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Richie Chu

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Richie Chu (he/him) is a first year graduate student in the dual Masters of Public Health and Masters of Arts in Asian American Studies program He is a University of California, Berkeley Alumnus with a Bachelors of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology and minors in Global Public Health and Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies. Through his experiences as a second-generation Vietnamese American, his coursework in Asian American Studies, publishing UC Berkeley’s inaugural Asian American research journal, and organizing Southeast Asian youth programs, he felt repeatedly disappointed by the lack of studies and programs that failed to disaggregate and focus on Asian American health issues. Thus, his desire to research Asian American health comes from an intrinsic motivation to address the health disparities that continue to affect his family and community. In his free time, Richie enjoys cycling, running, music, and trying new foods.

Richie Chu