Angela-MinhTú Nguyễn was born and raised in Little Sài Gòn, Orange County, CA. She is an associate professor of psychology at California State University, Fullerton, where she studies the intersecting identities, racial positionality, and refugeetude of U.S-born Việt Americans and other Southeast Asian Americans. She also facilitates Vietnamese Circle Time, an immersive language experience with arts and crafts, singing and dancing, stories, and games for young children. She earned a PhD from UC Riverside, an MA from CSU Long Beach, and BA from the University of San Diego. In her spare time, she enjoys bike rides and hikes with her wife and children.