Ana Martinez

Ana Martinez

Community Organizer

Ana Martinez (she/her) is a Community Organizer at the Vietnamese Association of Illinois.

Prior to her entry as staff, Ana worked with VAI as an intern through Global Asian Studies (GLAS) Off Campus Internship program at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Throughout her time at UIC, Ana was involved in student activism and was a part of the Global Asian Studies Student Board from 2022-2023. Ana is a double major in Anthropology and Global Asian Studies with a minor in Latin American and Latino Studies. She graduated from UIC in the spring of 2023 and holds a Bachelor of Arts. She can speak English, Spanish, and Korean and uses her knowledge on various languages to create interracial solidarity within different communities through her work in the Community Organizing and Immigration team.