{"id":124608,"date":"2023-11-05T17:36:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T22:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=124608"},"modified":"2023-11-05T17:36:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T22:36:45","slug":"first-female-minority-vice-president-of-medical-affairs-with-groundbreaking-memoir-detailing-her-childhood-on-the-run-with-vietnamese-kingpin-father-wins-prestigious-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=124608","title":{"rendered":"First Female Minority Vice President of Medical Affairs with Groundbreaking Memoir Detailing her Childhood on the Run with Vietnamese Kingpin Father Wins Prestigious Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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First generation doctor and author, Felicia Thai Heath is recognized for her outstanding achievements in 2023 by PA Business Central with a \u201cForemost Under Forty\u201d Award<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n[November 4, 2023, LEHIGH VALLEY, PA] – Breakout memoirist, Felicia Thai Heath has been recognized as one of PA Business Central\u2019s \u201cForemost Under Forty\u201d for her work as both an author and as a doctor. Every year, PA Business Central recognizes members of the PA Business Community for their outstanding contribution to their community while moving their business forward.<\/p>\n

Felicia\u2019s enduring resilience is front and center in her critically acclaimed breakout memoir. An absolutely gripping read, her instant Amazon Best Seller in multiple categories (Survival Biographies Emigration & Immigration Studies, Asian American History, and Poverty Studies categories) is an uncompromising look at family trauma, betrayal, fear, and helplessness and an inspiring testament to resilience, healing, and forgiveness. Felicia Thai Heath, a triple-board-certified critical care anesthesiologist, blogger, and debut author, wrote the original manuscript of\u00a0Spirit of a Hummingbird: Memories from a Childhood on the Run<\/em>\u00a0just seventy-two hours after delivering her third child.<\/p>\n

Felicia Thai Heath’s remarkable achievements have garnered praise from industry professionals. Emmy-Nominated TV Producer, Calvin Singh, describes her debut memoir as “Raw, compelling and unapologetic. Felicia’s brilliantly written original narrative takes you down an inspiring journey of resilience and perseverance. Her debut memoir is a must-read!”<\/p>\n

Felicia has achieved an unprecediented distinction of becoming the first female minority to serve as Vice President of medical affairs at her hospital while speaking engagements have garnered significant attention, including her participation in the Penn State Schuylkill Inaugural Healthcare Conference, where she addressed the theme of “Overcoming Stereotypes and Adversity in Pursuit of Healthcare Professions” and her participation in the Easton Book Festival in October 2023 allowed her to connect directly with readers through author readings and Q&A sessions.<\/p>\n

Felicia’s has been interviewed by YouTube personality Aaron R the Poet on “Poetically Correct and iHeart Radio show “The Lunch Express” with Kate Hughes on WXLV. She has also been a guest on several podcasts including \u201cThe Wisdom Coalition\u201d with Nancy Werteen and Kim Howie.<\/p>\n

To continue the conversation on women empowerment, the creative process for writing a memoir, navitagating motherhood, generational trauma through storytelling, follow Felicia (@felicia.heath_md) on social media platforms and subscribe to Felicia\u2019s blog at\u00a0mixedfeelingsmama.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Felicia Thai Heath
\n<\/strong>Felicia Thai Heath is a triple-board-certified critical care anesthesiologist, blogger, and debut author. She spent a month alone in a studio in the heart of Philadelphia to write the original manuscript of Spirit of a Hummingbird: Memories from a Childhood on the Run, just seventy-two hours after delivering her third child. Felicia now lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and four children. She practices medicine as she anticipates a shift in the universe with the release of her memoir and looking to tell her story on the big screen.<\/p>\n

About<\/strong>\u00a0Spirit of a Hummingbird: Memories from a Childhood on the Run
\n<\/strong>In Spirit of a Hummingbird, Felicia Thai Heath, the daughter of Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants who met in the United States, gives us a disquieting, eventful memoir based on her early childhood on the run with her father\u2014a notorious Vietnamese kingpin and escaped convict\u2014and her conflicted mother. Clever and mature beyond her age, young Felicia experienced poverty and witnessed abuse as her dysfunctional family bounced around in the United States and Canada. Amid all the tumult and terror, she found ways to love her family, educate herself, navigate her world, and discover her potential.<\/p>\n

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