Follower Fridays is a series of profiles highlighting members of Gaysian Third Space to showcase the diversity of gaysians in the Community. This week’s featured member is @knnqn.

Who are you?

My name is Kenny, but I’ll take Ken or Kenneth too. I’m a 20 year old first generation Vietnamese-American guy!

Where are you from?

I was born in the OC, but I currently live in Santa Barbara. I go to UCSB, so I travel back and forth a lot!

What do you do?

I’m a third year Microbiology student at UCSB! I work in a research lab studying the coral reef system. We analyze coral-algae interactions, water nutrition samples, and coral tissue. I’m also starting a new lab assistant position that involves helping students with chemistry!

What are you passionate about?

I’m passionate about helping others in any way that I can. Even just lending out an ear seems to help a lot of people.



What is your dream job (real or fantasy)?

My dream job is to be a dentist. Giving people more confidence with their smiles has always sounded like a good career!

If you could change the world with one idea, what would it be?

I wish the world was more open-minded. There’s so much hate in the world and having a more open-mind would get rid of most of it. The minorities are always faced with discrimination and prejudice– often from people they love.