About VietQ

Meet our team at VietQ!

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Our Mission Statement

We are a group of folks devoted to celebrating and empowering LGBTQ Vietnamese folks in the Pacific Northwest. We do this by raising visibility via awareness campaigns, events, and mentorship.

The collective then hosted an intergenerational panel in 2017. In the summer of 2019, with the desire for more queer Vietnamese organizing and space, old and new members of ViệtQ reconnected. ViệtQ then began meeting bi-monthly to plan for the first-ever LGBTQ Vietnamese conference: Bạn Means More Than Friends which was hosted in February 2020. Since then, we have hosted workshops, cultural celebrations, community pop-up markets, fan dance classes, and social events.

ViệtQ was formed in 2016 when a group of Vietnamese LGBTQ youth gathered to translate the Q Card, a health resource for LGBTQ Vietnamese people.

Legacy Board Member's

Dao Tran 2016- 2023, Kay Pham 2020-2022, Lana Pham 2020-2023,

Grants & Sponsors

Pride Foundation, Prism Foundation, Group Health, Seattle Foundation

Partnerships & Community

Description

Meet the team

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Dao Tran

Dao Tran

she/they

Dao is a lifelong learner and maker with an interest in all directions. Dao currently works at the White Center CDA as a Data & Evaluation Manager. Outside of work, you can find Dao gardening, baking bread, making soap, painting, and creating more projects for themselves.

Kendy Trinh

Kendy Trinh

he/him

Born and raised in South Seattle, Kendy is the youngest of three, and the first in his family to get a bachelor’s degree. Kendy currently works in higher education, and some of his passions include learning to cook traditional Vietnamese food and attempting to bake. Kendy totally thinks he should be a candidate on the Netflix series Nailed It cause things don’t turn out the way you imagine it. He loves listening to music of all languages specifically Spanish and Portuguese. His goal is to be fluent in Vietnamese, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Tran Pham

Tran Pham

they/them

Lana Pham

Lana Pham

she/her

Lana is a non-binary trans person from Southern California (Orange County). She is dedicated to nurturing the beauty, creativity and spirits of other trans folk. A passionate traveler, Lana has been to 16 different countries; Florence, Tokyo, Siem Reap and Saigon are among her most memorable destinations. In her free time, Lana enjoys eating her favorite desserts, bánh chuối hấp and chè thái.

Previous members

Tony Vo

Tony Vo

he/him

Tony works in higher education by day and co-owns a balloon arrangement business with his partner by night. He enjoys gardening, reality shows, and all things superhero related. His favorite Vietnamese dish is bánh xèo.

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