This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this personal TEDx Talk, Ynhi Thai shares the story of her family's immigration from Vietnam when she was a young child, and what she learned about how we can all put our assumptions about others aside.

A medical student at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Ynhi Thai's family immigrated to the United States from Vietnam when she was 4 years old. That experience helped shape her perspecitves on poverty and making assumptions about others. This drive led her to co-found Rethink Coverage, a nonprofit that encourages Alabama's residents and leaders to "rethink" what it means to have access to quality healthcare.

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