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Charlotte "Lottie" Nguyen,  (born in 2012) is a Vietnamese – American youth advocate and founder of Creative Righters.[1]  Creative Righters is a nonprofit with the mission to help young writers and artists develop their storytelling skills and provide a platform for their work to be published.[2]

Early Life and Education

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Lottie Nguyen was born in 2012.[1] She attends the Chinese American International School in San Francisco.[3] While at the Chinese American International School, Lottie organized over 125 student volunteers to help develop over 500 art therapy care kits to support young patients in local hospitals, through the Candy, Crafts and Community project she created.[4][5]

Creative Righters

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At the age of 10, Lottie founded Creative Righters, an education non-profit focused on helping young students develop their writing and storytelling skills.[6] Creative Righter’s mission is to motivate young kids (ages 5-16) to tell stories with their writing and art, and then publish their work in Creative Righter's online journals.[2] Creative Righters has mentored hundreds of young storytellers to share their stories on the Creative Righters online journals.[4][1][7][8]

Youth Changemaker Award

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In 2025, Lottie stated, “'What do you want to do when you grow up?’  I hear that a lot.  But why wait until you’re a grown up? Why not do something to make someone smile – today?”.[1] In May 2025, Lottie received San Francisco’s first Youth Changemaker Award, in recognition of her contributions to the community through Creative Righters and the Candy, Crafts and Community Project.[3][9][7][10] 

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "APA Heritage Awards". Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  2. ^ a b "Creative Righters - Find Your Voice / Tell Your Story". Creative Righters: Nonprofit Promoting Children's Literacy. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  3. ^ a b t_reitz (2025-05-02). "SF Mayor Honors CAIS Student Changemaker". CAIS. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  4. ^ a b "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  5. ^ Maurer, Rachael (May 22, 2025). "A-MAY-ZING KIDS: Young changemaker empowers kids through art and storytelling". www.kron4.com. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  6. ^ ABC7 News Bay Area (2025-05-03). SF 7th grader receives Youth Change Maker Award for promoting children's works of writing and art. Retrieved 2025-06-13 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ a b Hirai, Tomo (2025-05-08). "Celebrating youth and honoring what came before: San Francisco's APA Heritage Awards". Nichi Bei News. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  8. ^ Maurer, Rachael (May 22, 2025). "A-MAY-ZING KIDS: Young changemaker empowers kids through art and storytelling". www.kron4.com. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  9. ^ "2025 APA Heritage Celebration". sanfrancisco.granicus.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  10. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-06-14.