About

My parents raised me alongside my three brothers in Stockton, CA. Growing up in California as Vietnamese-American meant that I would find struggles in my intersectional identities. I found myself in many different circles in my life, whether that was Vietnamese youth group on Saturdays or trying to run a club at school. Whatever it was, I just wanted to feel included in something.

I didn’t know the word for “public relations” until I applied to college, but I knew what I liked: being present in an organization aimed to serve others for a greater good. I found myself in all these roles in high school. I was the president of my school’s Key Club because I cared about community service. I directed the Youth Action Summit of California, a state-wide social justice conference because I cared about educating students on prevalent social issues. I unknowingly carried groceries home with a woman who lived a thirty-minute walk from the food bank because even though we did not speak the same language, I wanted to nonverbally convey that there is a community behind her.

I constantly involved myself with public relations without even knowing it. Any organization I took part in meant that I would be a representation for it out of passion for building community relations. My roots lie in nonprofit work and advocacy, striving to create spaces where people find the community they need. I look forward to achieving a career in public relations that amplifies organizations’ voices, strengthens stakeholder networks, and drives meaningful impact.