Amanda Nguyen celebrates SAVING FIVE at B&N Union Square!

Join in New York City on Thursday, March 6th at 6PM as we welcome Nobel Peace Prize nominee, activist, and astronaut, , to celebrate . A heart-wrenching tribute to resilience, Amanda's memoir is a celebration of healing through action and a resounding cry to change the world.

Amanda will be in conversation with composer, writer, producer and classical pianist, .

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ABOUT :

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

In 2013, the trajectory of Amanda Nguyen’s life was changed forever when she was raped 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—which resulted in Congress’s unanimous passage of the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act in 2016—with a second, beautifully imagined adventure, of Nguyen's younger selves as they—at ages five, fifteen, twenty-two, and thirty—navigate through dramatic incarnations of the emotional stages of her path toward healing, not only from her rape but from the violent turmoil of her childhood. The result is a groundbreaking 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 now 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.

ABOUT :
Amanda Nguyen is an activist and astronaut. Amanda ignited the Stop Asian Hate movement and passed groundbreaking legislation that protects sexual assault survivor rights in the United States and United Nations through Rise, her civil rights accelerator. She was nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize and is a 2022 TIME Woman of the Year.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Barnes & Noble, 33 East 17th Street, New York, United States