Dr. Thuy Vo Dang

Dr. Thuy Vo Dang is the Curator for the Southeast Asian Archive and Research Librarian for Asian American Studies at UCI. In her work, she is committed to advancing the practice of community-centered archives and foregrounding histories of marginalized communities.

She has a Ph.D. in ethnic studies from UC San Diego and is co-author of the book, Vietnamese in Orange County (published in 2015) and also co-author of the forthcoming A People’s Guide to Orange County, a book about the lesser known places and people whose lives were shaped by struggles for power and belonging in this region. Thuy serves on the board of directors for Arts OC and the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association.