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Ly-Sieng Ngo
For Cambodian women, like for American pioneer women, quilting is a healing process to cope with life after a horrible civil war. |
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Community Health Leaders
1994
Area(s) of expertise:
Refugee and immigrant health
Leader’s Biography 1994:
Family Health Worker/Interpreter, Community Health Services and Country Doctor Community Clinic and High Point Community Health Center, Seattle, WA
Ngo, who lost most of her family during the Cambodian War, battles Post Traumatic Stress Disorder like many other victims of the Khmer Rouge. As an interpreter and medical assistant for community-based health programs, her work is as much mental health as translation. She provides a unique language and cultural bridge that allows otherwise reserved Cambodian families to talk about their problems and find peace and community through group work projects.
Where this Leader can be reached today:
Family Health Worker
Center for Multicultural Health
105 14th Avenue, Suite 2C
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 299-1609
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