Article by Michael Clinton of the Oprah Daily

With an ever-widening income gap, the very idea of the American dream seems more elusive than ever. Yet every once in a while, we hear a story that reminds us of the strength of its tenets—social mobility, political and religious freedom, and yes, the pursuit of happiness. Author, speaker, and Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative fellow Anh Vu Sawyer represents a more nuanced version of the rags-to-riches tale. Vu Sawyer was born Vu Thi Ngoc Anh in Vietnam in 1955, and her story begins on April 30, 1975, when she and her mother, father, and three siblings were evacuated during the fall of Saigon, and ends with her in her late 60s going to Harvard and becoming a successful social entrepreneur.

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“Poverty robbed us the dignity of our humanity. It makes us afraid to make big dreams. ” – Anh Vu Sawyer

Anh Vu Sawyer challenges the youth she works with to apply to college—but they in turn challenge her right back.

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Article by Monica Benevides of the Worcester Business Journal (WBJ)

They include, in no particular order, climbing over the gate at the U.S. embassy in Saigon in 1975, from which her family was evacuated just hours after the city fell; meeting her husband and having their children; helping to start People Express Airlines in the 1980s; and matriculating at Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 65, on a dare.

And finally, the fifth decision: accepting the position of executive director of the Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts…

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