Alex Tizon Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!
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Updated on March 05, 2026
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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.
| Name | Alex Tizon |
| First Name | Al |
| Last Name | Jr. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Birthday | October 30 |
| Birth Year | 1959 |
| Place of Birth | Manila |
| Home Town | Metro Manila |
| Birth Country | Philippines |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Francisco Tizon, Leticia Asuncion |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Melissa Tizon |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Tizon and photographer Alan Berner drove from Seattle to Ground Zero in New York City, chronicling their journey with a multi-part series called “Crossing America – Dispatches From a New Nation,” which explored the changes brought about by the attacks. In 2002, he and Berner made another trip to Ground Zero, this time taking a southern route, and produced the series, “Crossing America – One Year Later.”
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.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Author |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
He expanded upon his journalistic themes—exiles, immigrants, social outcasts, people searching for identity or purpose—in a personal way in his book Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self. Tizon told his own story as a first-generation immigrant and an Asian male growing up in the United States to examine cultural mythologies related to race and gender, in particular the Western stereotypes of Asian men and women. The book won the 2011 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Work-In-Progress Award, sponsored by Columbia University and the Nieman Foundation at Harvard.
Tizon was found dead in his home in Eugene, Oregon, on March 23, 2017. He was 57. His death appeared to be the result of natural causes.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Tizon was Seattle Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times from 2003 to 2008. He was a Knight International Journalism Fellow based in Manila in 2009 and 2010.
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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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?
| 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.
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