After becoming the first Vietnamese American woman in space, Amanda Nguyen came to Vietnam this week with a powerful message: the stars belong to everyone.

Speaking at Fulbright University Vietnam's commencement ceremony on June 7 at Ho Chi Minh City's Reunification Hall, the 33-year-old social activist reflected on her historic April 14 suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezo