Associate degree in Womans Studies, Accessible advocate for Long Beach Public Health

Oanh "Kim" Vuong was born in Vietnam in 1974 and came to the U.S. in 1980. Since childhood, she has lived with cerebral palsy, a condition that has made it a challenge to do many things that other people take for granted, from walking on the beach to speaking to a group. Nevertheless, she earned a degree in women's studies from Santa Ana College and embarked on a career helping other people with disabilities lead fuller lives. For the past nine years, she's worked at the Tichenor Clinic in Long Beach, where she is the co-developer of life skills classes for teenagers with disabilities. She also is a member of the city of Long Beach's citizen advisory commission on disabilities, where she has advocated for installing beach mats to enable disabled residents to use the city's beaches. She is a 2021 recipient of the Disabled Resources Center’s Jerry Stein Memorial Independent Living Award, which recognizes volunteer and professional achievement and promotes awareness of the achievements of people with disabilities.