Kathy N. Le

Cognoscenti contributor

Kathy N. Le is a nonprofit strategist with experience in global health, immigrant and refugee resettlement and organizational development. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Community Action Partners of the Harvard Business School Association of Boston. Kathy also serves on the Board of Arlington EATS, a food security organization.

Recently published

Vanessa Nguyen holds a Stop Asian Hate sign while joining community leaders during a candlelight vigil mourning the victims of the Atlanta shootings, in Garden Grove, CA, on March 23, 2021. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

I Wasn’t Ready For This Kind Of Grief

In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Atlanta, Kathy N. Le writes, I am realizing that I have neither the emotional ‘muscle memory’ to express my frustration, sadness and...

Cognoscenti

Apr 8, 2021

Author Kathy Le has only fleeting memories of the harrowing journey from Vietnam to the United States. Now, 36 years later, she is grateful to her mother for her strength and perseverance. (Fré Sonneveld/Unsplash)

Independence Day: My Journey From Saigon

Author Kathy Le has only fleeting memories of the harrowing journey from Vietnam to the United States. Thirty-six years later, she is grateful to her mother for her strength and...

Cognoscenti

Jul 4, 2016