Victoria Wing Kei Cua
柯穎琦
Victoria is an avid supporter of music therapy and will use her education to research and develop various ways to serve the community. With the passion to share music, she has been taking part in voluntary work for autistic children and play piano in senior homes.
Culture continues to change rapidly with the advancements in technology; music will always connect people from different cultures and bring people together. This can increase respect, empathy, and social connection for each other. With the power of music as an international language, Victoria would like to set up a music sharing group locally in Los Angeles to encourage each other to live a positive life.
Victoria chooses to advocate for AbilityFirst. AbilityFirst, with a long history of supporting local communities, provides a variety of programs designed to help people with disabilities achieve their personal best throughout their lives. They empower individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, down syndrome and other intellectual/developmental disabilities to discover what is important to them in their lives and to develop the skills that are important for them to achieve their goals. With mutual trust, participants are encouraged to look beyond disabilities, focus on capabilities and expand possibilities.
AbilityFirst’s supported employment programs provide adults with disabilities the level of support they need to find and retain meaningful employment in competitive job markets. For the course of next year, Victoria will continue to volunteer and help to fundraise for the organization to support the employment services.
Mentors: Hannah, Elizabeth, and Catherine An, Founders of House of An and Crustacean
Victoria Cua is a graduate from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. She was born and raised in Hong Kong until the age of ten to immigrate to the US. She has been classically trained in piano since the age of four, she also taught herself how to play the violin in high school. Victoria is an avid supporter of music therapy and will use her education to research and develop various ways to serve the community.
With the passion to share music, she has been taking part in voluntary work for autistic children and often to play music in senior homes. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, cooking for friends and family, and workouts at the gym. Victoria joined the Miss Los Angeles Chinatown with hopes to empower the next generation of women as a future leader and ambassador for the Chinese American community of Los Angeles.
Victoria would like to thank her mentors Hannah, Elizabeth, and Catherine An, Founders of House of An and Crustacean.