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Amanda Nguyen

First Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman in Space; Activist

The trajectory of Amanda’s life was changed forever when she was raped at Harvard. From one of the most influential activists (and now astronauts) of her time, her memoir, Saving Five is a tribute to resilience, a celebration of healing through action, and a resounding cry to change the world.

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Amanda Nguyen is an astronaut and activist. She made history as the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman in space. Her bioastronautics research focuses on women’s health.

For drafting and passing sexual assault survivor rights in the United States and United Nations, she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and awarded TIME Woman of the Year.

She is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Saving Five.

At NASA, she worked on Kepler exoplanet mission and the final shuttle mission.

Amanda was a fellow at MIT and graduated from Harvard.

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