Ng.Uye^n Nicole Dương
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Introduction | Vietnam-born Uyen Nicole Duong arrived in the United States in 1975, a political refugee from a country torn apart by war. She received a Bachelor of Science in Communication and Journalism from Southern Illinois University, a J.D. degree from the University of Houston, and the advanced LLM degree from Harvard. She was also trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, CA. At the age of 16, she was awarded South Vietnam's National Honor Prize in Literature, and at the age of 32, became the first Vietnamese American judge in the U.S. (recognized by the American Bar Association as among pioneer minority women in the judiciary). She has been a journalist, public education administrator, attorney, law professor, Fulbright Scholar, and a self-taught painter whose work focuses on l'Art Brut. The author currently resides in Houston, Texas. |