Hello, I’m Ngân Lê, a Co-Founder and the Executive Director of Asian Youth Act!

From a young age, I have always loved exploring and interacting with a myriad of communities. During my childhood, I moved often and was fortunate to learn from people of diverse backgrounds. Through listening to their stories, I truly started educating and enriching my knowledge on how to embrace and celebrate differences in our cultures rather than assimilate and conform.

As I grew older, I became more curious about the experience of minorities and kept on pressing about the elephant in the room. With the ongoing discourse about social injustice in the news and media, there had been many instances where I found scenarios that clashed with my personal morals. Equipped with a sense of courage, I reached out to a handful of my acquaintances and discovered that many others had grown up in an environment that was not welcoming to addressing change and action despite the pleas of the oppressed.

One issue at a time, I hope to greatly contribute towards our mission – working to educate and empower people, especially youth, to critically think, form their own opinions, and create unique solutions to combat the underlying issues in their own communities.