Minh Pham
Minh Pham - 2025 NLC Orange County (California) Fellow
Minh Pham is a recent graduate student at UCLA (a former community college student at Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College) majoring in Biochemistry. Originally from Vietnam and as a Vietnamese American and son of a refugee, first-generation college student, and a Medi-Cal recipient himself who immigrated to the United States fourteen (14) years ago, Minh experienced many personal and academic obstacles. Minh spoke little to no English and had difficulty communicating with others . Minh is excited to be a part of the team this year to bring a more diverse population of students, research scientists, and aspiring policymakers in Public Policy, in general, to join our team so we can increase participation and more representative at local, state, and federal levels.