Thu is a proud Vietnamese refugee, an artist, a youth worker, and the first non-binary candidate for Worcester City Council At-Large. Thu came to Worcester at the age of one when their family immigrated to the United States as refugees. Thu grew up in Main South and graduated from Claremont Academy and Clark University. 

Over the last decade, Thu has dedicated their career to serving our young people, from facilitating after school programming at the Worcester Youth Center to hiring young people for Recreation Worcester to work at our local parks. Most recently, during COVID-19, Thu helped build Mutual Aid Worcester , which has raised nearly $75,000 to support families in Worcester.