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social entrepreneur

  • Date of Birth: 10 October 1991
  • Age: 34 years old
  • In the rating: #5 Entrepreneur

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Amanda Ngoc Nguyễn is a social entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and the chief executive officer and founder of Rise, a non-governmental civil rights organization. Nguyen drafted the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act, a bill that passed unanimously through the United States Congress. Nguyen has also been credited with kickstarting the movement to stop violence against Asian Americans after her video calling for media coverage went viral on February 5, 2021.

In recognition of her work, Nguyen was nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize and was named one of the 2022 Time Women of the Year. She has also received the 24th Annual Heinz Award in Public Policy, Time 100 Next, Forbes 30 Under 30, and was credited as a Top 100 Global Thinker by Foreign Policy. Furthermore, Nguyen is featured in the 2022 anthology We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States by Naomi Hirahara and published by the Smithsonian Institution and Running Press Kids.

On February 27, 2025, it was announced that Nguyen would be part of the crew for Blue Origin's eleventh flight to space under the New Shepard program, along with Katy Perry, Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn and journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez. The launch is expected to take place in spring 2025. Nguyen would become the first Vietnamese woman to fly to space.

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Date of Birth 10 October 1991
Age 34 years old
Libra Zodiac sign Libra Libra - modesty and friendliness Libra is an active sign, however, people who bother to be born under it are not endowed with enough energy to overcome the influence of the people around them, and will rather choose to withdraw into themselves than…
Goat Chinese horoscope Goat Goat - elegant and artistic People born in the year of the Goat are endowed with a variety of talents and rich imagination. They are courteous and helpful, elegant and artistic. Most of these people have good taste, understanding of color and shape.…
Boar Slavic horoscope Boar The Boar chertog in the Svarog circle carries a distinct rhythm of character, totem strength, and life task. People born in this hall often recognize themselves through ties to nature, kin, and patronage.
Bastet Egyptian horoscope Bastet The Egyptian sign of Bastet reflects divine patronage and a particular season of character in the ancient calendar. People born under this deity often feel motives early and carry a recognizable moral gravity.
Camellia Flower horoscope Camellia Born under Camellia in the flower horoscope, people often find strength in beauty, atmosphere, and the quiet symbolism of their birth bloom.
Libra — 2nd decan Decan horoscope Libra — 2nd decan Born in the Libra — 2nd decan period, people often show a sharper flavor of their sign: faster or slower, bolder or more reflective, yet always recognizable by birth date.
Ivy Druid horoscope Ivy Ivy stands for endurance and loyalty. Born 30 September to 27 October, Ivy people grow even in hard ground and keep bonds that matter.
Kanya Indian horoscope Kanya Born under Kanya, people in the Indian horoscope often blend spiritual depth with practical discipline, reading life as a sequence of karmic lessons and duties.

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