Our Speakers: Danielle Smith and Tay Siang Hui & Val Tan Xin Hui

With just under two weeks till the first ever TEDx event at Western Washington University, we are excited to announce our remaining speakers;

Tay Siang Hui & Val Tan Xin Hui and

Danielle Smith!

Tay Siang Hui & Val Tan Xin Hui

Award-winning film-makers and inspirational story-tellers from Singapore, Tay and Val, are living examples of dreamers who have cycled and traveled across the globe on project, “I Believe That Dreams Can Come True”. Having set off in March 2010, they aimed to cycle to as many countries as they can, walk into the lives of local people, and then document their personal stories about their dreams on videos. With the intention of “One Dream Shared, One Dream Inspired”, their stories have inspired many to seek out their dreams and achieve them. For the last 3 years, they have created a chain of dreams inspiring dreams across 12 countries. They have conducted numerous sharing events in schools and to the public empowering people to do the things they truly want to do and be the person they want to be. They have collected at least 2600 dreams and inspired countless lives.

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Danielle Smith 

Danielle Smith believes in changing the world one person at a time, starting with self. She earned her B.A. in Women’s Studies from UCLA in 2005, with an emphasis in social inequality and literature. After working in the fields of publishing and student affairs for a number of years, Danielle pursued her first passion—writing, an endeavor that culminated with an M.A. in English - Creative Writing from Western Washington University in 2012. A native of Southern California, Danielle currently writes and seeks community in Bellingham, WA. She uses poetry as her preferred form of self-discovery, activism, and resistance.