Saving Five

Préface
A revelatory and powerful memoir by the Nobel Peace Prize nominee and civil rights astronaut, Amanda Nguyen.

Auteur

Amanda Nguyen is a civil rights astronaut. She ignited the Stop Asian Hate movement and helped pass sexual assault survivor rights in the United States and the United Nations. She was a 2019 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and 2022 Time Woman of the Year. She has served at the White House, the Department of State, and NASA, and is currently an astronaut candidate at the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences.

Texte du rabat

'Amanda Nguyen shows us how to reclaim the full spectrum of our lives, replete with pain, fury, creativity, and recovered dreams' - Chanel Miller, author of Know My Name

'I am in awe of Amanda Nguyen's courage in sharing her story and her fight to support survivors' - Nadia Murad, recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

A brave and imaginative memoir by the Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen, detailing her healing journey and ground-breaking activism in the aftermath of her rape at Harvard.

In 2013, the trajectory of Amanda Nguyen's life was changed forever when she was sexually assaulted as a student at Harvard.

Determined to not let her assault derail her goal of joining NASA after graduation, Nguyen opted for her rape kit to be filed under 'Jane Doe.' But she was shocked to learn her choice to stay anonymous gave her only six months to take action before the state destroyed her kit, rendering any future legal action impossible. Nguyen knew then that she had two options: surrender to a law that effectively denied her justice, or fight for a change-not only for herself but for survivors everywhere.

A heart-wrenching memoir of survival and hope, Saving Five boldly braids the story of Nguyen's activism with a second, beautifully imagined adventure, of Nguyen's younger selves as they navigate through dramatic incarnations of her path toward healing, not only from her rape but from the violent turmoil of her childhood. This is a ground-breaking work that seamlessly blends memoir with a moving journey toward acceptance and hope, forging a path ahead that is as inspiring as it is instructive.

From one of the most influential activists and astronauts of her time, Saving Five is at once a tribute to resilience, a celebration of healing through action, and a resounding cry to change the world.

Résumé

'Amanda's story underscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing sight of your dreams' Melinda French Gates

A brave and imaginative memoir by the Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen, detailing her healing journey and ground-breaking activism in the aftermath of her rape at Harvard.

At a Harvard fraternity party in 2013, the trajectory of Amanda Nguyen's life was changed forever when she was raped.

The American-born child of Vietnamese refugees, Nguyen had long dreamed of attending Harvard, and it had become a place of refuge from a childhood filled with turmoil and trauma. Determined to not let her rape derail the life she'd worked so hard to create, she opted for her rape kit to be filed under Jane Doe, knowing that an active court case tied to her name could hurt her odds of working for NASA after graduation, a goal she'd been working toward for years.

But she was shocked to learn this choice meant she had only six months to take action before the state of Massachusetts destroyed her kit, rendering any future legal action impossible. Nguyen knew then that she had two options: surrender to a law that effectively silenced survivors of sexual assault, or fight for a change.

A deeply affecting memoir of grief, survival, and hope, Saving Five details Nguyen's winding journey of recovery and action, which ultimately led her to create the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights, one of the only unanimously passed laws in the history of the United States. Both a tribute to resilience and a lesson on healing, Saving Five is an inspirational story for the ages.