Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 11 for Amanda Nguyen, a social activist and the first Vietnamese-American woman to travel into space.
Amanda Nguyen, the first Vietnamese-American woman to travel into space, affirmed that all of her achievements are deeply rooted in her Vietnamese origin, which she is always proud of.
In the letter, the President expressed his joy and pride that for the first time a woman of Vietnamese origin had flown into space, affirming the talent and intelligence of Vietnamese people in the US and around the world.
As many as 169 Vietnamese lotus seeds will embark on a journey into the space with Amanda Nguyen, a Vietnamese – American astronaut, on April 14 evening (Hanoi time) from Van Horn, Texas, the US, according to the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang has met Amanda Nguyen, the first woman of Vietnamese origin to fly into space.