• Royce Fellowship
Dzung
Vo

Concentration 

Psychology

Award Year 

1996

Dzung's project focuses on the experiences of Southeast Asian Americans living in the San Francisco Bay area concerning issues related to cultural adjustment, spiritual and religious development and intergenerational relationships. He will conduct personal interviews, gathering oral histories from which to construct narratives in the form of short stories. The aim is to develop a collection of stories to be published as a book.

Dzung is now a Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialist, and Clinical Assistant Professor at British Columbia's Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver B.C. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Vo sees health from a “whole person” perspective, which involves the body, the mind and the social environment. He can help address the broad range of adolescent health issues, and is particularly interested in mindfulness-based interventions, and working with youth with chronic illness, chronic stress and chronic pain. He is passionate about helping young people manage stress, develop resilience and move towards positive health and behaviors.