Kim Uy presents Chasing Dreams, Becoming a Doctor with Julie Vang

Kim Uy and her parents waited 15 years in Cambodia before emigrating to the United States. She had to learn English in high school, ignore those who said “medicine is not for you,” and she had to stay strong to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. And once Kim met her goals in America, she returned to Cambodia to care for those who needed her most.

Kim Uy lived a very busy life as a child in Cambodia, attending a Khmer school in the mornings and Chinese school in the afternoons. Kim’s aunt, a U.S. citizen, sponsored her father and his family to come to the United States beginning in 1991. They finally arrived 15 years later in 2006, when Kim was 15 years old. English proved to be a challenge in Kim’s life in the United States, so opportunities like her English as a Second Language (ESL) biology class were especially exciting for her. She joined the Army Reserve after high school and graduated from University of St. Thomas, majoring in Neuroscience. In 2020, Kim graduated with dual Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health degrees from the University of Minnesota. She is currently completing her residency training in general surgery and hopes to serve underserved inner city patients in her future career as a surgeon.

Julie Vang is a queer Hmoob (Hmong) American born and raised in St. Paul, MN. They graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Family Social Science and a minor in Asian American Studies. They have co-edited Green Card STEM Voices, Green Card Youth Voices: Madison and Milwaukee, Green Card Youth Voices: Upstate New York, and Our Stories Carried Us Here: A Graphic Novel Anthology. They are committed to a practice of holistic healing, storytelling, and shared liberation. Their work has been held across multiple generations and landscapes weaving together their life experiences and the medicine of their ancestors.

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