Minh Dang

Minh Dang is a Vietnamese-American independent consultant, speaker, and advocate on matters of human trafficking and social justice. She is the executive director and Cofounder of Survivor Alliance and was the executive director for Don't Sell Bodies, an anti-human trafficking organization founded by Jada Pinkett Smith. Dang is most known for speaking about her personal experience dealing with child abuse and her advocacy against human trafficking. Dang helped launch the U.S. Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking with Senators Rob Portman and Richard Blumenthal. She was also appointed by President Obama to serve on the U.S. Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking.

Early life Minh Dang was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her exploitation continued during her high school years and into college. In 2006, she received a B.A. in Sociology and in 2013 she received a Master's degree in Social Welfare, with an emphasis on Community Mental Health.

Career Before graduate school, Dang coordinated the Bonner Leaders AmeriCorps Program at the UC Berkeley Public Service Center.

Dang's work with Survivor Alliance empowers survivors to be leaders in their communities. She also strives to include survivor's ideas in research to enable her to find more effective strategies against sexual slavery.

In May 2013, Dang was one of fifteen Asian American/Pacific Islander women recognized at the White House as a Champion of Change for efforts to end human trafficking.

In March 2014, The California Alumni Association honored Minh with the Mark Bingham Award for Excellence in Achievement by a Young Alumna.

On May 14, 2015, Womenspace awarded Dang the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award for her advocacy in ending human trafficking.

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