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Amanda Nguyen        

Civil Rights Activist; 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; CEO & Founder of Rise

Amanda Nguyen is a civil rights activist. She ignited the Stop Asian Hate movement and passed sexual assault survivor's bill of rights in the United States and United Nations. As the CEO of Rise, a social movement accelerator, she teaches grassroots organizing. She is also an expert advisor on the Chloé Sustainability Board.

For her work, she is a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and TIME Woman of the Year. Amanda played Hanoi Hannah in Spike Lee’s film "Da Five Bloods". She has served at the White House, Department of State, and NASA, and is currently an astronaut candidate at the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences.

In recognition of her work, Nguyen is a Heinz Laureate, Nelson Mandela Changemaker, Forbes 30 Under 30, Foreign Policy 100, Time 100 Next, Frederick Douglass 100, and Marie Claire Young Woman of the Year. Previously, Nguyen served at NASA and the State Department under the Obama Administration. She graduated from Harvard University.

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Rise: The most successful social justice movement in US history

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Amanda Nguyen's Fight to Ensure Survivors Are Protected | TIME
5 days ago ... The CEO of the nonprofit civil rights organization Rise didn't stop there; Nguyen, 30, has gone on to help establish similar laws in 40 states to date, and has ...
Cooking And Coping: Making Mussakhan With Amanda Nguyen In ...
This edition of Cooking And Coping by @HungryEditor profiles Amanda Nguyen 2019 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, the "Civil Rights Astronaut," and ...
RISE Founder Amanda Nguyen on Survivor Bill of Rights During ...
Meet Amanda Nguyen, the Founder Fighting for Survivors of Abuse in Quarantine . Badass Women celebrates women who show up, speak up, and get things done  ...
Amanda Nguyen's Historic Fight For Sexual Assault Survivors
Civil rights trailblazer and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen is leading a revolutionary fight for the rights of sexual assault survivors, continually  ...

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