Vietnamese-American girl as guest at Obama’s State of the Union address
(VOV) - Katty Pham, an American girl of Vietnamese origin, became a special guest at US President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address on January 20.
Pham who lives in Washington D.C is a computer scientist with a passion for public service. Throughout her career, she has used technology to tackle pressing challenges. From Google to IBM to Harris Healthcare Solutions, she has designed health care interoperability software, studied disease trends with data analytics, and built data warehouses for hospitals.
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Now, she's a part of the US Digital Service, where her technology background unites with her passion for public service.
Katty was born to an American family of Vietnamese origin in Georgia State. Her mother received the critical cancer treatment that she needed, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Her brother earned the Purple Heart for his service in Afghanistan.
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As a member of the US Digital Service, she's working to improve health IT for more Americans, expand veterans' access to benefits, and transform how government provides services to families like her own.
She is also a founder of Team Mama Pham website which provides information about cancer development and treatment and ways to prevent the fatal disease.