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Ngan Nguyen

(non Win)

She / her / hers

Program Director, Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education

I am a first-generation immigrant, a daughter of war survivors, an educator, and a youth advocate. My practice and teaching is informed by the history of my ancestors and those who came before me.

Sweet or savory?: Savory

Hype song: Mario - How Do I Breathe

I began by saying that one of the paradoxes of education was that precisely at the point when you begin to develop a conscience, you must find yourself at war with your society. It is your responsibility to change society if you think of yourself as an educated person.
— James Baldwin