来自 South California(南加州)的 Diana Chao 是第一代布依族美籍华人,她自幼家贫,父母连英语都不会。亲身领略到康复是一个蜿蜒曲折的复杂过程后,她认为没有人应该独自承受这一切,于是在高中二年级时成立了 Letters to Strangers (L2S) 组织。时至今日,L2S 已是全球最大型、由青少年运营的非营利心理健康组织,致力于洗刷精神疾病的污名,并增加青少年获得经济实惠的优质治疗的渠道。Chao 荣获两位美国总统表彰,包括 2021 年荣获戴安娜王妃传承奖,以及获《The Oprah Magazine》评为 2019 年“健康英雄”。
Diana Chao, a first-generation Buyi Chinese American immigrant from Southern California, grew up below the poverty line with parents who didn’t speak English. Learning firsthand that healing is a nonlinear, complicated process no one should have to approach alone, she founded Letters to Strangers (L2S) when she was a sophomore in high school. Today, L2S is the largest global, youth-run mental health nonprofit seeking to destigmatize mental illness and increase access to affordable, quality treatment for youth. Chao has been recognized by two U.S. Presidents, named a 2021 Princess Diana Legacy Award winner and featured as the 2019 Health Hero in The Oprah Magazine.