Mia-lia joined the IDC as Campaigns & Communications Coordinator in January 2019, prior to that she served as Campaign Officer at IDC for almost two years. Mia-lia has a long history of grassroots organising in the United States, and co-founded a community organisation in 2010 in Philadelphia to advocate against the detention and deportation of Cambodian refugees from the US. She believes strongly in the need for directly impacted people, families, and communities to lead and guide advocacy work on issues that affect their own lives.
She holds a BA in International and Area Studies, and an MA in Public Policy and Management.