔗; also available in paperback. Foreword by @victorianamkung.bsky.social; cover by Shuhua Xiong

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June 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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More than 2 million seniors rely on Meals on Wheels to get their nutrition. The program is a lifeline for homebound and isolated older Americans and any cuts will have deadly consequences. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#mealsonwheels #foodinsecurity
Trump administration’s budget cuts endanger Meals on Wheels: ‘life and death implications’
Trump team’s slashes to US health department threaten popular program that combats elder hunger and isolation
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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My latest is on a misleading memo from the agriculture secretary and how it could lead to a chilling effect for immigrant families who use #SNAP #foodbenefits. Thanks to the experts who spoke with me! @chloeneast.bsky.social @lilyroberts.bsky.social @clasp.org

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Trump administration ‘villainizes’ immigrant families with misleading directive on food aid
Experts warn new directive could deter families from accessing food assistance, despite no changes to eligibility rules
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Reposted by Victoria Namkung
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Food insecurity makes everything more difficult - working, studying, job-seeking, etc.

And often, for SNAP participants, food isn’t the only challenge.
February 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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My latest feature is on the proposed cuts to #SNAP #foodbenefits and how that would impact people who are barely getting by already: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#TrumpAdmin
‘It’s been a lifesaver’: millions risk going hungry as Republicans propose slashing food stamps
Snap helps more than 42 million people, and is considered the country’s most effective tool to fight hunger
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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I cover the environment, food system, and race and identity for the Guardian US. You can read my work here: www.theguardian.com/profile/vict...
February 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM