Phyllis “Phyl” Liu
Phyllis "Phyl" Liu (they/them) is the HR Manager at the Vietnamese Association of Illinois. Previously, they managed operations and assisted the Executive Director at Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago. They’ve worked with the federal AmeriCorps VISTA program, managing the program at Advancing Justice-Chicago and community organizing at Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC). Phyl is on the Core team for i2i: invisible 2 Invincible, AAPI Pride of Chicago, a queer and trans Asian community group. They also enjoy drawing, movement, sewing/fashion.
Phyl graduated from University of Maryland, College Park with a B.A. in Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, a minor in Korean Studies, and a certificate in East Asian Studies.