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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]].

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

Lan's father found out that the [[communist]] government of [[Vietnam]] wanted him 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 remaning children and he would send for them.

They attempted to escape six times, but their plans failed because the money they paid accomplices to take them out of the country never showed up, and the communist Vietnamese became aware of their plans.

On their seventh attempt, his aunt introduced them to a special contact, saying that were Vietnamese fishermen, and they agreed to hide them in their ship. They arrived in the [[Phillippines]] 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 resettled in [[San Jose, California]] and Lan attended highschool, while his dad worked at a local restaurant.

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. 

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==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]]