"Viet Nguyen is a 2017 Brown graduate. Nguyen came to Brown with interests in neuroscience and computer science; ultimately, his commitment to educational equity for students from all backgrounds led him to concentrate in education studies. As a student, Nguyen wrote the proposal that led to the creation of the First Generation and Low-Income Student Center. His senior year, he was elected president of the student body and led successful efforts to eliminate application fees for low-income and first-generation applicants and to mandate sexual assault prevention training for all student groups on campus. He received a Joslin Award for his contributions to the quality of student life and served as a senior orator at Brown's 2017 Commencement. He currently serves as the co-founder and executive director of EdMobilizer, a nonprofit that promotes nationwide policy reform to benefit low-income and first-generation college students, for which he was named one of Forbes 30 under 30 in education. He is a Fulbright scholar and will be enrolling at Stanford for an MBA in the fall."
I'd wager his Mom & Dad were refugees from Viet Nam and are real proud of him for saying "Men get periods."
Very weird that his bio stresses he came to Brown with interests in neuroscience and computer science, but "ultimately, his commitment to educational equity for students from all backgrounds led him to concentrate in education studies." How many people write a bio "I was REALLY interested in neurology or nuclear engineering, but decided to become a teacher instead"? In other words, he's a lightweight who couldn't hack the rigor of the touch classes.