Paul Nguyen,
M.S.M., O.M.C.
Founder and Editor
webmaster@jane-finch.com
/
@directorpaul
 Paul
Nguyen is an award-winning activist and filmmaker from Toronto's
Jane-Finch area. In 2004, he created Jane-Finch.com to
change negative stereotypes about
his community. Within a short period, his grassroots project
became a
national success story.
Paul's impact is recognized by political and community leaders across Canada. He is a public speaker and media
commentator on
race, crime and youth issues.
In 2006, Paul was the Associate Producer for CBC's The Fifth Estate following the lives
of gang-involved youth in the Gemini Award-nominated Lost
in the Struggle. He was the Associate
Producer for Global's Revealed: Missing the Target
(2010), CBC's Lost in the Struggle: The Next Chapter
(2012) and CBC's Year of the Gun
(2019).
Paul is a
recipient of the Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism, William P. Hubbard Award for
Race Relations, Heritage Toronto Award, Canadian Ethnic Media
Association Award, National Ethnic Press and Media Council of
Canada Award, and the Ontario
Medal for Good Citizenship.
In 2012, Paul was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond
Jubilee Medal by the Prime Minister and Governor General at
Rideau Hall for
'fighting stereotypes and acting as a role model and mentor for
at-risk youth'. In 2015, he
returned to Rideau Hall as a recipient of the Meritorious
Service Medal. In 2017, Paul received the Governor General's
Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers. He is featured as a Noteworthy Canadian of
Asian Heritage by the Government of
Canada and featured in the book, 150 Extraordinary
Canadians.
In 2018, he was a recipient of Canada's
Volunteer Award.
In 2018 and 2019, he won back-to-back CEMA Awards for his
stories in the ethnic press. In 2020, CBC Radio aired Rap Battle, an hour-long
podcast about the journey of
Jane-Finch.com. In 2021, Paul received the Star Metroland Media Urban Hero Award.
In 2024, Paul co-produced the Netflix global hit What Jennifer Did.
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