Blog #4: Northwest VSA Leadership Summit

The last time I was anywhere remotely Northwest was two years ago as the CPP Campaign Director for Children of Vietnam (Agent Orange Project). All I remember from that experience was donuts, hipsters, and a no taxes in Portland – just kidding. I also remembered the people and the contagious level of warmth they had…

Blog #3: I am a Boat Person

It was May of 1986, my dad got arrested again for trying to escape Vietnam. He was arrested a few years prior with a year and a half sentence. This time, my mom was pregnant with me at 3 months. Though she already had my 2 brothers, my mom stood by his side despite his…