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'''Nguyen Lan''' was born in [[South Vietnam]]. He is the first [[Vietnamese American]] trustee of Eastside Union High School District, which is one of the largest school districts in [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]].

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In [[1984]], Lan and his father resettled in [[San Jose, California]] and Lan attended high school, while his dad worked at a local restaurant.

In [[1986]], he attended [[Andrew Hill High School]], in San Jose, California. 

He attended [[
John F Kennedy University]] and earned a MEvergreen Valley College]] and graduated with an A.A. degree pfrogram in Clinical Psychology. m [[Business Administration]].

He attended  [[San Jose State University]] and graduated with a B.A. degree in Business Administration and a minor in Psychology from San Jose State University.

He attended [[Evergreen Valley College]] and graduated with an A.

He attended [[John F Kennedy University]] and earned a M.A. degree fprom [[Business Administration]].gram in Clinical Psychology. 

Since [[1987]], he has been a teacher at Queen the Martyr of Vietnamese Mission in San Jose, teaching Vietnamese language and culture. 

In [[1992]], Lan's mother, sisters and brother, were sponsored by Lan's father to come to the United States.

In [[1992]], he joined the Board of the Vietnamese American Forum and worked for the Asian American for Community Involvement, Bill Wilson Center, Gardner Family Care Corporation, and VIVO.

In [[2000]], he founded the Vietnamese American Voter Education Committee. 

In [[2002]], Lan was appointed by the [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara County]] Board of Supervisor to the County Mental Health Board. 

He is married to Polly Tran, and they have one child named Viet who was born in [[October 2002]].

==Quotes==
*"I want my children to be able to grow up later and inherit something that's good in the district"

==External Links==
*[http://www.lannguyenforesuhsd.org/news_evergreen_times.htm Nguyen Lan] Official
*[http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/education/10458495.htm A shift for Vietnamese]
*[http://www.lannguyenforschoolboard.org/ Another Evergreen resident throws his hat in the ring]
*[http://news.pacificnews.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=7915634bc9535cac2eda1aec7378a01e Asian Americans & the 2004 Election]

[[Category:Vietnamese Americans|Nguyen Lan]]
[[Category:Foreign-born US political figures|Nguyen Lan]]