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Lan Nguyen
[[Image:Lan_Nguyen.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|Nguyen Lan]]
'''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]].

During the [[Fall of Saigon]], his father, a devout [[anti-communist]], was an officer in the [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] (ARVN), and chose to remain, and defend his nation [[South Vietnam]] against the [[North Vietnam]]ese Army and their [[Viet Cong]] agents.

Lan's father found out that the [[communist]] government of [[Vietnam]] wanted to assign him to a [[re-education camp]]. His father made the decision that Lan, the oldest son of the family, would escape with him out of Vietnam to the [[United States]] for a better future under a [[democracy]]. He decided that his his wife would remain in Vietnam to care for their three remaining children and he would send for them.

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*[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]]