A female Ambassador for Reading Culture with the aspiration to spread knowledge to the visually impaired.

Ngo Huyen Trang (born in 2007) is currently a student in class 12D1 at Ha Huy Tap High School (Vinh City). Since childhood, Huyen Trang has been passionate about reading, and especially since junior high school, reading has become a daily need for her.

I often choose to read literary works, history books, and stories about President Ho Chi Minh, which helps broaden my knowledge, cultivate a pure and loving soul, and gain a deeper understanding of the characters and events.

Huyen Trang shared: “For me, books are great friends on my journey of discovering human knowledge. When I have free time, I often spend it reading. When I read, I am truly happy and receive so many new and interesting things.”

Huyen Trang learned about the competition.Ambassador of Reading CultureFor several years now, I've been passionate about books, but due to my shy nature, I haven't participated. In 2024, thanks to the encouragement of my parents and teachers, I gained confidence and decided to enter the competition.

At the competition, Huyen Trang introduced the book "Stories Told by Dien Bien Soldiers," first published by Kim Dong Publishing House in early 2014. The book contains 21 stories recorded through the accounts of Distinguished Teacher Do Ca Son - a soldier who participated in the campaign and directly fought at Hill A1 - and is presented in the writing style of journalist Kieu Mai Son.

Reading this book, Huyen Trang gained a clearer understanding of the indomitable and resilient fighting spirit of the soldiers on the Dien Bien Phu battlefield. It tells the story of the soldiers who sacrificed themselves, the Tet holiday on the battlefield, the trench digging, the tears, the stories of meals, and the compassion and selflessness of the soldiers.Ho Chi Minh's soldiersFor prisoners of war from the defeated French army…

“The memoir ‘A Dien Bien Phu Soldier Tells His Story’ by teacher Do Ca Son reminds young people of their responsibility to society and the immense contributions made to building and developing our country. Writing more and more about the stories of soldiers fighting for the Fatherland in general and Dien Bien Phu in particular is always a source of deep emotion and inspiration in my heart,” Huyen Trang confided.

As the Ambassador of Reading Culture for Nghe An province and the entire country, Ngo Huyen Trang always aspires to bring the light of knowledge to all places and all people, and has initiated and taken action to implement a plan to develop reading culture.

Currently, I've been researching different types of books for the visually impaired, such as audiobooks and Braille books. At the same time, I've created a fan page for audiobooks called "Friend of Light," signifying that books are always companions throughout life, and for those who are visually impaired and live in darkness, they can find "the eternal light of human wisdom."

The beneficiaries of my plan are people who are visually impaired due to congenital conditions or unfortunate accidents, and who are unable to read and recognize letters with their own eyes.

Next, Huyen Trang will select books about national history, books about visually impaired people with strong willpower, and books about essential knowledge for life. She will then record these books with expressive narration and post them on her fan page, uploading at least two books each week featuring stories of resilience and a love of reading.

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"I hope this fan page will spread widely so that visually impaired people, not only in the city and nationwide, but also all people with eye disabilities, can access the treasure trove of human knowledge. Young people who are unfortunate enough to be born with vision problems, but who have a desire to learn and acquire knowledge, will have the opportunity to reach their dreams..."

Ngo Huyen Trang