• Started and organized community events regarding Veterans, Healing Wounds of War, the Vietnam War Era, and Addictions and Mental Health
  • Proposed and Advocated for a bill designating Vietnam Veterans' Day in Wisconsin. Hosted and organized first official event in Wisconsin.
  • Nominated for a state award for her work with refugees 
  • Spoke at the Governor's Luncheon with a Youth Prevention focus 
  •  Facilitated groups with youth on addictions  / recovery education, values clarification, and helped developed Youth leadership skills. 
  • Former Director of addictions recovery facility
  • Founder, Co-Producer- Teen radio
  • Worked with all levels of government and community leaders advocating for program and policy change, bills, and local proclamations, etc. ​​
  • Organized medical missions and sponsored other projects to Vietnam and the former Soviet Union

Thuy's Speaking Engagements

Preserving history and promoting cultural diversity, Healing wounds of war

When asking youth or some adults about Vietnam, many know nothing about the country, people, or the culture. If they heard about Vietnam, most commonly their knowledge relates to the war. There is a need to share information about the Vietnamese people, culture, and country. No country and it's people want to be defined as a war.
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It is Thuy's intention to focus through her talks and presentations to cover the war from various experiences and perspectives, but also on who Vietnam is today.
Thuy speaks about her experiences with:

Vietnam, Vietnam War Era, Children of Veterans, Healing Wounds of War, Forgiveness

Thuy also shares her story of what it was like growing up with discrimination, the struggle of finding her identity, her experience as an Amerasian, how she learned to embrace her Asian heritage, and forgiveness.
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Other Topics
Health and Wellness, Relationships and Boundaries, Conflict Resolution, Purpose and Spirituality.

Alcohol and other Drug Addictions 
Youth Prevention, Treatment and Recovery, Policies and Practices