Nov. 8, 2019
Brooklyn Native’s Naval Service Adds to Asian American, Pacific Islander Heritage
From humble beginnings heaving lines as a seaman for deck department aboard USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), to earning a commission as a Navy Supply Corps officer, to selection as Business/Enterprise Supply Chain Management (BEM) intern at NAVSUP Business Systems Center (BSC), Lt. Dong Logan’s service adds to the rich legacy and heritage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy. “There are no short cuts on how to be successful in the Navy. Stay humble, keep an open mind, and keep pushing yourself. Opportunity is everywhere if you’re willing to do the work,” said Logan. At age 12, Logan and her family moved to Brooklyn, New York, from Guangdong Province, China, to pursue what they called “the American dream.”