Foreign Affairs Symposium: Amanda Nguyen

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The Foreign Affairs Symposium hosts women's rights activist Amanda Nguyen. This year's symposium explores "Shattered Reality: Reimagining the Future."

Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, Nguyen is a civil rights activist who wrote and unanimously passed the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights through Congress after having to navigate the broken criminal justice system following her own rape. As the founder and CEO of Rise, a social movements accelerator, she has drafted and pushed through 33 laws that codify the civil rights of 84 million sexual assault survivors.

Her 2021 viral video ignited global coverage on anti-Asian hate crimes and is credited as a pivotal moment for the Stop Asian Hate movement. In recognition of her ceaseless dedication to civil rights, Amanda is a Forbes 30 Under 30, Time 100 Next, Heinz Laureate, Nelson Mandela Changemaker, Foreign Policy 100, Frederick Douglass 100, and Marie Claire Young Woman of the Year.

Nguyen is the recipient of our annual Smedinghoff Award, which commemorates U.S. Foreign Service Officer Anne Smedinghoff (JHU '09), a young Johns Hopkins alumna who was killed in a suicide bombing in southern Afghanistan on April 6, 2013, while delivering books to underserved school children. To honor her memory, we recognize a leader who embodies her compassion and spirit through our annual award.

This event is co-sponsored by the International Studies Program, the SNF Agora Institute, and the Program for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Thank you to our other sponsors: the Parent's Fund, the President's Office, and the Alumni Association.

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This event is co-sponsored by the International Studies Program, the SNF Agora Institute, and the Program for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Thank you to our other sponsors: the Parents Fund, the President's Office, and the Alumni Association.