VAALA Staff & Board Members
 

TU-UYEN NGUYEN, Ph.D. - Board Director

Tu-Uyen Nguyen, Ph.D., was born in Vietnam, but left with her family by boat in 1979.  She is currently a professor in the Asian American Studies Program at Cal State Fullerton.  She received her masters and Ph.D. degrees in public health from UCLA and works closely with various Asian and Pacific Islander communities nationwide on collaborative health programs focusing on cancer education and linguistic and cultural competency.  Tu-Uyen has been involved in organizing the Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) since the first installment in 2003.