Congratulations to research assistant Mai Vy Dang for her first regional scientific presentation at the 2025 Western Psychological Association (WPA) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The project titled, “Cultural Influences Among Vietnamese-Speaking Patients with Metastatic Cancer,” examined how cultural values such as family obligation, emotional self-control, and saving face shape experiences of stigma and burden among Vietnamese American cancer patients.
Through semi-structured interviews, we were able to explore the emotional and psychological struggles that were not entirely captured when using surveys. This study emphasizes the strengths of qualitative data in portraying the complex experiences of cancer survivorship in underserved communities.
Huge thanks to the cancer survivor participants for their time, and Dr. Kim’s research team for making this work possible. Special gratitude to Hailey Do, Dung Hua, Becky Nguyen, and the Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation (VACF) for their contributions. We also acknowledge Drs. Annette L. Stanton, Marjorie Kagawa Singer, and Qian Lu, whose guidance shaped the original DAWN Study.
