Event Title
Location
Alice Haynes Room, Tyler Haynes Commons
Start Date
22-3-2014 2:00 PM
End Date
22-3-2014 2:45 PM
Description
ngọc loan trần is a mixed-race/heritage queer, masculine of center and gender non-conforming, disabled person of color, writer, storyteller and aspiring educator. In years past they have organized around issues of queer and trans* liberation, migrant and racial justice, economic justice and an end to interpersonal violence. They have roots in the South by way of Sài Gòn, Việt Nam and are currently finding home in Seattle, Washington. Loan believes in and has hope for collective liberation, fearless visioning and transformative justice. They are interested in how the personal can be political, how the political can be more accessible and what accessibility means for a growing movement of people facing diverse struggles. They also really like cats with a soft spot for pugs, blogging, social media and eating good food. You can find their work, writing and ramblings at nloantran.com and @ntranloan. Other pieces of their writing and social commentary can be found with {Young}ist, the GLSEN Blog, Teen Vogue, TedxCharlotte, the New York Times, Teaching Tolerance, the Advocate, and NPR, among others. (Photo credit: Jeff Siner)
Keynote Address: ngoc loan tran
Alice Haynes Room, Tyler Haynes Commons
ngọc loan trần is a mixed-race/heritage queer, masculine of center and gender non-conforming, disabled person of color, writer, storyteller and aspiring educator. In years past they have organized around issues of queer and trans* liberation, migrant and racial justice, economic justice and an end to interpersonal violence. They have roots in the South by way of Sài Gòn, Việt Nam and are currently finding home in Seattle, Washington. Loan believes in and has hope for collective liberation, fearless visioning and transformative justice. They are interested in how the personal can be political, how the political can be more accessible and what accessibility means for a growing movement of people facing diverse struggles. They also really like cats with a soft spot for pugs, blogging, social media and eating good food. You can find their work, writing and ramblings at nloantran.com and @ntranloan. Other pieces of their writing and social commentary can be found with {Young}ist, the GLSEN Blog, Teen Vogue, TedxCharlotte, the New York Times, Teaching Tolerance, the Advocate, and NPR, among others. (Photo credit: Jeff Siner)