about thy

thy nguyễn (she/her/they/them) is a viet refugee descendant, queer, and chronically-ill person who sings, writes, and resides in tacoma (the stolen lands of the puyallup tribe). during the day, thy works as associate director of grants/data/operations at the ywca-seattle and manages their independent consulting business delivering coaching and facilitation to individuals/groups across puget sound; during the evening, she holds spaces for creative resistance, healing, and expression as a community organizer with the people's assembly; and during the night, they write songs and dream of ways to build towards a free and just world. thy formerly went by the name, "cathy", was crowned poet laureate of the city of tacoma in 2015, and pens her writings by the moniker of jd.