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[[Image:Lan_Nguyen.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|'''Nguyen Lan''']]
'''Nguyen Lan''' was born in [[South Vietnam]]. He is the first [[Vietnamese-American]] trustee in the school district board of one of the county's largest school districts of Eastside Union High School Board of Trustee, located in [[California]].

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On their seventh attempt his Aunt introduce them to a special contact that were Vietnamese Fishman, that agreed to hide them in their ship. They arrived in the [[Phillipines]] and he and his father made their way to the U.S. Naval Base near [[Manila]]. His father petitioned the United States government for [[political asylum]].

In [[1984]], Lan and his father were resettled in 
[[San Jose, California]] and Lan attened highschool, while his dad worked for a local restaurants.

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

He attended [[John F Kennedy University]] and earned a M.A. degree program in Clinical Psychology. 

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.A. degree from [[Business Administration]].

Since [[1987]], he was 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 arrive to the United States.

In [[1992]], he joined the Board of the Vietnamese American Forum and had worked for 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 they have one child named Viet that 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]]