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Anhlan Nguyen, Chair of Board of Directors Vietnamese Culture & Science
Association
Kenote Speaker
Anhlan Nguyen believes the future is in the hands of the young. She has assisted in creating numerous community programs aimed at helping and developing Vietnamese-American youths, including establishing the Vietnamese Youth Center of Toronto, Canada, and the National Youth Leadership Development Camp "Len Duong" for young community activists from across the United States and Canada. She organized the "Thank You, America" luncheon honoring local charities that helped Vietnamese refugees relocate and become acclimated in their new homeland. Nguyen's passion has inspired her to lead numerous humanitarian efforts for the hurricane and flood victims in Central America and in Vietnam. Nguyen currently serves as the Chair of Board of Directors of the Vietnamese Culture and Science Association, a national non-profit organization based in Houston, Texas, with five chapters in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas; San Diego, California; Washington, DC; and Toronto, Canada. She also serves on several committees, including Chair of the Resource & Development Committee of Board of Directors of the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center; the Board of Directors of the National Alliance of Vietnamese American Social Agencies; and the Executive Board of the Houston Communities for Safe Indoor Air. Nguyen works at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center as a Senior IT Business Process Consultant.
Among her honors, she was selected as one of Five Outstanding Young Houstonians by the Houston Jaycee (Junior Chamber of Commerce) in 2000; the Honoree of the Asian-American Heritage Month of 2001 by Houston METRO Transit Authority; Outstanding Community Leader Award Recipient by Youth Leadership Council in 2004; and most recently, Bank of America Local Hero Award in 2006. |
