My Story
My parents didn’t raise me by rules. They raised me by freedom.
— Dad, when asked how I grew up
Where it all began
While many Asian parents planned every step for their kids, mine chose curiosity.
I learned to walk before I could stand, collected scars from roller skating, and never feared falling. Books filled my world long before I could read — stories my dad read to me when I was barely born, and the piles of comics I fell asleep on years later.
“Language, imagination, and storytelling came to me as naturally as breathing.”
Growing up between languages, cultures, and cities
From kindergarten in Daejeon to international school in Suwon, and later back to Vietnam, I’ve always adapted quickly. Each new place brought new friends and I was often the one who organized the games. Maybe that’s when I learned what it meant to connect people not by similarity, but by empathy.
Finding a voice and learning to use it
When I moved back to Vietnam, I picked up the language in just a few months. I expressed myself through little films shot on my red iPad and songs written without rhyme or reason. This is also when I started voicing my opinions more. My dad called it “stubbornness,” but my mom called it “having opinions.”
To me, questioning and debating weren’t acts of rebellion but my way of learning to stand up for what I believed in.
Creativity gives me freedom, but having a voice gives me purpose.
Independent. Adaptable. Creative.
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I’ve grown into someone who learns by doing: the girl who went to school alone at three, switched schools and countries with ease, and never stopped trying new things. From piano to photography, debate to filmmaking, I’ve found that curiosity connects everything I do.
Why Children Rights?
Growing up across cultures, I saw how childhood is shaped by circumstance. The warmth, freedom, and safety some children take for granted are privileges others never experience. Those early differences don’t just shape individuals; they ripple into the kind of societies we build.
I became curious about how empathy and understanding can inform systems that protect every child’s right. At the crossroads of global affairs, sociology, and psychology, I hope to explore how culture, policy, and human behavior intertwine and how we can build fairer, more compassionate foundations.
“I’ve always believed that understanding others begins with the courage to speak and the patience to listen.”
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