Where Y'all Really From

Nancy Ngo | 'A bridge between America and Vietnam'


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It's not unusual for young people to keep things secret from their parents. Having to repeat a college course, letting the apartment get too messy... but Nancy Ngo's secret was a little different. She didn't tell her parents she was in the running to be a 2022 Kentucky Derby Princess. "I only told them I applied after I got into the first round, because I knew they were going to be like... what is that?" Ngo served as Derby Queen in 2022. On this episode, she talks to Charlene Buckles about her deep commitment to human rights and public service, generational gaps in AAPI families, and why she chose to go for the tiara and sash.
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