Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; May 2024

In an effort to acknowledge the diversity of our community, the Office of Equity and Inclusion launched a celebratory initiative to promote sharing, awareness, and learning. Here, we recognize and celebrate our faculty and staff by hearing their stories and experiences.

 

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Zoom Backgrounds

Each Affinity Month, we will unveil new Zoom backgrounds for use by affinity group members and allies during their respective affinity month. Zoom backgrounds for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month are available to download from Sharepoint with the link below. 

Affinity Month Backgrounds

As a daughter of Vietnamese boat people, I grew up valuing the beauty of diversity and the importance of community. During college, I became heavily involved in student activism and AAPI student organizations, further exploring my identity as a 2nd generation Vietnamese American. (I guess that’s what California does to you!) I was fortunate to have many AAPI mentors, and I double majored in Asian American Studies and Biology at Stanford, focusing my studies on the intersections between race and health.  These formative years truly shaped my passion for cultural competency, health equity, and quality improvement, all of which heavily influence my practice of medicine today.

 

My parents’ journeys have taught me that there is always more than meets the eye. Their struggles and sacrifices have shaped me to become the person I am today. I remain committed to trying to individualize patient care with their social background and limitations in mind, as well as recognizing my implicit biases and trying to mitigate them as I go.