2026 IMPACT REPORT
From One Family's Story to a Growing Community
of Future Healthcare Professionals
SEE OUR IMPACT - SUPPORT THE NEXT SCHOLAR
2026 AT A GLANCE
135
Applicants
3
Scholars
$6,000
Awarded
26
States
122
Institutions
45:1
Applicants per Award
72.6%
Applicants with Clinical / Healthcare Experience
71.0%
Applicants with Community Service Experience
36.3%
Applicants with
Multilingual Experience
WHY WE STARTED
Our mother, Daisy Hanphung, came to America and built a life centered on family, hard work and opportunity. She became an entrepreneur, raised three children and remained deeply connected to the people she loved.
When Daisy was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2022, our family experienced the complexity of the healthcare system alongside her. During treatment, only one of the many doctors and support staff involved in her care spoke enough Vietnamese to discuss her situation comprehensively. The language gap made an already difficult experience harder to navigate.
That experience became part of the reason we created the Daisy Family Foundation. We believe healthcare professionals need more than clinical knowledge. They need the ability to communicate, build trust, understand culture and meet patients with compassion.
Our mission is to nurture the next generation of medical professionals through scholarships and research funding — with a particular interest in students who are committed to serving underserved and linguistically diverse communities.
Daisy's story is where this work began. The students we support are how we hope it continues.
MEET OUR SCHOLARS
"I hope to become a physician who
listens with empathy and translates
uncertainty into clarity."
Wendy Wang, UC Davis - School of Medicine
WHAT WE LEARNED
1
There is demand.
135 applicants applied for our inaugural scholarship.
2
The talent is extraordinary.
Applicants demonstrated clinical, research, leadership and service experience.
3
The mission resonates.
Students repeatedly connected healthcare with service, equity, language access and community responsibility.
4
There is room to grow.
The applicant pool showed us that interest extends well beyond our first three awards.