According to a recent report from the UN Commission for Refugees, the number of people worldwide who are forcibly displaced reached 108.4 million by the end of 2022.
By the end of 2023, this number increased to 117.3 million due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, or events seriously disturbing public order.
This means that more than 1 in every 69 people on Earth has been forced to flee. World Refugee Day is observed on 20 June each year to honor refugees and celebrate their strength and courage as they flee their home countries to escape conflict or persecution.
Duy-Loan is a refugee who has been welcomed by generous Americans and nurtured by the opportunities of this land.
She is a Vietnamese American who is proud of her Vietnamese heritage and grateful for the United States.
Le was the first Asian-American woman elected senior fellow at Texas Instruments (TI).
She worked at TI for 35 years, starting as a memory design engineer in 1982 and working her way up.
Throughout her career, Duy-Loan has accomplished many things. She became a member of the technical staff in 1990, a senior member of the technical staff in 1993, and a TI fellow in 1999.
She was also elected as a distinguished member of the technical staff in 1997.
While at TI, Duy-Loan led the company's multi-billion-dollar memory product line, working with joint venture partners in five countries and three continents.
She was also responsible for the success of TI's digital signal processors, which generated over 2 billion dollars in revenue.
Duy-Loan is involved in various charitable and fundraising projects, including sponsorship and teaching for United Way's Vietnamese Culture and Science Association.
She is also the director of the Mona Foundation and a founding member and board director of the Sunflower Mission and the Science National Honor Society.
Duy-Loan has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including being named Technologist of the Year by Women of Color Magazine, one of the Top 20 Houston Women in Technology in 2000, the Asian American Engineer of the Year, and the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award for Leadership.
We need a world where refugees are given a fair shot.
— UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) June 19, 2024
We need a world where refugees find solidarity.
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