Nguyen

Personal data: Birth date:  10.10.1991 (age 34) Birthplace:  California, U.S. Education:  Harvard University (BA) Marital status:   Children:   Occupation:  Founder and CEO of Rise Known for:  Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act Selection group:   Position:  Tourist Status:  Ret.

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• Amanda Nguyen (born October 10, 1991) is an American social entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and commercial astronaut. Her memoir, Saving Five, was published in March 2025 and debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Rise, a non-governmental civil rights organization. Nguyen drafted the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act, a bill that passed unanimously through the United States Congress. Nguyen has also been credited with kickstarting the movement to stop violence against Asian Americans after her video calling for media coverage went viral on February 5, 2021.
• On February 27, 2025, it was announced that Nguyen would fly aboard Blue Origin's eleventh spaceflight under the New Shepard program. The Blue Origin NS-31 sub-orbital spaceflight took place on April 14, 2025, making Nguyen the first woman of Vietnamese heritage to fly into space. During the flight, Nguyen conducted scientific experiments, including one related to wound dressing in microgravity.